| Title | GOLF AD BREAK CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Brand | VOLKSWAGEN |
| Product / Service | VOLKSWAGEN GOLF |
| Category | F01. Use of Film |
| Entrant | DDB Sydney, AUSTRALIA |
| Idea Creation | DDB Sydney, AUSTRALIA |
| Media Placement | PHD Sydney, AUSTRALIA |
| Production | SCOUNDREL Sydney, AUSTRALIA |
| Post Production | WHITE CHOCOLATE Sydney, AUSTRALIA |
| Name | Company | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Welsh | DDB Group Sydney | Chief Creative Officer |
| Matt Chandler | DDB Group Sydney | Executive Creative Director |
| David Jackson | Tribal | Executive Creative Director |
| Tommy Cehak | DDB Group Sydney | Creative Director |
| Tim Woolford | DDB Group Sydney | Creative Director |
| Tom Lawrence | DDB Group Sydney | Copywriter |
| Samuel Raftl | DDB Group Sydney | Art Director |
| Andy Lee | Tribal | Digital Designer |
| Vinny Salinos | Tribal | Digital Designer |
| Anna Domeij | Track | Digital/UX Designer |
| Jessie Staszkiewicz | Track | CRM/CX Copywriter |
Our 30 second ad ran in the first slot of an ad break and asked audiences to skip the rest of the ad break. We open on a young man in his room playing a game on his phone, he breaks the fourth wall, addressing the audience, and shows viewers that he is playing a live Volkswagen racing game. A QR code appears alongside a countdown timer and viewers are instructed to scan the code, skip the ad break and race for their chance to win a brand new Golf GTI.
Unlike most films that elicit a passive audience response, our film broke the fourth wall to ask people to actively participate by scanning a code on screen that led to our mobile racing game. Not only this, but thanks to a collaborative relationship with media and network partners we were able to guarantee the first ad spot in high profile commercial breaks allowing us to transform our 30 second film into a 3 minute brand experience, hijacking the entire media block and turning it into a live gaming platform for the first time ever.