Moskito redefines "a Quickie" for Tourism Quebec

June 16, 2009

Thomas Castaing's new spot for the Quebec Ministry of Tourism, which involved some serious visual effects, was cast, shot and finished in two weeks on the dot! Big thanks to De Shedfor their expertise and commitment to the project.

View the spot here.

Credits

Director: Thomas Castaing
Production: Moskito
Producer: Ric Ostiguy
Visual Effects: De Shed
Post-Production: Bureau de Post

Agency: Cossette
Creative Director/Copywriter: Laurent Prud'homme
Art Director: Isabelle Giguère
Agency Producer: Elyse Bleau

Client: Ministère du Tourisme du Québec
Title: Backstage

Mummies at the Musée de la Civilisation

June 16, 2009

To lend a hand to the Fascinating Egyptian Mummies exhibit at the Musée de la Civilisation in Quebec City, Moskito and Swamp have produced a TV spot entirely in stop-motion animation, directed by Guillaume Cardell of Baillat Cardell & Fils. The spot, inspired by ancient Egyptian rituals... and bandages, succeeds in summarizing the history a great civilization in 30 seconds.

Watch the spot here.

Credits

Director: Guillaume Cardell
Production and postproduction: Moskito / Swamp
Producer: Richard Ostiguy
Agency: Bleublancrouge
Creative direction: Dominique Trudeau
Script: Guillaume Blanchet
Artistic direction: Sébastien Deland
Agency production: Dominique Dufour, Lisa Arduini
Client: Musée de la civilisation de Québec
Title: Mummies

Pan-Canadian “Fee-ectomy” for Koodo

June 16, 2009

Arno has directed a three-ad English/French campaign for Koodo and its cellular services. A mix of stop-motion and film sets the tone for the brand's image: simple, colourful, funny and effective.

Watch “Fee-ectomy” here

Credits

Director: Arno
Production: Spy Films, Toronto
Agency: Taxi 2, Toronto
Product: Koodo
Title: Fee-Ectomy

Tabasco: It's getting hot in here...

June 16, 2009

Forwards or backwards, Manu Coeman has got the moves! His spot for Tabasco “Deliciously Hot” is a humorous gem. One look at the ad will show you why it raced to #1 on Bestadsontv.com the week it went to air.

Watch the spot here.

Credits

Director: Manu Coeman
Production: Latcho Drom, Brussels
Agency: Duval Guillaume, Brussels
Client: Tabasco
Title: Foot

Fluorescent Hill's Million Dollar Cottage

April 29, 2009

Fluorescent Hill creates an animated spot that has a little fun with the idea of how to spruce up your cottage with a million dollars.

Click here to watch the ad.

Credits

Director: Fluorescent Hill
Production: Curious Pictures
Agency: Colle+McVoy, Minneapolis
Client: Minnesota State Lottery
Product: Millionaire State Raffle
Title: Cottage

Hat trick for Thomas Castaing!

July 15, 2008

Thomas Castaing directs a third consecutive ad for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal.

Bleublancrouge agency's concept involved showing a pair of dancers training, repeating the same choreography, day after day. Through clever editing, Tom demonstrates the discipline and perseverance the artists from this renowned Montreal institution must devote to their craft.

Presently shown in Montreal area cinemas, the spot will charm you with its simple aesthetics and candor.

Click here to watch the ad and the rest of Tom's demo reel.

Moskito sheds a new skin...

July 15, 2008

Our new Website has been completely re-designed by our friends at Enfant Terrible! With an eye on efficiency, we opted for a site with pure aesthetics and a simple and functional user interface. In other words, it's straight to the point.

I guess it's just part of our approach to making your life simple.

We're now tackling the re-vamping of our production offices and of the Moskito Lounge... Stay tuned!!

Click here to launch our shiny new website.

Bernard Nadeau joins the Mile High Club!

July 9, 2008

Back to advertising, Bern Nadeau directs an extreme ad for Loto-Quebec's "Gagnant à vie" ("Winner for Life") lottery for Saint-Jacques Vallée Young & Rubicam.

You can't rely on luck when you're at 13,000 feet!

Click here to watch the ad and Bern's demo.

David Pawsey + Sam Roberts : Winners Again!

July 9, 2008

In addition to a nomination for Best director, David Pawsey and his collective Duplex won the award for Best post-production for Sam Roberts' music video "Them Kids" at the latest Much Music Video Awards.

Click here to watch "Them Kids" music video and David's demo.

Hawaii 2.0 : Only Memories!

July 9, 2008

The pictures from our recent 2nd Anniversary Party are finally available on our website !

Aloha! Remember our Hawaii 2.0 party? No? You're in luck, we found the official photo album buried in the sand at Waikiki beach next an 8-track cassette player and a calculator Watch...

Click here for a very exclusive trip in the vecinity of Waikiki beach!