Now in its seventh year, the Brand Film Awards U.S. honors the best storytelling from a range of industries and fields. Please join us for this year’s show on May 25 to see which of the following films nab an elusive trophy. Register for the virtual event here.
Craft
Animation
A Future Begins
Chipotle Mexican Grill and Observatory
Epclusa C.U.R.E.
Epclusa and FCB Health New York
Fry Force
Taco Bell and Deutsch LA
The Park Bench
Aflac and Passion Point Collective with Allison+Partners, Lion Forge Animation, The XP Agency
Art direction
The winner of this category will be announced at the live virtual awards ceremony on May 25, 2022.
Cinematography
A Thousand Casts
YETI
Forward Rhythm
Google and Google Brand Studio
Holiday Ride
General Motors/Chevrolet and Commonwealth Detroit/McCann
Out of the Smoke
Spam Brand + Hormel Foods and Attention Span with Attention Span Media
Putting the World on Notice – The Corvette Z06
Chevrolet and Weber Shandwick
Direction
A Thousand Casts
Yeti
Year In Search 2021
Google and Google Brand Studio
Holiday Ride
General Motors/Chevrolet and Commonwealth Detroit/McCann
iPhone 13 Pro — Hollywood in Your Pocket
Apple and TBWA\Media Arts Lab
The Show
Pepsi Beverages North America and PepsiCo with The Content Studio at PepsiCo Beverages North America
Music and audio
A Future Begins
Chipotle Mexican Grill and Observatory
A CODA Story
Google and Google Brand Studio
Year In Search 2021
Google and Google Brand Studio
Start Up — 45 Years of Apple Sounds
Apple and TBWA\Media Arts Lab
Three Flavors, One Mix
M&M’s Mix – Mars Wrigley and Weber Shandwick, Chicago
Visual effects
The winner of this category will be announced at the live virtual awards ceremony on May 25, 2022.
Execution
Best film on a budget (below $250,000)
Launchin’ Levi LaVallee
B&W Trailer Hitches and Scenic Road
Out of the Smoke
Spam Brand + Hormel Foods and Attention Span with Attention Span Media
Heart of the Farm: Land and Legacy
Corteva Agriscience and Ogilvy
The Race to Catch Lung Cancer
Intuitive and Freethink
Three Flavors, One Mix
M&M’s Mix – Mars Wrigley and Weber Shandwick, Chicago
Influencer
Apple TV+ Everyone but Jon Hamm
Apple and TBWA\Media Arts Lab
Calquence x TheOncDoc Video Series
Calquence and AstraZeneca with Imre
It’s More Than A Jacket
The North Face and UEG
Network 5G It’s Everywhere
T-Mobile Studios
Uncovering TNBC: Stories of Resilience
Merck Oncology and Real Chemistry
Partnerships and integration
A Merry & Bright Makeover
Lifetime + Olay and A+E Networks with The Content Collective @ Hearts & Science
Changing the world with Crayola
Native Shoes X Crayola and Manifest
Home Rediscovered
Century 21 Real Estate and National Geographic CreativeWorks with The Martin Agency
Ikea and Buzzfeed Presents: The Bizarre Case of Ivy Kay
Ikea and Wavemaker with Wavemaker US
Viral
A CODA Story
Google and Google Brand Studio
Year In Search 2021
Google and Google Brand Studio
Content Area
Corporate
Beautiful Coffee
Upwork and Upwork-in-House
Empowering Confidence
Allergan Aesthetics and ShutterStock Studios
Not the Science Type
3M with Ketchum, Generous Films and Passion Point Collective
Presenting 61 Rivington —The Library
Serhant. and Agean Public Relations
Diversity, equity and inclusion
Forward Rhythm
Google and Google Brand Studio
A CODA Story
Google and Google Brand Studio
The Beauty of Blackness
Sephora and Vox Media with Vox Creative + Digitas
Heart of the Farm: Growing with Pride
Corteva Agriscience and Ogilvy
The Unspoken Curriculum
The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation and Edelman
Issues and crisis
Hurricane Ida Communication
T-Mobile Studios
Messania’s Story
World Vision
Purpose
Forward Rhythm
Google and Google Brand Studio
A Future Begins
Chipotle Mexican Grill and Observatory
A CODA Story
Google and Google Brand Studio
Out of the Smoke
Spam Brand + Hormel Foods and Attention Span with Attention Span Media
Quest for Craft
The Balvenie Single Malt Scotch Whisky and William Grant & Sons with Quaker City Mercantile
Industry Sectors
Automotive/transportation
All You Need To Know: Overlanding
History + Land Rover and A+E Networks with Dentsu
Holiday Ride
General Motors/Chevrolet and Commonwealth Detroit/McCann
Launchin’ Levi LaVallee
B&W Trailer Hitches and Scenic Road
Putting the World on Notice – The Corvette Z06
Chevrolet and Weber Shandwick
This is BNSF
BNSF Railway and CM Productions
B2B
At the Point of Possibility
Intuitive and Friday Films
Taking Care of Business
T-Mobile Studios
Heart of the Farm: Life of Service
Corteva Agriscience and Ogilvy
The Wolf
HP and Anonymous Content with The Lab
Touring Serhant. House New York City | 2021 Office Tour
Serhant. and Agean Public Relations
Consumer goods
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire presents Drag Queen Summer Glamp
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire and IW Group
Quest for Craft
The Balvenie Single Malt Scotch Whisky and William Grant & Son’s with Quaker City Mercantile
Squeez Out Their Best
GoGo Squeez and 305 Worldwide
Healthcare: Branded
Epclusa C.U.R.E.
Epclusa and FCB Health New York
Mary Kate’s Story
Xcopri, CDMP and Fleishman Hillard
Meet Monarch
SimplePractice
MyPsoriasisTeam Member Portrait: Meet Katya
MyHealthTeam
Healthcare: Unbranded
A Life Worth Running
Sermo and Digital Health Networks
In The Sun: This Film Could Save Your Life
Neutrogena and Passion Point Collective with FleishmanHillard, Florence, J3
More Than Memory Loss
Nuplazid, Acadia Pharmaceuticals and Heartbeat
More Than What We See: An Obesity Journey
Novo Nordisk and Mediflix
The Park Bench
Aflac and Passion Point Collective with Allison+Partners, Lion Forge Animation and The XP Agency
Music/entertainment
Apple TV+ Everyone but Jon Hamm
Apple and TBWA\Media Arts Lab
Quest for Craft
The Balvenie Single Malt Scotch Whisky and William Grant & Sons with Quaker City Mercantile
The Show
Pepsi Beverages North America and PepsiCo with The Content Studio at PepsiCo Beverages North America
Not-for-profit/government
Do It For Me, COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative
Ad Council and Deutsch LA
No Kid Hungry: Rebuilding
No Kid Hungry and Bindery
The Unspoken Curriculum
The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation and Edelman
Unwanted Followers
Canadian Centre for Child Protection and No Fixed Address
Uplifting Flint Through Art
Flint Public Art Project and Team Lewis Foundation
Sports
An Obsession with Color
Catch Co.
Launchin’ Levi LaVallee
B&W Trailer Hitches and Scenic Road
Learning to Drown
The North Face and Felt Soul Media
Technology
Forward Rhythm
Google and Google Brand Studio
Generation Impact: The Inventor
HP and Redglass Pictures
A CODA Story
Google and Google Brand Studio
Holiday — Saving Simon
Apple and TBWA\Media Arts Lab
The Wolf
HP and Anonymous Content with The Lab
Travel/leisure
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire presents Drag Queen Summer Glamp
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire and IW Group
Making Of VelociCoaster
Universal Orlando Resort and Popcorn Creative Group
Halloween Horror Nights “Trapped”
Universal Orlando Resort and Popcorn Creative Group