WHERE LOVE LIVES
Brand
JOHN LEWIS
Entrant Agency
SAATCHI & SAATCHI
Category
PR
Award
Shortlist
Festival & Year
Cannes Lions (2026)
Case Study Details
๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ + ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด/๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ต๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ! ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ% ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ, ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ -
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โTis the season for an ad that feels like a hug #GoodAdsMatter
For years now, John Lewis has given films that stir emotions we find ourselves returning to every holiday season. This yearโs ad, โWhere Love Lives,โ continues that legacy with a beautifully simple truth - when you canโt find the perfect wordsโฆ you can still find the perfect gift.
The ad follows a fatherโson relationship in a very vulnerable, and quietly honest way. In the end, the two share a wordless exchangeโฆ more like a silent โthank you,โ carrying the weight of everything left unsaid.
The narration and approach are impossible to miss, and we are all in for it. Music remains at the centre of the story, the great connector. Set to a reimagined version of Alison Limerickโs โWhere Love Livesโ by Labrinth, the track becomes the emotional backbone of the film.
As strobe lights flicker, past and present blur, unfolding memories that feel intimate. With its emotional nuance, musical heartbeat, and warmth, John Lewis lands its message once again, reminding us that the most powerful gifts arenโt wrappedโฆ they are felt.
Country: United States
Year: 2025
Brand:John Lewis @johnlewis
Creative Director: Drew Villani @drewvillani
Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi @saatchiuk
Chief Creative Officer: Franki Goodwin @frankigoodwin
Executive Creative Director: Will John @willucks
Creative Director: Brodie King @brodieking
Associate Creative Directors: Pete Ioulianou & Ollie Agius @ollieagius
Creatives: Paddy Fraser @paddyfraser, Brodie King @brodieking, Pete Loulianou, Ollie Agius @ollieagius, Will Blackburn & Will Griffin
Chief Production Officer: Jess Ringshall @jessringshall
Agency Executive Production Director: Sam Robinson
Agency Executive Producer: Rose Reynolds @rmareynolds
Production Company: Iconoclast @iconoclast.tv
Director: Jonathan Alric @jonathan.alric
Executive Producer: Guy Rolfe @rolfie1 & Jean Mougin @moujean
Producer: Jane Lloyd @lloydjv74
DOP: Shabier Kirchner
Edit Company: Trim Editing @trimediting
Editor: Tom Lindsay @tom_lindsay
๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ-๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฑ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ๐. ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐!
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