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Strange Beast

Strange Beast is a commercial production company. FrameThrower's visual library has 8 of its commercials (2014–2025), cut shot by shot, 1 of them award-winning. The work includes spots for Cheese, Habito, JM Smucker and Breast Cancer Now, directed by Laura Jayne Hodkin, Andy Baker and Magnus Atom among others, for agencies including Carmichael Lynch, Uncommon and BBH.

8
Commercials in our library
1
Award-winning
2014–2025
Active

01 · Featured

Strange Beast's most awarded commercial

Breast Cancer Now “A Love/Hate Relationship” (2021), still© Breast Cancer NowBreast Cancer Now “A Love/Hate Relationship” (2021), frame 2© Breast Cancer NowBreast Cancer Now “A Love/Hate Relationship” (2021), frame 3© Breast Cancer NowBreast Cancer Now “A Love/Hate Relationship” (2021), frame 4© Breast Cancer NowBreast Cancer Now “A Love/Hate Relationship” (2021), frame 5© Breast Cancer NowBreast Cancer Now “A Love/Hate Relationship” (2021), frame 6© Breast Cancer Now

Clio Awards Silver 2021

Breast Cancer Now “A Love/Hate Relationship” 2021

This animated ad explores women's complex relationship with their breasts, from self-consciousness and discomfort to love and pride, while highlighting the importance of regular self-checks for breast cancer.

Directed by Anna Ginsburg · Weber Shandwick · Strange Beast

02 · Directors

Notable directors at Strange Beast

Who made the work, and how much of it won awards. From the credits on every spot.

  • Breast Cancer Now “A Love/Hate Relationship”, directed by Anna Ginsburg© Breast Cancer Now1 award-winningAnna Ginsburg1 spots · Breast Cancer Now “A Love/Hate Relationship”
  • Cheese “Heads - Leftovers”, directed by Laura Jayne Hodkin© CheeseLaura Jayne Hodkin2 spots · Cheese “Heads - Leftovers”
  • Habito “Piranhas”, directed by Andy Baker© HabitoAndy Baker2 spots · Habito “Piranhas”
  • JM Smucker “Hostess - Speakie Snackie Hey Cupcake”, directed by Magnus Atom© JM SmuckerMagnus Atom2 spots · JM Smucker “Hostess - Speakie Snackie Hey Cupcake”
  • Curtin University “WA Uni Strange Beast”, directed by Kijek/Adamski© Curtin UniversityKijek/Adamski1 spots · Curtin University “WA Uni Strange Beast”

03 · Clients

Strange Beast's clients

Every brand in the library, by award-winning work.

  • Breast Cancer Now2021

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Cheese2022

    2 commercials

  • Habito2019

    2 commercials

  • JM Smucker2025

    2 commercials

  • Curtin University2014

    1 commercials

04 · Works with

Who Strange Beast works with

From the credits: the companies behind the spots, by number of spots.

Agencies Strange Beast works for

05 · Awards

Strange Beast's awards

Award-winning commercials in the library, by their best award, and the company honours we could source.

  • 1

    Clio Awards

    .

Top award-winning spots

  • Clio Awards Silver 2021Breast Cancer Now “A Love/Hate Relationship”

06 · Work

Commercials by Strange Beast

Our visual library has 8 Strange Beast commercials, cut shot by shot. Here: the latest, then the most awarded.

Per year · gold = award-winning

2025

Latest

JM Smucker “Hostess - Speakie Snackie Hey Cupcake” (2025)© JM SmuckerJM Smucker “Hostess - Speakie Snackie Hey Cupcake” 2025
JM Smucker “Hostess - Speakie Snackie Time to be Ding Dongs” (2025)© JM SmuckerJM Smucker “Hostess - Speakie Snackie Time to be Ding Dongs” 2025
Cheese “Heads - Leftovers” (2022)© CheeseCheese “Heads - Leftovers” 2022
Cheese “Heads - Fridge” (2022)© CheeseCheese “Heads - Fridge” 2022
Breast Cancer Now “A Love/Hate Relationship” (2021)© Breast Cancer NowBreast Cancer Now “A Love/Hate Relationship” 2021Clio Awards Silver 2021

Most awarded

  • Breast Cancer Now "A Love/Hate Relationship" (2021) commercial still© Breast Cancer NowBreast Cancer Now “A Love/Hate Relationship” 2021Dir. Anna Ginsburg · Weber ShandwickClio Awards Silver 2021
  • JM Smucker "Hostess - Speakie Snackie Hey Cupcake" (2025) commercial still© JM SmuckerJM Smucker “Hostess - Speakie Snackie Hey Cupcake” 2025Dir. Magnus Atom · BBH
  • JM Smucker "Hostess - Speakie Snackie Time to be Ding Dongs" (2025) commercial still© JM SmuckerJM Smucker “Hostess - Speakie Snackie Time to be Ding Dongs” 2025Dir. Magnus Atom · BBH
  • Cheese "Heads - Leftovers" (2022) commercial still© CheeseCheese “Heads - Leftovers” 2022Dir. Laura Jayne Hodkin · Carmichael Lynch
  • Cheese "Heads - Fridge" (2022) commercial still© CheeseCheese “Heads - Fridge” 2022Dir. Laura Jayne Hodkin · Carmichael Lynch
  • Habito "Piranhas" (2019) commercial still© HabitoHabito “Piranhas” 2019Dir. Andy Baker · Uncommon
  • Habito "Tentacles" (2019) commercial still© HabitoHabito “Tentacles” 2019Dir. Andy Baker · Uncommon
  • Curtin University "WA Uni Strange Beast" (2014) commercial still© Curtin UniversityCurtin University “WA Uni Strange Beast” 2014Dir. Kijek/Adamski · Marketforce Australia

07 · For producers

What producers use Strange Beast's page for

  1. 01Who directs for Strange Beast

    Rosters change and websites go stale. You need who actually shot their spots.

    Every director behind Strange Beast's 8 commercials, with the agencies and awards.

    Breast Cancer Now “A Love/Hate Relationship”© Breast Cancer NowJM Smucker “Hostess - Speakie Snackie Hey Cupcake”© JM SmuckerJM Smucker “Hostess - Speakie Snackie Time to be Ding Dongs”© JM SmuckerCheese “Heads - Leftovers”© Cheese
    Laura Jayne Hodkin · Andy Baker · Magnus Atom

  2. 02Benchmark a production company

    Comparing companies means hunting through reels, trade press and award sites.

    Strange Beast's work by year, brand and award in one place, and the companies with a similar body of work.

    Hornet© KikkomanNexus Studios© HondaAll Of Us Here© Mike's Hard LemonadeJMS Group Ltd© Start Rescue
    Similar: Hornet, Nexus Studios, All Of Us Here

08 · Questions

About Strange Beast

What commercials has Strange Beast made?+

8 in the library, 2014–2025, including Breast Cancer Now “A Love/Hate Relationship”, JM Smucker “Hostess - Speakie Snackie Hey Cupcake”, JM Smucker “Hostess - Speakie Snackie Time to be Ding Dongs” and Cheese “Heads - Leftovers”.

Which agencies has Strange Beast worked with?+

Carmichael Lynch (2), Uncommon (2), BBH (2), Weber Shandwick (1) and Marketforce Australia (1).

Which directors are behind Strange Beast's commercials?+

Laura Jayne Hodkin (2), Andy Baker (2), Magnus Atom (2), Anna Ginsburg (1) and Kijek/Adamski (1).

What awards has Strange Beast's work won?+

1 award-winning spots, including Clio Awards Silver 2021 for Breast Cancer Now “A Love/Hate Relationship”.

Who are Strange Beast's clients?+

In the library: Breast Cancer Now (1 commercials, 2021–2021), Cheese (2 commercials, 2022–2022), Habito (2 commercials, 2019–2019), JM Smucker (2 commercials, 2025–2025) and Curtin University (1 commercials, 2014–2014).

09 · Discover

Other production companies with similar work

Not connected to Strange Beast: matched by the ideas, tone and categories of their commercials.