July 2011- ‘Surprise!’-commercial for Forum Bank directed by Mikko, with Martha portraying a stereotypical stern German Woman, is shortlisted in Cannes Film Lions 2011!Surprise! also scooped the Grand Prix at the Moscow International Advertising Festival, Silver at Epica (Europe’s Premiere Creative Award), and the Grand Prix at the Golden Drum Festival. Earlier, the multiple-award winning commercial scooped the Grand Prix and Gold at Idea Festival in Russia, Gold at Golden Hammer, and was the part of a Grand Prix winning campaign at Golden Hammer and Kiev International Festival.
The commercial was produced by Ogilvy & Mather Ukraine.
Surprise! received the first award in Cannes Film Lions category ever, by a Ukrainian agency. See: http://ogilvy.com.ua.
In Dec. 2011 Surprise! Commercial was indexed by AdMe as the ‘Best Ukraine TV Commercial.’ The commercial is directed by Mikko, of Sauna International Ltd. See: www.saunainternational.tv. Web clips from: www.saunainternational.tv. and www.feelfilms.co.uk
