NEWS
10-05-10
GOLD AT THE CREATIVE CIRCLE AWARD
+ NEWS FROM CHINA
Last Friday, BACON scooped most of the film Gold’s at the “Creative Circle Awards” in Copenhagen...
MARTIN WERNER took gold (again) and silver in the category "Direction". Gold for his SAS spot featuring singer Tina Dickow - and Silver for his SAS spot featuring Danish Le Mans champion Tom Kristensen - agency WIBROE, DUCKERT & PARTNERS, copenhagen.
In the category "Commercials - Single", KASPER WEDENDAHL's spot for SCOR.DK took gold as well - agency ROBERT BOISEN & LIKE-MINDED, Copenhagen.
For some confusing reason we can’t show the spot here – its a rather strange tale of copyrights and internet seeding... but if you’re really discreet, a private showing can be arranged in a dark basement somewhere in your neighborhood - but please be aware, that if you talk or tell, we will have to kill you.
DOP Lasse Frank shot all 3 spots. www.lassefrank.com
As for the SHANGHAI WORLD EXPO, MARTIN DE THURAH made his tribute to the Danish pavilion, shooting a series of intriguing and beautiful films. The films are personal yet manages to reflect a side of Denmark that is quite far from the stereotype postcard spots normally affiliated with promotion of a country.
You can have a peek at one of the films here:
If your Danish is good enough you should have a look at Danish newspaper “Politiken” and their lovely critique of the exhibition & the films here.
07-05-10
NIKE - MUSIC SHOE
Enjoy KOSAI SEKINE's successful little viral for NIKE FREE RUN out of agency W+K Tokyo. Performers are japanese duo HIFANA (a duo we strongly recommend to see live if you once get the chance... they are quite amazing!!). The viral had 500.000+ hits in 2 weeks.
21-04-10
MEW - BEACH
Here it is - third and last video out of 3 by danish rockband MEW from album 'No More Stories Are Told Today I'm Sorry They Washed Away No More Stories the World Is Grey I'm Tired Let's Wash Away', labelled by SonyMusic. Directed by Adam Hashemi, Lasse Martinussen & Martin De Thurah.
13-04-10
A SPRING UPDATE
A few moments since last update - and apologize for that, especially since quite a bit of things happened around us... but here's a few news:
ADAM HASHEMI shot the new NICORETTE campaign in collaboration with BLINK - on SHOTS as contender this week, by the way...
MARTIN DE THURAH is -apart from writing on his newest fiction project- going cultural shooting the last bits for EXPO in Shanghai - in Shanghai...
JONAS ARNBY finalized the last bits on the platform for danish real estate HOME + a tiny project for RED CROSS in collaboration with director SIMON LADEFOGED...
LASSE MARTINUSSEN is back to school with a film for the DANISH TEACHERS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUND - all together with agency MENCH, Copenhagen... and is currently focusing on the next TUBORG CLASSIC campaign - together with agency WDP, Copenhagen.
KASPER WEDENDAHL goes horror style with the new campaign for mobile network provider CBB, when not shooting films for SMART CAR, TUBORG & SPEC SAVERS...
MARTIN WERNER is currently sitting on a low-loader somewhere in Los Angeles shooting VOLVO cars as fast as he can - and will right after be on his way to Thailand, as its time for a new COKE ZERO spot - Horray!
and... totally forgot to mention, that BACON (again) was awarded production company of the year at the 2009 TRUE AWARDS - certainly cant be for our lousy website news section update speed, but lets challenge that in the future, shall we?!
25-11-09
VETO - YOU SAY YES, I SAY YES
Here you go - the beard woman stars this new video "You say yes, I say yes" from danish rockband VETO. Directors in collaboration - Jonas Arnby & Simon Ladefoged. Well shot by DOP Sophia Olsson. labelled by SonyMusic.
10-11-09
VW - BIKER
Danny MacAskill´s stunning skills as biker plays the lead role in this new spot for VW out of agency Try, Norway. Directed by Jeppe Rønde, DOP is Hoyte van Hoytema. Thanx a bunch to http://www.shots.net/ for submitting as contender...
03-11-09
BROOKS BROTHERS - NEW YORK
Jonas Arnby created this little piece to the fragrance NEW YORK for BROOKS BROTHERS, collaborated with CD Jacob Wildschiodtz from NR2154. DOP Laust Trier Mork, VFX & online by BACON DIGITAL.
20-10-09
HIFI KLUBBEN - HAMSTER
Quite a deadly little fella - this tiny hamster in Martin Werners new spot for scandinavian sound system provider HIFI KLUBBEN. Shot on location in Copenhagen with DOP Sebastian Blenkov. Agency Lowe Brindfors, Stockholm. No animals were harmed during shoot.
13-10-09
THE 2009 UK MUSIC VIDEO AWARD GOES TO
Martin De Thurah for BEST DIRECTOR, BEST VISUAL EFFECTS (with our own VFX supervisor JONAS DREHN) and BEST POP VIDEO - WILL YOUNG with the track “Changes”! BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY goes to LASSE FRANK for GLASVEGAS - "Flowers and Football Tops"!
HORRAY!!! AND CONGRATS!
11-10-09
7 NOMINATIONS AT THE 2009 UK MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS
The UK Music Video Awards Next tuesday shortlists Martin de Thurah in 7 categories - from the top: BEST DIRECTOR, BEST ROCK VIDEO with GLASVEGAS - "Flowers and Football Tops” - same is nominated in BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BESET ART DIRECTION and BEST VISUAL EFFECTS (Together with our own VFX supervisor JONAS DREHN)... While the FEVER RAY video “When I Grow Up” is nominated for BEST INDIE/ALTERNATIVE - and last the WILL YOUNG track “Changes” is up for BEST POP VIDEO. Hope we´re lucky -
02-10-09
MEW - REPEATERBEATER
Here it is - the second video out of 3 by danish rockband MEW from album 'No More Stories Are Told Today I'm Sorry They Washed Away No More Stories the World Is Grey I'm Tired Let's Wash Away'. Directed by Lasse Martinussen, Martin De Thurah & Adam Hashemi.
29-09-09
DAB - A LITTLE MORE OF EVERYTHING
Agency Mench in Copenhagen, Denmark did this quite raw yet human script for DAB - Danske Almene Boliger. Martin Werner took it yet another step up the ladder - into the city of Copenhagen.
05-08-09
SAS - AS GOOD AS HOME
8 x Le Mans champion Tom Kristensen stars Martin Werners latest film for SAS in the all time classic AS GOOD AS HOME campaign by agency Wibroe, Duckert & Partners. DOP as usual Lasse Frank, creative team Tvilling & Boye. We have the honor of being todays contender at SHOTS as well... Race on!
04-08-09
DE THURAH COVERS SHOTS ISSUE 116
Thanx to Stephen Whelan for the well focused & covered article in SHOTS of Martin´s thoughts & ideas. Very inspiring. Makes us proud.
29-07-09
INTRODUCING PALACE PLAYERS
Luckily, the critically acclaimed danish rockers MEW invited our lads MARTIN DE THURAH, ADAM HASHEMI & LASSE MARTINUSSEN to co-brew the promo trilogy for their newest album 'No M ore Stories Are Told Today I'm Sorry They Washed Away No More Stories the World Is Grey I'm Tired Let's Wash Away', labelled by SonyMusic. It´s been not only challenging yet also highly interesting. First promo on air today, INTRODUCING PALACE PLAYERS!
01-07-09
KOSAI TAKES THE LION
After all his hard work, Kosai takes down his first silver lion at this years festival in Cannes. Congrats to him! Please take a peek at the film here - & enjoy the luxury of having a BREAK UP SERVICE!
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01-06-09
PRETTY EASY, ISNT IT?! BACON GOES DIGITAL!
Finally, we are ready to launch our digital vision!
In Jonas Drehn, former VFX-supervisor at the Copenhagen based post-house Duckling, we have found our perfect partner & visual creative director for their future CGI projects & web-based work! With the world pointing further towards animation, campaign-led sites & microsites, BACON has reformed our platform to meet these specific needs.
Initially, the BACON idea has been to create a production company with the emphasis on high-end creative work. Far too often, experiences shows a gab between the digital department & film department, as they are placed in different units in different companies - with a collaboration startpoint way too late in the campaign timetable to focus on doing something extraordinary. With Jonas Drehn on board, BACON has pimped the shop digitally - the well-liked jobs are the ones where film production & storytelling meets animation & web design for the same campaign in question! Horray!!
Welcome, Jonas!
22-04-09
New SAS commercial
SAS took yet another trip around the world with TINA DICKOW and MARTIN WERNER. One could feel this is the best film of the campaign?As for ADAM HASHEMI, he just finalized 2 projects, the AXA with QUAD in paris, and the promo "swim" for the danish comet OH NO ONO.
SIMON LADEFOGED have been busy as well - interesting way of interpreting the sound out of KONZERTHAUS DORTMUND. Have a look!
07-03-2009
Action, baby - MARTIN WERNER´s newest spot for COKE ZERO is definitely a ride... thanx to Sergio og Leandro at LOMO in Buenos Aires for the hard work.
26-02-2009
Here we go, two new spots on ADAM HASHEMI´s reel! The weird trip through the category´s of the new SONY ERICSSON, and the even weirdier way throughout the time machine at the HK spot.
15-02-2009
Two new works to have a peek at: MARTIN DE THURAH´s newest video for FEVER RAY, and KOSAI SEKINE´s latest film for ADIDAS. First one shot in Denmark with DOP Kasper Tuxen, 2nd shot in TOKYO, naturally...
12-01-2009
The tale of CARLSBERG SPORT is back... this time with the adventure of a penguin! Directed again by Adam Hashemi, VFX as usual by Jonas Drehn, Duckling.
01-01-2009
Finally - the annoying singer at the ZONNIC plane is now on air and on our site. Director Martin Werner, shot with our friends at Armada Films in Prague. Happy new year, by the way!!
01-11-2008
Who would have guessed - BACON won the prestigious TRUE AWARD as this years BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION COMPANY in Denmark! Congrats to all of us!! And congrats to the excellent sound brothers Peter Albrecthsen, Mads Heldtberg, Morten Green, Charlie Gaugler and Peter Peter for their award and hard work on the IKEA "HOME" job.
22-10-2008
Old news - but BACON has moved to new premises! Please come by at the new factory & say hello!
The new address is:
BACON
H.C. Ørstedsvej 30
DK-1879 Frederiksberg C
+45 7020 2286 T
+45 7020 2289 F
See you soon -
The BACON team!
24-08-2008
The winner at the ODENSE FILM FESTIVAL in the category Best Danish Short Fiction: Young Man Falling by Martin de Thurah!
The jury wrote:
“The prize for the best short fiction goes to a director that with a steady hand challenges the narrative possibilities of film. In a visually convincing examination of cracks of the mind he is able to create an atmosphere, where the audience in a claustrophobic way is drawn into a young mans inner and sees a world in dissolution with his eyes. In the border land between the real and the un-real you ever know when the carpet will be pulled from under you, and you are left with an almost physical experience of being in decay oneself.”
22-08-2008
This years scandinavian entry at the prestigious VENICE FILM FESTIVAL includes Danish Martin De Thurah's short We Who Stay Behind (Vi Der Blev Tilbage). Congrats, Martin! This truly is your year!
05-08-2008
Check out KOSAI SEKINE´s promo for JEMAPUR throughout the tokyo transportation system. Its quite amazing - and inspiring.
05-08-2008
It had to happen... director Jonas Arnby finally signs in at BACON!! Welcome, Jonas, we are happy & honored to have you here!
20-06-2008
THE BACON PARTY. share & view pics here
12-05-2008
Finally... director SIMON LADEFOGED signs in with BACON! Simons work for ADIDAS was shortlisted in Cannes 2007, and his films are in our eyes nothing less but outstanding! Welcome to BACON, simon!!!
23-04-2008
Life is treating MARTIN DE THURAH well these days. His film "young man falling" has been selected as the danish contribution to this years CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. Congrats from all of us, Martin!!
22-04-2008
Who is the true winner here? MARTIN WERNER´s film for TELE2 gives us an alternative way to gain true love. Good - or evil...
19-04-2008
Life would be a hellofalot easier, if we had the chance to cure ourselves like the hero characters in KASPER WEDENDAHL´s spots for MÉTIERS HOSPITALIERS.
07-04-2008
KOSAI SEKINE is seeking to change the way we think about other countries. This one is to be shown on Pangea Day, May 10, "the day the world comes together through film".
Kosai chose the Turkish anthem because of the historical friendship between the two countries. In 1864, the frigate Ertuğrul was constructed in İstanbul. Great work, Kosai & Hybrid...
28-03-2008
Salute to Martin De Thurah for his silver award for best direction at the CREATIVE CIRCLE award show in Copenhagen this weekend!
...Not to forget to mention Kasper Wedendahl´s bronze award for the best commercial "DANBOLIG" at the exact same show... you guys rule!
17-02-2008
ADAM HASHEMI shows us a rather different metaphor for communication in his recent work VENUS for client SONY ERICSSON. Shot in Buenos Aires, gently supported by Sergio & the guys at BANANA. DOP - Lasse Frank as usual.
08-02-2008
CARLSBERG might drive this little nation nuts with their newest invention BEERPONG. Check out how - seen from Martin Werner´s point of view. Agency &Co. DOP Mårten Tedin.
04-02-2008
congrats to Martin De Thurah - his ROBERT award for the fiction YOUNG MAN FALLING was well deserved!
03-02-2008
ELI MANNING, today was your day! GIANTS have never been better! What a night!
20-01-2008
BACON is proud to announce the world wide representation of the danish director LASSE MARTINUSSEN. Lasse saw the light of day in 1980 and started out directing narrow and quirky short films in 1997. He quickly moved on directing, photographing and editing his first music videos, short to become one of the most hunted promo directors in Denmark. Lasse's sense of creating extraordinary visual concepts is outstanding throughout his works. By understanding the depths and the power of visual and artistic effects, Lasse takes the audience inside memorable, unexplored worlds.
08-01-2008
A squirrel is not just a fluffy little rodent. Check out the skills on this sweet little fellow in Adam Hashemi´s newest spot for CARLSBERG SPORT. Agency &CO., post production nicely executed by DUCKLING.
31-12-2007
The past 6 months have without doubt been the busiest in the BACON story on planet so far. We have unfortunately been far too busy keeping all you readers up to date. Apologize. Update of all news & films will follow in the upcoming week.
so - for now - HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!! SEE YOU IN 2008!!!
15-11-2007
Kasper Wedendahl´s film for swedish pharmacy APOTEKET made it as Octobers film no. 1 in our neighbor country Sweden!! FORSMAN & BODENFORS Stockholm is the agency, DOP is Lasse Frank. Further info here
One could notice that film no. 2 on the list is Martin Werner´s BETTING film for EXPEKT.COM.
31-10-2007
What a trip... the service from line-producer Antoine Sabarros at BAY VISTA in Havana was more than outstanding, & made this little film about betting & uncle Joey 120%. Thank you, Antoine! Director Martin Werner, agency STORAKERS McCANN Stockholm.
21-08-2007
CARWASH and SERVO CAR are 2 terrific little ideas out of DDB Denmark for their major client VW - strongly executed by ESBEN TØNNESEN.
16-08-2007
An unhappy woman with a problem... check how life takes an unexpected direction in KOSAI SEKINE´s latest film for NEC. Agency DENTSU INC., Tokyo Japan.
10-08-2007
Around the world with IKEA - De Thurah´s film "Home" was shot in 7 different countries... agency ROBERT BOISEN & LIKE-MINDED copenhagen, DOP Kasper Tuxen.
06-08-2007
ESBEN TØNNESEN´s short "LITTLE MAN" has had a terrific year in 2007 - been screened at the festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Clermont Ferrant, Toronto and many more. In July "Little Man" won the first prize for best short film at the world largest children film festival, Giffoni in Italy.
His recent short "SHADOW OF DOUBT" has been selected for PALM SPRING film festival - the biggest short film festival in USA. Furthermore, "Shadow of a Doubt" has been selected for Venice International Film Festival as the only Danish film this year.
15-07-2007
Check out ADAM HASHEMI´s vivid little jurney in the universe of BONAQUA. Shot in Prague & Istanbul with DOP Lasse Frank. Agency LOWE PRAGUE.
28-05-2007
todays chocking news:
NO BACON-PARTY IN CANNES IN 2007!
Due to lack of good relations with previous landlords & real-estates, we are unable to pull off a decent party this year.
Hope you will enjoy the festival anyway.
23-05-2007
COKE ZERO´s "life as it should be" gives you the happy ending you were dreaming of all your life... director is MARTIN WERNER, agency GREY CPH.
16-05-2007
MARTIN WERNER´s film for TELENOR is honored "film of the month" in Sweden - the country of agency GARBERGS.
02-05-2007
Adam Hashemi finalizes the 2 magnificent films "street" and "car" for the teen community HABBO. Animation by tokyo-based HYBRID, idea of TAIVAS helsinki.
03-04-2007
BROTHER´s approach on colors is taken to a hilarious dimension by agency DUVAL-GUILLAUME-ANTWERP, & elegantly directed by KASPER WEDENDAHL. Cheers, RGB...