Morning Update: Cannes defends grand prix winner against claims of ‘bullshit’
Mumbrella Asia: Cannes defends grand prix winner against claims of ‘bullshit’ from Singapore creative who says agency falsely claimed credit
Objections made by a Singapore-based creative to the legitimacy of a Cannes grand prix winner he says repurposed an idea to curb anaemia in Cambodia to win an award have been rebuffed by the festival organisers.
The co-founders of Singapore creative agency Arcade, Gary Tranter and Matt Cullen, were listed on the credits of Geometry Dubai’s Luck Iron Fish Project entry, which was awarded the grand prix in the Production Design Lions for a fish-shaped piece of iron for use in Cambodian cooking pots to curb anaemia in iron-deficient rural communities.
Mashable: ‘I dough, I dough’: Ben & Jerry’s rebrands flavor in honor of gay marriage
Gay marriage is legal nationwide, and Ben & Jerry’s has just the flavor to capture the sweet taste of the historic moment.
The Vermont-based ice cream shop renamed its staple “Chocolate-Chip Cookie Dough” carton “I dough, I dough” in a chocolatey celebration of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision to legalize gay marriage nationwide on Friday.
AdWeek: Ad of the Day: YouTube Rolls Out the Perfect Video on a Historic Day for Gay Rights
Lots of marketers are surely hard at work on celebratory responses to today’s Supreme Court decision guaranteeing a nationwide right to same-sex marriage. But YouTube, long a supporter of gay rights, moved the quickest this morning with a new #ProudToLove spot that’s perfect for this historic day.
The video site has the added cred of being an actual vehicle for messages of tolerance, personal confession and love. Which is why the first part of this video includes clips played through the familiar YouTube interface, reminding us that gay people have often turned to YouTube to broadcast their struggles for acceptance—and their moments of transcendence when it happens.
Miranda Ward worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017, eventually becoming deputy editor. Miranda joined Mumbrella in September 2013 from Sky News.
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