JWT Toronto worked with director Jonathan Bensimon to create the above zombie-themed spot promoting the Canadian Film Festival, which runs from March 20-22.
The 2:49 effort follows the story of Antoine Zombé, a zombie actor who is an actual zombie and also happens to be Canadian (so he’s a polite zombie). “Canadian Zombie” traces Antoine’s career arc from his early days struggling with auditions — “More zombie, less polite Canadian,” one director tells him — to his success as a movie star (complete with zombie takes on popular hits, like “Raging Zombie,” “Eating Private Bryan,” and “I, Zombie.” It’s a fun, tongue-in-cheek approach to promoting the Canadian Film Festival, where “The films are great” and, like Antoine, “they just happen to be Canadian.” Stick around for credits after the jump. Credits
JWT:
Brent Choi – Chief Creative & Integration Officer
Ryan Spelliscy – SVP Creative Director
Jim Wortley – Executive Creative Director
Colin Winn – Associate Creative Director
Shelby Spigelman – Producer
SPY:
Director/Cameraman – Jonathan Bensimon
Executive Producer – Marni Luftspring
Executive Producer – Stephanie Walker-Wells
Line Producer – Jason Aita
MARRIED TO GIANTS:
Editor – Graham Chisholm
POST:
Alter Ego – Tricia Hargoiles/Steve McGregor
MUSIC:
Grayson Matthews – Tom Westin/Dave Sorbrara