commercial production company
Acne
Acne is a commercial production company. Founded in 1996 by Jonny Johansson, Mats Johansson, Jesper Kouthoofd and Tomas Skoging. FrameThrower's visual library has 16 Acne commercials (2006–2023), cut shot by shot, 10 of them award-winning, for clients including Unicef, Ikea, Volvo Trucks and Telia, directed by Torbjörn Martin, Tomas Skoging and Tomas Skoging & Filip Nilsson among others.
- 16
- Commercials in our library
- 10
- Award-winning
- 2006–2023
- Active
- 1996
- Founded
01 · Featured
Acne's most awarded commercial
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© UnicefThe One Show Silver 2013
Unicef “Three wise men” 2013
Three wise men struggle to find suitable gifts for baby Jesus in a bustling ancient marketplace, ultimately realizing that practical aid is more valuable.
Directed by Tomas Skoging · Acne
Also watch
Unicef “The Greatest Story” 2014 →Epica Gold 2014
02 · Directors
Notable directors at Acne
Who made the work, and how much of it won awards. From the credits on every spot.
© Unicef4 award-winningTorbjörn Martin4 spots · Unicef “The Greatest Story”- © Unicef2 award-winningTomas Skoging3 spots · Unicef “Three wise men”
© Ikea1 award-winningTomas Skoging & Filip Nilsson1 spots · Ikea “IKEA - the Blue Bag”
© Telia1 award-winningAnders Jedenfors1 spots · Telia “Playing Apart”
© Dazed1 award-winningZhang + Knight1 spots · Dazed “Qweens' Speech”
© GE1 award-winningAndreas Öhman1 spots · GE “China Ancient Invention”
© StellaLaura Borgio4 spots · Stella “Perfect Draft”
© H&MDaniel Skoglund1 spots · H&M “Back to School 2023”
03 · Clients
Acne's clients
Every brand in the library, by award-winning work.
- Unicef2013–2014
3 commercials · 3 award-winning
- Ikea2018
1 commercials · 1 award-winning
- Volvo Trucks2017
1 commercials · 1 award-winning
- Telia2015
1 commercials · 1 award-winning
- UNICEF Sweden2014
1 commercials · 1 award-winning
- Tele22006
1 commercials · 1 award-winning
- Dazed2020
1 commercials · 1 award-winning
- GE2013
1 commercials · 1 award-winning
- Stella2020
4 commercials
- Tetley2015
1 commercials
- H&M2023
1 commercials
04 · Works with
Who Acne works with
From the credits: the companies behind the spots, by number of spots.
Agencies Acne works for
- Acne5
- Forsman & Bodenfors4
- Ehrenstråhle DDB1
- Creature1
05 · Awards
Acne's awards
Award-winning commercials in the library, by their best award, and the company honours we could source.
5
Epica
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2
The One Show
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1
Cannes Lions
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1
Creative Circle
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1
Young Director Award
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Top award-winning spots
- The One Show Silver 2013Unicef “Three wise men”
- Epica Gold 2014Unicef “The Greatest Story”
- Epica Gold 2014UNICEF Sweden “Jesus Goes Online”
- Young Director Award 2013GE “China Ancient Invention”
- Creative Circle Silver 2020Dazed “Qweens' Speech”
- Cannes Lions Bronze 2018Ikea “IKEA - the Blue Bag”
- Epica Silver 2015Telia “Playing Apart”
- The One Show Bronze 2014Unicef “The Good Guys Christmas”
06 · Work
Commercials by Acne
Our visual library has 16 Acne commercials, cut shot by shot. Here: the latest, then the most awarded.
Per year · gold = award-winning
Latest
© H&MH&M “Back to School 2023” 2023© DazedDazed “Qweens' Speech” 2020Creative Circle Silver 2020© StellaStella “Perfect Draft” 2020
© StellaStella “Perfect Draft - Keg” 2020
© StellaStella “Perfect Draft - The Pouring Ritual” 2020Most awarded
- © UnicefUnicef “Three wise men” 2013Dir. Tomas SkogingThe One Show Silver 2013
- © UnicefUnicef “The Greatest Story” 2014Dir. Torbjörn Martin · Forsman & BodenforsEpica Gold 2014
© UNICEF SwedenUNICEF Sweden “Jesus Goes Online” 2014Dir. Torbjörn Martin · Forsman & BodenforsEpica Gold 2014- © GEGE “China Ancient Invention” 2013Dir. Andreas ÖhmanYoung Director Award 2013
- © DazedDazed “Qweens' Speech” 2020Dir. Zhang + Knight · AcneCreative Circle Silver 2020
- © IkeaIkea “IKEA - the Blue Bag” 2018Dir. Tomas Skoging & Filip NilssonCannes Lions Bronze 2018
- © TeliaTelia “Playing Apart” 2015Dir. Anders Jedenfors · Ehrenstråhle DDBEpica Silver 2015
© UnicefUnicef “The Good Guys Christmas” 2014Dir. Torbjörn Martin · Forsman & BodenforsThe One Show Bronze 2014
© Volvo TrucksVolvo Trucks “The world’s largest Unboxing starring 3-year-old Joel” 2017Dir. Torbjörn Martin · Forsman & BodenforsEpica Bronze 2017
© Tele2Tele2 “Office” 2006Dir. Tomas SkogingEpica Bronze 2006- © H&MH&M “Back to School 2023” 2023Dir. Daniel Skoglund
- © StellaStella “Perfect Draft” 2020Dir. Laura Borgio · Acne
- © StellaStella “Perfect Draft - Keg” 2020Dir. Laura Borgio · Acne
- © StellaStella “Perfect Draft - The Pouring Ritual” 2020Dir. Laura Borgio · Acne
© StellaStella “Perfect Draft - The Work Call” 2020Dir. Laura Borgio · Acne
© TetleyTetley “Medieval” 2015Dir. Tomas Skoging · Creature
07 · For producers
What producers use Acne's page for
01Who directs for Acne
Rosters change and websites go stale. You need who actually shot their spots.
Every director behind Acne's 16 commercials, with the agencies and awards.
© Unicef© Unicef© UNICEF Sweden© GETorbjörn Martin · Laura Borgio · Tomas Skoging02Benchmark a production company
Comparing companies means hunting through reels, trade press and award sites.
Acne's work by year, brand and award in one place, and the companies with a similar body of work.
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© NextelSimilar: Biscuit Filmworks, MJZ, Stink
08 · Questions
About Acne
What commercials has Acne made?+
16 in the library, 2006–2023, including Unicef “Three wise men”, Unicef “The Greatest Story”, UNICEF Sweden “Jesus Goes Online” and GE “China Ancient Invention”.
Which agencies has Acne worked with?+
Acne (5), Forsman & Bodenfors (4), Ehrenstråhle DDB (1) and Creature (1).
Which directors are behind Acne's commercials?+
Torbjörn Martin (4), Laura Borgio (4), Tomas Skoging (3), Tomas Skoging & Filip Nilsson (1), Anders Jedenfors (1) and Zhang + Knight (1).
What awards has Acne's work won?+
10 award-winning spots, including The One Show Silver 2013 for Unicef “Three wise men”, Epica Gold 2014 for Unicef “The Greatest Story” and Epica Gold 2014 for UNICEF Sweden “Jesus Goes Online”.
Who are Acne's clients?+
In the library: Unicef (3 commercials, 2013–2014), Ikea (1 commercials, 2018–2018), Volvo Trucks (1 commercials, 2017–2017), Telia (1 commercials, 2015–2015), UNICEF Sweden (1 commercials, 2014–2014) and Tele2 (1 commercials, 2006–2006).
09 · Discover
Other production companies with similar work
Not connected to Acne: matched by the ideas, tone and categories of their commercials.
