The avalanche of holiday heart-warmers continues with the return of Kroger’s much-loved Kroji characters in a tale directed by Yves Geleyn and Michael Thurmeier at Hornet thru agency Adam&eveDDB New York.
Underscored by the Ed Sheeran track “Photograph”, the film tells the story of a childless couple who host a series of international exchange students whose own food traditions enrich the couple’s life.
Jason Ashlock and Paulo Junger, ECDs at adam&eveDDB New York: “Kroger knows every family celebrates the holidays differently and wanted to welcome all kinds of traditions to the table. That’s what made the idea of a cuisine exchange such a natural fit for the brand. Food truly does connect us all. It was gratifying to see that message come to life with such a high-level of animation craft.”
Client: The Kroger Co.
Agency: adam&eveDDB New York
Production: Hornet
Director: Yves Geleyn, Mike Thurmeier
Managing Partner: Hana Shimizu
Director of Production: Karen Lawler
Head of Creative Development: Kristin Labriola
Executive Producer: Alex Unick
Head of Production: Dez Stavracos
Producer: Heather Hardin
Senior Editor: Anita Chao
Assistant Editor: Cole Bannick
Production Coordinator: Karla Palacios
Talent Coordinator: Jon Chun
Storyboard Artist: Name Camillo Clauser
Character Designer: Hannah Kim, Tom Humber
Art Director: Michael Knapp
CG Supervisor: George Smaragdis
CG Lead: Pakorn Bupphavesa
Comp Lead: Carl Mok
CG Generalist: Angeline Rivera, Natalia Perez Melendez, Nelson Mai, Daniel Lombardi, Nick Wergin
Character Modeler: Constance Bensen
Set Modeler: Alex Levenson
Rigging: Carlos Sandoval, Chris Hill
Light & Rendering: Cody Chen, Mirelle Underwood, Nicole Noel, Sylvia Apostol
Compositor: Nicole Noel, Paulo Dias, Shandy Tam, Eric Concepcion Animator Chris Mayne, Hee Jin Kim, Kaitlin Yu, Matt Parent
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