Ronaldinho Stars in a Futuristic Blockbuster in Heineken's Champions League Campaign

Fredrik Bond Directs Hollywood-Style Campaign Featuring Three Different Movie Genres

Published On
Sep 13, 2017

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Heineken is illustrating the drama of soccer with a series of spots that put players into cinematic, Hollywood-style battles in this year's new campaign for its sponsrship of the UEFA Champions League tournament.

Directed by Fredrik Bond of Sonny, and with some spectacular VFX by MPC, the blockbuster-style ads, by Publicis Italy, feature three different genres of movie, each headed up by a different soccer star.

One, seen here, sees legendary Brazilian player Ronaldinho fending off adversaries in a "Blade Runner"-esque scenario. Another spot, seemingly set in the 18th Century, puts former Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek into a duel scene in a muddy field outside a chateau, dodging a bullet that turns into a soccer ball. A third spot sees Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy in an urban thriller-style chase against a bunch of adversaries, a la Jason Bourne.

The tagline of the ads is "Share the drama."

Credits

Date
Sep 13, 2017
Brand :
Heineken
Client :
Heineken
Agency :
Publicis-Italy
Director :
Fredrik Bond
Global Chief Creative Officer :
Bruno Bertelli
Executive Creative Director :
Cristiana Boccassini
Executive Creative Director :
Luca Cinquepalmi
Executive Creative Director :
Marco Venturelli
Associate Creative Director :
Eddy Guimaraes
Head of TV :
Silvia Cattaneo
Worldwide Account Director :
David Pagnoni
Account Manager :
Fabiola Miccone
Production Company :
Sonny London
Line Producer :
Alicia Richards
Production Manager :
Nicola Dempsey
Director, Photography :
Lasse Frank
Edit Company :
The Whitehouse Post
Editor :
Patric Ryan
Post Production :
MPC London
Producer :
Tomek Zietkiewicz
Creative Director :
Bill McNamara
Visual Effects Supervisor :
Jack Stone
CG Supervisor :
Greg McKneally
Sound Design :
Raja Sehgal
Audio Post Production :
Grand Central Recording Studios
Soundtrack Original Music Composer :
Wave Music
Senior Director, Brand Global Commerce :
Gianuca Di Tondo
Brand Communication and Digital Director, Global Commerce :
Anuraag Trikha
Communication Manager of Global Commerce :
Els Dijkhuizen
Associate Creative Director :
Vinicius Dalvi

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