shots Awards EMEA 2023

Shots Awards News! Big congrats to our teams Icon Films Romania and Icon Films Sofia, our friends at TPF x Revolver, Anorak Film and Pulse Films, and everyone else involved on winning six awards in total at this year’s shots Awards EMEA 2023!

Hornbach “Square Meter”
Production Company: TPF x Revolver
Director: Steve Rogers
DOP: Daniel Landin
Service Production Company: Icon Films Romania

Gold / Production and Styling
Bronze / Concept (up to & incl. 2 minutes)
Bronze / Use of Music
Shortlist / Cinematography (up to & incl. 2 minutes)
Shortlist / Direction (up to & incl. 60 seconds)

 

Penny “The Rift“
Production Company: Anorak Film 
Director: Seb Edwards
DOP: Kasper Tuxen
Service Production Company: Icon Films Romani

Silver / Sound Design
Bronze / Production and Styling
Shortlist / Direction (above 3 minutes)
Shortlist / VFX

 

James Blake “Big Hammer” 
Production Company: Pulse Films 
Director: Oscar Hudson 
DOP: Ruben Woodin Dechamps
Service Production Company: Icon Films Sofia
 
Gold / Music Video of The Year
 

ADCE Awards 2023

So thrilled two of our commercials were awarded at this year’s ADCE Awards 2023! Big congratulations to Icon Films Sofia, Icon Films Romania, Pulse Films, Oscar Hudson, Anorak Film, Seb Edwards and everyone else involved. This is so well deserved!

Penny ”The Rift”
Production Company: Anorak Film 
Director: Seb Edwards
DOP: Kasper Tuxen
Service Production Company: Icon Films Romania


Silver / Film & Audio Craft – direction, cinematography and editing
Silver / Film & Audio Craft – animation, VFX, CGI and 3D

B&Q “Flip” 
Production Company: Pulse Films 
Director: Oscar Hudson 
DOP: Jess Hall
Service Production Company: Icon Films Sofia
 

Silver / Film & Audio Craft – direction, cinematography and editing
Bronze / Film & Audio TV / Cinema Commercials
Shortlist / Film & Audio Craft – music and sound

Press: Compass Rose Group is Ushering in a Craft Renaissance

LBB finds out how the hand-crafted spots for B&Q, Service Now, Bud Light, and Magnum were made possible thanks to expert craftspeople and production ingenuity from Icon Films Sofia, Icon Films Romania, and Stillking Prague.
 
Read the first part of the series here to find out about the ‘craft renaissance’ in the Czech Republic.
 
 
 
 
Read the second part of the series here to find out about the ‘craft renaissance’ in Bulgaria and Romania.
 
 
 
 
 

Ciclope Festival Awards 2023

We’re proud and honoured to share that Hornbach’s “Square Meter” spot and Penny’s “The Rift” have won gold, silver & bronze awards at this year’s Ciclope Festival. Congratulations to our team Icon Films Romania and all the partners, crews & cast!

Hornbach “Square Meter”
Production Company: TPF x Revolver
Director: Steve Rogers
DOP: Daniel Landin
Service Production Company: Icon Films Romania

Gold | Production Design 
Silver | Direction (60 Seconds and under)
Silver | Ideas – Film (60 Seconds and under)
Bronze | Original Music
 

Penny “The Rift”
Production Company: Anorak Film
Director: Seb Edwards
DOP: Kasper Tuxen
Service Production Company: Icon Films Romania

Silver | Direction (over 120 sec) 
Finalist | Production design
Finalist | Sound design
Finalist | Ideas – Film (over 120 sec)
 

London International Awards 2023

Huge congratulations to our super teams Icon Films Romania and Icon Films Sofia on winning Gold, Silver & Bronze Awards at this year’s London International Awards!

 

Hornbach “Square Meter”
Production Company: TPF x Revolver
Director: Steve Rogers
DOP: Daniel Landin
Service Production Company: Icon Films Romania

GOLD – PRODUCTION & POST-PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION DESIGN
SILVER – PRODUCTION & POST-PRODUCTION / DIRECTION

 

Penny ‘The Rift’
Production Company: Anorak Film 
Director: Seb Edwards
DOP: Kasper Tuxen
Service Production Company: Icon Films Romania

BRONZE – PRODUCTION & POST-PRODUCTION / CINEMATOGRAPHY
BRONZE – PRODUCTION & POST-PRODUCTION / VISUAL EFFECTS
BRONZE – MUSIC & SOUND / SOUND DESIGN

 

 

Hoka “Murmuration”
Production Company: ProdCo
Director: Leigh Powis
DOP: Mauro Chiarello
Service Production Company: Icon Films Sofia

BRONZE – PRODUCTION & POST-PRODUCTION / VISUAL EFFECTS

 

Press: Around the World with Compass Rose Capturing the Best of the Seasons

Thrilled to be featured on LBB Online where our teams Stillking Cape Town, Entity Films Slovenia & Croatia and Spectrum Mexico share their seasonal insights to help producers find the ideal locations for their upcoming autumn/winter shoots.

Think lush greenery and long, sunny days throughout the entire autumn/winter season, alongside a whole host of other unmissable benefits, such as a variety of stunning locations and professional, award-winning crews.

Read full story on – https://www.lbbonline.com/news/around-the-world-with-compass-rose-capturing-the-best-of-the-seasons

 

Press: Compass Rose Answers 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions

At the end of July, Pavla, Amy, and James talked to LBB, answering the 10 most frequently asked questions that cross our radar, delving into the added value we can bring to any production and the undiscovered gems of the regions we cover. If you haven’t seen it already, we’d love for you to check it out.

 

Read full story on – https://www.lbbonline.com/news/four-seasons-for-production-in-the-adriatic-with-entity-films

2 Bronze Lions & 9 Shortlists at this year’s Cannes Lions 

Huge congratulations to our Compass Rose family and our amazing partners on winning 2 Bronze Lions & 9 Shortlists at this year’s Cannes Lions!!

 

Apple ‘Data Auction’ (Production Design)
Production Company: Smuggler 
Director: Ivan Zacharias 
Service Production Company: Stillking Films Prague

Bronze Lion
Film – Consumer Goods
 
Shortlist
Film Craft – Script
Film Craft – Casting
 

Penny ‘The Rift’ (Sound Design)
Production Company: Anorak Film 
Director: Seb Edwards 
Service Production Company: Icon Films Romania

Bronze Lion
Film Craft – Sound Design
 
Shortlist  
Film – TV/Cinema Film: Retail 
Film – Culture & Context: Single-market Campaign
Film Craft – Direction
Film Craft – Production Design/Art Direction
Film Craft – Cinematography

 

eBay | Second Chance
Production Company: Anorak Film
Director: Joanna Nordahl 
Service Production Company: Entity Films Slovenia

Shortlist  
Film – Online Film: Retail

 

Apple Watch | Hard Knocks
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Craig Gillespie
DOP: Nicolas Karakatsanis
Service Production Company: Stillking Cape Town
 
Shortlist  
Film Craft – Cinematography
 

3 Awards at AICP 2023

We’re so thrilled to share that 3 of our projects have won the AICP Awards 2023! 
The wins include…

 

B&Q ‘Flip’ (Production)
Production Company: Pulse Films 
Director: Oscar Hudson 
Service Production Company: Icon Films Sofia 

Apple ‘Data Auction’ (Production Design)
Production Company: Smuggler 
Director: Ivan Zacharias 
Service Production Company: Stillking Films Prague

Penny ‘The Rift’ (Sound Design)
Production Company: Anorak Film 
Director: Seb Edwards 
Service Production Company: Icon Films Romania

Congratulations to all of our partners and teams on co-creating such extraordinary work!

D&AD Awards 2023

Congratulations to our amazing teams Icon Films Sofia, Entity Films Slovenia, Icon Films Romania and Stillking Films Czech Republic on winning the following D&AD Awards 2023!
 
 
 
B&Q | Flip
Production Company: Pulse Films
Director: Oscar Hudson
Service Production Company: Icon Films Sofia
 
 
 
 
Penny | The Rift
Production Company: Anorak Film
Director: Seb Edwards
Service Production Company: Icon Films Romania
 
 
 
 
 
Apple | Data Auction
Production Company: Smuggler
Director: Ivan Zacharias
Service Production Company: Stillking Films Czech Republic
 
 
 
 
 
eBay | Second Chance
Production Company: Anorak Film
Director: Joanna Nordahl 
Service Production Company: Entity Films Slovenia
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