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Kathmandu “Kathmandu - 'Summer Never Sleeps” 2023

Kathmandu “Kathmandu - 'Summer Never Sleeps” (2023) is a Kathmandu commercial directed by Daniel Warwick for Special, produced by Scoundrel. It won 8 awards, including D&AD 2023 Sound Design & Use of Music: Existing Music Yellow Pencil, Ciclope 2023 Grand Prix Sound And Music Licenced Music and Clio 2023 Bronze — Film Craft (Music - Licensed) / Music - Licensed.

A group of friends embarks on a whimsical summer adventure, camping, cycling, and dancing in caves, all while a fox-masked friend and a merman join their fun.

Video: Daniel Warwick on Vimeo

Shot by shot

  1. Three young adults and a mascot sit around a campfire, roasting marshmallows, with green light emanating from the fire and mascot's eyes.© Kathmandu0:15
  2. Four young people ride BMX bikes through a grassy field with smoke in the background, surrounded by trees.© Kathmandu0:18
  3. Four people of various ages ride bicycles down a dirt path towards a bright blue lake surrounded by mountains and trees on a sunny day.© Kathmandu0:20
  4. Five people, one in a fox mask, hide behind miniature mountains, looking surprised and one shushing, with a large mountain range in the background under a cloudy sky.© Kathmandu0:24
  5. Five young adults pose and paint a person dressed as a mermaid on a rocky island in a lake, surrounded by green trees.© Kathmandu0:26
  6. Four people and one person in a fox mask emerge from a river, splashing water, on a sunny day with a sandy bank and trees in the background.© Kathmandu0:33
  7. A woman in a yellow jacket stretches her arms upwards, while a man sits shirtless in the background on a rocky, forested hillside.© Kathmandu0:35
  8. A shirtless, bearded man with a mermaid tail lies on rocks, reaching to flip a light switch under a cloudy sky.© Kathmandu0:37
  9. Two animated sheep, one large and one small, stand next to a telescope outside a rustic wooden cabin in a forest, with the larger sheep falling asleep.© Kathmandu0:44
  10. A composite shot shows a young woman and man in the foreground, with another person running through a lake in the background, surrounded by mountains.© Kathmandu0:53
  11. Two men and a fox puppet with glowing eyes stand in front of a mountain range and pine trees, with green lasers shooting from the fox's eyes.© Kathmandu0:57
  12. A painting on an easel in a grassy field depicts three people in a cave, with mountains and a lake in the background at dusk.© Kathmandu1:07

Stills © Kathmandu. Made by Special, Scoundrel and Daniel Warwick.

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The idea

Summer never sleeps, so let's keep the adventure going all night long.

Tagline: “Summer Never Sleeps. We're out there”

friends on an adventureanimal costumes/maskssurreal elementsnight to day transitionhidden partymerman sighting

The cut

Length
78 s
Shots
48
Average shot
1.6 s

What creatives use Kathmandu “Kathmandu - 'Summer Never Sleeps” for

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    Three young adults and a mascot sit around a campfire, roasting marshmallows, with green light emanating from the fire and mascot's eyes.© KathmanduFour young people ride BMX bikes through a grassy field with smoke in the background, surrounded by trees.© KathmanduFour people of various ages ride bicycles down a dirt path towards a bright blue lake surrounded by mountains and trees on a sunny day.© KathmanduFive people, one in a fox mask, hide behind miniature mountains, looking surprised and one shushing, with a large mountain range in the background under a cloudy sky.© Kathmandu
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    Three young adults and a mascot sit around a campfire, roasting marshmallows, with green light emanating from the fire and mascot's eyes.© KathmanduFour young people ride BMX bikes through a grassy field with smoke in the background, surrounded by trees.© KathmanduFour people of various ages ride bicycles down a dirt path towards a bright blue lake surrounded by mountains and trees on a sunny day.© KathmanduFive people, one in a fox mask, hide behind miniature mountains, looking surprised and one shushing, with a large mountain range in the background under a cloudy sky.© KathmanduFive young adults pose and paint a person dressed as a mermaid on a rocky island in a lake, surrounded by green trees.© KathmanduFour people and one person in a fox mask emerge from a river, splashing water, on a sunny day with a sandy bank and trees in the background.© Kathmandu
    Length: 78 s · Shots: 48 · Average shot: 1.6 s

  3. 03Ad ideas: every spot built on a friends on an adventure

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    Kathmandu “Kathmandu - 'Summer Never Sleeps” is built on a friends on an adventure. Search the library by idea to see every spot that uses it.

    Smirnoff “Comets”© SmirnoffFlying horse energy drink “Gif guy”© Flying horse energy drinkHeineken “The Trailblazers”© HeinekenCall of Duty Ghosts “Epic Night Out”© Call of Duty Ghosts
    Smirnoff · Flying horse energy drink · Heineken · Call of Duty Ghosts

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Questions

Who directed the Kathmandu “Kathmandu - 'Summer Never Sleeps” commercial?

Daniel Warwick directed it, produced by Scoundrel, for the agency Special.

Which agency made Kathmandu “Kathmandu - 'Summer Never Sleeps”?

Special created it for Kathmandu (2023).

What awards did Kathmandu “Kathmandu - 'Summer Never Sleeps” win?

8 awards, including D&AD 2023 Sound Design & Use of Music: Existing Music Yellow Pencil, D&AD 2023 Yellow Pencil — Sound Design & Use of Music / Existing Music, Ciclope 2023 Grand Prix Sound And Music Licenced Music and Ciclope 2023 Gold Production Direction (60 Sec And Under).

What is the tagline of Kathmandu “Kathmandu - 'Summer Never Sleeps”?

“Summer Never Sleeps. We're out there”

Sources for the credits and awards

dandad.orgaicpawards.comThe Workawards.ciclopefestival.comawards.ciclopefestival.comawards.ciclopefestival.comclios.com