Christoph Waltz acts out financial advice in quirky Allianz ads

Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam crafted ‘Start Making Cents,’ a series of six entertaining films

Published On
Feb 21, 2023
Christoph Waltz with doll of himself

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Financial advice isn’t the most scintillating topic for an ad campaign. But Allianz, the insurance and asset management company, has found a way to make it not just entertaining but charming—in a series of six short films from Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam that star Oscar winner Christoph Waltz.

In the wordless spots, Waltz acts out the financial lessons as metaphors. For example, the investing tip “Only take risks you’re comfortable with” is illustrated by Waltz eating a plateful of spaghetti and sauce while wearing an impeccable white suit.

See all the films below. They were directed by Tom Speers at Smuggler.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Rather than advertise specific products, the series focuses on financial literacy education. The work follows the global launch of the “Prepared for life” campaign last year.

“At Wieden+Kennedy, we believe education is done best when it’s entertaining,” say Elena Knox and Joe Burrin, creative directors at Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam. “This belief was shared by Allianz as well as Christoph Waltz, leading to a series that isn’t only fun to watch, but also fun to make together with the talented Tom Speers of Smuggler.”

“Preparing people for life is what we do as a leading insurer and asset manager—and as an essential part of our brand promise of building confidence in tomorrow,” added Christian Deuringer, head of global brand and marketing at Allianz. “Together with the creative storytelling of Christoph Waltz and Wieden+Kennedy, we’re helping even more people understand how a good financial foundation can unlock all life has to offer.”

Credits

Date
Feb 21, 2023
Client :
Allianz
Agency :
Wieden & Kennedy-Amsterdam
Strategy Marketing Distribution Officer :
Serge Raffard
Head of Global Brand Communication :
Christian Derringer
Head of Studio :
Florian Scheiblbrandner
Head of Global Brand Marketing :
Jenny Huang
Project Manager :
Thomas Jost
Senior Consultant :
Brittany Jones
Global Digital Marketing Expert :
Lukasz Papuda
Creative Project Manager :
Jacqueline Liebscher
Managing Director :
Blake Harrop
Executive Creative Director :
Eric Quennoy
Executive Creative Director :
Mark Bernath
Creative Director :
Elena Knox
Creative Director :
Joe Burrin
Creative Director :
Alvaro Sotomayor
Art Director :
Christian Baur
Copywriter :
Ryan Snyder
Copywriter :
Christina Rankel
Head of Production :
Jaime Tan
Broadcast Producer :
Annelien Orbie
Planning Director :
Odile Song
Senior Planner :
Cristelle Fornesi
Planner :
Hayeon Kim
Group Account Director :
Luke Purdy
Account Director :
Tiphaine Murat
Account Manager :
Wenwen Zhao
Head of Design :
Joe Burrin
Studio Director :
Lizzie Murray
Designer :
Shen Hou
Motion Designer :
Jacson Mitchell
Business Affairs :
Fiona Fan
Production Company :
Smuggler
Director :
Tom Speers
Director of Photography :
Nick Morris
Producer :
Ellie Fry
Executive Producer :
Fergus Brown
Editing Company :
Trim
Editor :
Elise Butt
Audio Post :
King Lear
Sound Designer/Mixer :
Jack Sedgwick
Sound Designer/ Mixer :
Dugal MacDiarmid
Music :
Birdbrain
Composer :
Brice Davoli
Producer :
Niall Rogers
Producer :
Thomas Dwarswaard
Post Production :
Black Kite Studios
VFX Supervisor & Flame Artist :
Bruno Fukumothi
2D :
Venu Prasath
3D :
James Bown
Colorist :
Tom Mangham
Colorist :
Richard Fearon
Producer :
Tom Manton
Executive Producer :
Amy Richardson
Photographer :
Benedikt Renc
Producer :
Andrea Chadimova
Retouching :
Benedikt Renc

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