Directors Think Tank takes out Asia-Pacific Production Company of the Year in Campaign Brief’s THE WORK 2021: Revolver ranks #2 and Airbag, Eight and Vandal share equal #3

July 13 2021, 1:30 pm | BY Kim Shaw | 1 Comment
Directors Think Tank takes out Asia-Pacific Production Company of the Year in Campaign Brief’s THE WORK 2021: Revolver ranks #2 and Airbag, Eight and Vandal share equal #3

For the second year in a row top Malaysian production company Directors Think Tank has has taken out the Asia Pacific Production Company of the Year honour at Campaign Brief’s THE WORK 2021. At #2, again for the second year in a row, is Revolver Australia. Three Australian production companies are ranked equal #3 in Asia Pacific – Airbag, Eight and Vandal.

 

At #1 in Asia Pacific is Directors Think Tank with 20 Acceptances this year from the 59 entries that they entered. Acceptances were for work created across Malaysia, Indonesia and India, including the Spikes Grand Prix award winning Petronas “Land of Light Bulbs”. Other successful entries included campaigns for McDonalds, DiGi, Libresse, Tokopedia, Maxis, OPPO, ProBalance, LEGO plus others.

It’s been a great three years for Directors Think Tank, who placed at #2 overall in THE WORK 2019. The company has offices in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

Directors Think Tank takes out Asia-Pacific Production Company of the Year in Campaign Brief’s THE WORK 2021: Revolver ranks #2 and Airbag, Eight and Vandal share equal #3 Directors Think Tank takes out Asia-Pacific Production Company of the Year in Campaign Brief’s THE WORK 2021: Revolver ranks #2 and Airbag, Eight and Vandal share equal #3 Directors Think Tank takes out Asia-Pacific Production Company of the Year in Campaign Brief’s THE WORK 2021: Revolver ranks #2 and Airbag, Eight and Vandal share equal #3

At #2 is Revolver – the highest ranking Australian production company – with 16 Acceptances. Revolver’s Acceptances span some standout and highly awarded campaigns for Amazon, NRMA, Apple, Netflix, Uber Eats, ANZ Bank, Deakin University and Coca-Cola amongst others.

Revolver ranked #2 in THE WORK 2020 and equal #3 in 2019.

Three Australian production companies share #3 ranking this year – Airbag, Eight and Vandal. All three have 13 Acceptances.

Airbag, who ranked #3 in both THE WORK 2020 and 2019, scored Acceptances for Meat & Livestock Australia, Transport Accident Commission, Parkinson’s Australia, and Tourism New Zealand amongst others.

Eight is equal #3, with Acceptances on campaigns for 2Degrees, Bumble, Smiths City and Jimmy Brings.

With 13 Acceptances, Vandal improves one place on their #4 ranking in THE WORK 2020 to equal #3. Successful campaigns included NRMA, Epic Games, Transport for NSW, Google, and Animals Australia.

At #6 is Photoplay/Playtime Australia with 12 Acceptances, followed by Collider Films at #7 in Asia Pacific with 7 Acceptances. Limehouse New Zealand and Heckler Australia/Singapore are equal #8 with 6 Acceptances each.

Directors Think Tank takes out Asia-Pacific Production Company of the Year in Campaign Brief’s THE WORK 2021: Revolver ranks #2 and Airbag, Eight and Vandal share equal #3

TOP PRODUCTION COMPANIES IN THE WORK 2021

#1 Directors Think Tank Malaysia 20
#2 Revolver Australia 16
#3 Airbag Australia 13
#3 Eight 13
#3 Vandal Australia 13
#6 Photoplay/Playtime 12
#7 Collider Films 7
#8 Limehouse New Zealand 6
#8 Heckler Australia/Singapore 6
#10 Taxi Film Production 4
#10 Mighty Nice 4
#10 Floodlight Content 4
#10 Electriclimefilms Singapore 4
#14 Sedona Productions 3
#14 Paper Moose 3
#14 Finch Australia 3
#14 Buck 3
#18 Exit Films Melbourne 2
#19 The Precinct 1
#19 The Pool Collective Sydney 1
#19 Plaza Sydney 1
#19 Blockhead VFX New Zealand 1
#19 ARCEdit 1
#19 13Co Sydney 1

Directors Think Tank takes out Asia-Pacific Production Company of the Year in Campaign Brief’s THE WORK 2021: Revolver ranks #2 and Airbag, Eight and Vandal share equal #3 Directors Think Tank takes out Asia-Pacific Production Company of the Year in Campaign Brief’s THE WORK 2021: Revolver ranks #2 and Airbag, Eight and Vandal share equal #3

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