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2024 - Silver

Hello Christmas

Silver 2024
Alt.vfx
Telstra

Dasher, a CGI animated reindeer journeys through a stunning landscape with rolling hills and bouncing CGI kangaroos before she finds herself lost in suburban Australia.
Dasher is led to the home of Cassie, a little girl who realises the reindeer is lost and sets out to help her find her way home to Santa via the help of her local Telstra payphone.
The story’s purpose illustrates Christmas as an important time of year, where many young children across the world still believe in Santa. Each year, telecoms provider Telstra puts on a hotline, where any child in the country can call ’Santa’ and have a chat about what they would like for Christmas. This spots celebrates the magic of that Christmas spirit, and keeping the dream of kindness and hope alive.

Advertising agencyThe Monkeys, part of Accenture Song
Creative directorHugh Gurney, Connor Beaver
Art directorEmmalie Narathipakorn
Production companyExit Films
DirectorGlendyn Ivin
ProducerLeah Churchill Brown
Post production houseAlt.vfx
EditorShannon Michaelas
Visual effectsColin Renshaw, Dave Edwards, Jay Hawkins
AnimatorBrendan Jacquin, Chris Rentoul, Sean Harper
Soundmusic studioSqueak E Clean Studios
Other Contributors

LIGHTING: Jamie White, Cameron Mclean, David Chen
PREVIS + PIPE: Chris Gardner
FX: Nick Angus, Cooper Johnstone
MODEL: Sam Lee, Mitchell Robinson, Michael Cox
RIGGING: Jordan McInnes
SIM: Evgeny Glazryn
PRODUCTION: Martina Joison, Carly Rosenberg, Hugo Munro
COMP: Joe Stenning, Marc Gollenia, Matty Chance, Murray Smallwood, Ryan Phillips, Tom Clapp, Scott Wilson, Will Scowsill
ONLINE: Ant Newton