TURN OFF YOUR PHONE
Brand
OPTUS
Entrant Agency
REVOLVER
Category
Film Craft
Festival & Year
Cannes Lions (2026)
Case Study Details
Optus and Droga5 ANZ reinvent the cinema ad by disguising it as a film trailer. A campaign breakdown of how “It Takes a Lot to Make a Movie” reframes attention and craft.
Optus’ latest campaign, created by Droga5 ANZ and directed by Andreas Nilsson, transforms the traditional “turn off your phone” message into something far more culturally relevant.
Instead of asking audiences to respect each other, it asks them to respect the craft of filmmaking itself.
By mimicking high-production film trailers before revealing the truth, the campaign creates a powerful misdirection — capturing attention before reframing it.
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CREDITS
Brand: Optus
Agency: Droga5 ANZ (Accenture Song)
Director: Andreas Nilsson
Production Company: Revolver
Chief Creative Officers: Damon Stapleton, Barbara Humphries
Creative Directors: Lennie Galloway, Thomas Gledhill
Strategy: Ben de Castella
CEO: Matt Michael
Copywriter: Herman Ulberg
Art Director: James Greig
Director of Photography: Stefan Duscio
Editor: Alexandre de Franceschi
Post Production: The Editors
Sound: Sonar Music
Sound Design: Andy Stewart
Production:
Senior Producer: Kaija Wall
Producer: Caroline Kruck
Executive Producer: Pip Smart
Managing Director: Michael Richie
Account:
Group Account Director: Samar Karim
Senior Account Manager: Indivar Kumar
Media: Accenture Song Media
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