DARE TO BECOME

TitleDARE TO BECOME
BrandNIKE
Product / ServiceNIKE FOOTBALL OF TEENS
CategoryC02. Branded Content & Entertainment Film
EntrantWIEDEN+KENNEDY SHANGHAI, CHINA
Idea Creation WIEDEN+KENNEDY SHANGHAI, CHINA
Media Placement MINDSHARE CHINA Shanghai, CHINA

Credits

Name Company Position
Ian Toombs \ Vivian Yong Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai Executive Creative Director
Matt Skibiak \ Dong Hao Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai Creative Director
Josh King \ Max Pilwat Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai Creative
Sanne Drogtrop Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai Head of Integrated Productions
Bernice Wong Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai Executive Producer
Fang Yuan \ Angela Liu Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai Producer
Leon Lin Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai Senior Planner
Chris Kirkup Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai Planner
Dino Xu Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai Business Director
Shawn Kai Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai Account Manager
Xueer Ren Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai Senior Account Executive
Nicole Bee Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai Head of Project Management
Jessica Deng \ Kathy Zhan Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai Business Affairs
Fish Ho Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai Head of Design
He Fan Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai Designer
Jessica Sinn Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai New Business Director

Brief Explanation

In the year 2033, China rules the world. The football world, that is. Nike’s World Cup film, “Dare To Become,” shows a future where the next Ronaldo is Chinese, Manchester City fills their roster with Chinese players, German teens play as local Chinese clubs in a VR version of FIFA and all of England cries after being drawn in the same group as China. It’s a crazy future. But a future, the film shows, being created by teenage footballers today.