A lonely hedgehog finally gets some love in this sweet Christmas story
Passion and Jung Von Matt worked on adorable woodland tale for banking group Erste
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Austrian banking group Erste worked with animators at Passion Pictures to bring to life adorable woodland creatures in this heart-tugging Christmas ad.
It' tells the sad tale of a hedgehog who's ostracized because of his spikes -- nobody wants to sit next to him on the bus, play with him or even kick a football around as they always get in the way. Eventually, the other animals come up with an ingenious solution (although we're not quite sure if it's environmentally sound) and he finally gets to feel some holiday love.
Passion directors Kyra & Constantin worked with Jung von Matt/Donau on the film, bringing a tactile and "fuzzy" feel to the CGI characters.
While it's doesn't seem to have much to do with banking, it's a charming story, and the tagline "believe in yourself" is one that everyone can appreciate at this time of year.
Credits
- Date
- Dec 07, 2018
- Agency :
- Jung Von Matt
- Client :
- Erste Bank
- Client :
- Passion Animation Studios
- ACCOUND DIRECTOR :
- BENEDIKT NUSSBAUMER
- SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER / AGENCY PRODUCER :
- KATHARINA HÖLLER
- Creative Director :
- Mike Nagy
- Creative Director :
- Andreas Putz
- Copywriter :
- EVA ZEFFERER
- Copywriter :
- KARIN UEBELBACHER
- Copywriter :
- Andreas Putz
- Art Director :
- Mike Nagy
- Art Director :
- EVA ZEFFERER
- Production Company :
- Passion Animation Studios
- Director :
- Kyra Buschor
- Director :
- Constantin Paeplow
- Executive Producer :
- Debbie Crosscup
- Head of Production :
- Mike Turoff
- Producer :
- Anna Cunnington
- Producer :
- Rick Bland
- Production Assistant :
- Laura Wesolowski
- Head of CG :
- Jason Nicholas
- VFX Supervisor :
- Dave Walker
- CG Supervisor :
- Alex Holman
- EXTERNAL EDITOR :
- Christina Conradi
- Post Production Services by :
- Unit TV
- Producer :
- Kirsty Ratcliffe
- Colorist :
- Denny Cooper
- Sound Design :
- NAMI STRACK
- Music :
- Mcasso
- Composer :
- MIKE CONNARIS
- Vocalist :
- ALEE KINDER
- Audio Producer :
- Tom Martin
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