Revolver wins top prize at inaugural Ciclope Asia

Ciclope Asia, a festival focusing on film craft, made its debut in Tokyo on Saturday, with judges awarding a total of 14 pieces of work out of around 200 entries.

The Grand Prix went to ‘Stop the Horror’, a film for Go Gentle Australia, an NPO that aims to relieve the suffering of terminally ill people and their families. It was produced by Revolver/Will O’Rourke, with the concept developed by Cummins & Partners.

The winners were also named production company of the year and agency of the year respectively.

Umma Saini, creative lead for Google India, and Takeshi Takada, co-founder and executive producer of Alt.vfx, led the jury, which was a mixture of producers, directors and agency creatives from around the world.

The winners under the Brand Content umbrella were:

(Animation) ‘Samurai Noodles’ for Nissin by AOI Pro/Nishikaigan/Samurai Inc/small Inc/Boku to You Inc

(Casting) ‘Rats Tale’ for NZ Transport Agency by Finch/Clemenger BBDO Touchcast

(Cinematography) ‘Shanghai Fast’ for Nike by Stink Films/Wieden + Kennedy Shanghai

(Direction – 90 seconds and under) ‘The Secret’ for Monde Nissin by Factory01/Ogilvy Bangkok

(Direction – over 90 seconds) ‘Armoured Truck’ for Lotto New Zealand by Scoundrel Films/DDB New Zealand

(Editing) ‘Innovation in the 227th Year’ for Suntory's Iyemon by Cutters Studios/Hakuhodo

(Low budget) ’50 Shades of No’ by Otto

(Original music) ‘Shanghai Fast’ for Nike by Soundtrack Music Associates/Stink Films/Wieden + Kennedy Shanghai

(Production design) ‘A Twist at Every Turn’ for Visit Victoria by Revolver/Will O’Rourke/Clemenger BBDO Melbourne

(Visual Effects) ‘Help When it Matters’ for Westpac by Alt.vfx/Exit Films/DDB Sydney

(Writing) ‘Bodybuilder' for Unilever by Stink Films/Ogilvy Singapore

Special Categories winners included:

(Live Experience) ‘Green Light Run for Adidas by Tohokushinsha Film Corporation/TBWA Hakuhodo

(Music Video) ‘Obsession’ for Double A by OK Go/AOI Pro

Ciclope began in Argentina in 2010. Its main event is now held in Berlin, while regional events take place in Mexico and South Africa as well as Japan.