Ghosts of mealtimes past haunt a kitchen in Ikea's cute and creepy spot
The retailer fights food waste in a holiday ad with Halloween vibes
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Halloween is over, but plenty of holiday feasts and their inevitable leftovers are still ahead. Ikea’s latest spot bemoans those dishes left in the back of the fridge a little too long, with creepy, adorable ghosts of mealtimes past.
From old carrots and funky drumsticks pop restless spirits that roam around the kitchen, set to the tinkling of holiday music for a macabre, “Nightmare Before Christmas”-style vibe. But Ikea is ready to banish the ghosts, with mesh bags and sealable containers to keep food fresher longer.
The cute antics are made possible by puppets from the Scandinavian Puppets workshop, with creative from Virtue. The Perlorian Brothers directed, and the spot is currently running in Northern Europe. Recent work from Ikea Russia also pushes back against food waste, with a torrent of giant leftovers falling from the sky.
Credits
- Date
- Dec 02, 2020
- Client :
- Ikea
- Agency :
- Virtue Worldwide
- Creative Director :
- Emil Asmussen
- Creative Director :
- Rich Perusi
- Producer :
- Bruno Carvalho
- Director :
- The Perlorian Brothers
- DOP :
- Snorre Ruhe
- Production Designer :
- Johan Broome
- Puppet Creation :
- Katja Serrander
- Puppeteer :
- Björn Carlberg
- Puppeteer :
- Petter Lennstrand
- Digital Post :
- Jonathan Wendt
- Score :
- DeadMono
- Production House :
- Hobby Films
- Production House :
- MJZ
- Line Producer :
- Frida Alexandersson
- Executive Producer :
- Anna Bergstrom
- First AD :
- Erik Liss
- Special Assistant to the Remote Director :
- Anja Sundqvist
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