ONE – WhatsApp New Year’s Campaign
Award: Graphite Pencil
Graphite Pencil / Cinematography / Film / 2022
Award: Wood Pencil
Wood Pencil / Direction / Film
At the centre of WhatsApp’s New Years Eve campaign was a three-minute film that stopped time. It tells the story of an entire love affair that takes place during the ten-second countdown to the New Year. Full of punch and attention to detail, the director drew extraordinary performances from the actors, artfully combining Oscar-winning camerawork with an emotional soundtrack. Ultimately, this sensitive work turned a simple countdown into a rich narrative about love, loss, and reunion.
What did the judges have to say?
"Felt relevant and transformative at the same time."
Motheo Moeng, Cinematographer, Exposure Crew
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