Creative Criminals

Everybody knows Chatroulette, the websites that matches you up with strangers for video, audio, and text chat. Well the Belgian agency Famous thought of an idea to match people with abandoned cats: Catroulette. The website showcases random short videos of cats available for adoption in Belgium. You can adopt them or skip to see another cat. Brilliant!

Vimeo is a U.S.-based video-sharing website on which users can upload, share and view videos. It is most known as the main competitor of Youtube. Since the launch in 2004, Vimeo has now become the most qualitative video platform online.



In June (7-9), Vimeo is giving its Award Show for the best videos in categories like music videos, animation, action sports, motion graphics and many more. The most interesting category is evidentially advertising. The shortlist contains 12 brands with each their own short video.

What is your favourite?

Gatorade: Go All Day

Discover the new Cartier film, a journey between dream and reality.
For the very first time, Cartier has decided to create a cinema epic focusing on its history, its values and inspiration, its artistic and universal scope.

For those who have 7 minutes, check out this Youtube video made to promote the Peugeot 208. Not a new idea, but we must admit that the story is quite cool and funny. You have to help out this (naked) guy out of awkward situations.

Sometimes getting there can be half the fun. Use Google Maps to explore your world and get to your destination on time.

The Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is dead. His death was announced after transitional forces claimed control of Sirte, Col Gaddafi’s birthplace, following weeks of fierce fighting and is for many the beginning of a hoped-for political, economic and moral renaissance.
See below a campaign of Amnesty fighting against the dictatorship of Gadaffi.

The advertising campaign for the Red Bull Music Academy World Tour is such a product of creative collaboration that its co-founder Many Ameri thinks it should be considered an extension of the Academy’s philosophy. “It’s a stand-alone art piece,” he says, of the 3-minute music video created by Mother, N.Y. and Passion Pictures that stitches together a mind-boggling array of creative techniques, both traditional and cutting-edge.

A magical tale of adventure and discovery showcasing some of the extraordinary species recently found around the world. ‘Astonish Me’ has been created by acclaimed writer Stephen Poliakoff and director Charles Sturridge to celebrate the 50th anniversary of WWF.

This video is a 100 year countdown to the grand opening of Westfield Stratford City on September 13th 2011, and celebrates a century of East London fashion, dance and music.

Directed by Jake Lunt, the film was shot over 4 days in east London locations with hundreds of costume changes. The music was commissioned from Oscar nominated genius Tristin Norwell who took a simple tune and interpreted it for each decade over 100 years.”

Official Spot for the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International, directed by Carlos Lascano, produced by Eallin Motion Art and Dreamlife Studio, with Music by Academy Award Winner Hans Zimmer and Nominee Lorne Balfe.

Watch the making of after the break.