Winners & Shortlists

FUCK THE POOR

Bronze Eurobest
TitleFUCK THE POOR
BrandTHE PILION TRUST
Product/ServiceYOUTH HOMELESSNESS CHARITY
Category B01. INTERNET FILM
Entrant Company PUBLICIS LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Advertising Agency PUBLICIS LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Production Company SUPERGOOBER London, UNITED KINGDOM
Credits
Name Company Position
Andy Bird Publicis London Executive Creative Director
Steve Moss Publicis London Copywriter
Jolyon Finch Publicis London Art Director
Colin Hickson Publicis London Agency Executive Producer
Sam Holmes Publicis London Agency Producer
Jonathan Pearson N/A Director
Adam Dolman Supergoober Producer
Toby Conway/Hughes Marshall Street Editor
Andy Breese Publicis London Head Of Art/Design
Peter Bathurst N/A Director Of Photography
Dan Bennett Absolute Post Production
Tom Heddy Wave Sound Designer

Brief Explanation

The Pilion Trust needed to raise money fast. Our social experiment was designed to show that good intentions alone are not enough. That charities need money to survive. With The Pilion Trust’s shelter about to close we needed an idea that would reach a lot of people very quickly. We therefore created a deliberately provocative idea, designed not only to be shared, but also to be written about by journalists. With only a £500 budget, we created a highly shareable, newsworthy film asking the world for donations. We created a database of influencers and launched the film via Twitter, Youtube and Facebook. The film was an instant hit. But we knew that this wasn’t enough. We worked with volunteers from a local youth club around the clock to convert positive comments and sharing into donations.