CANADA Earns 'Best Production Company' at Kinsale Shark Awards 2025
CANADA secured the prestigious 'Production Company of the Year' title at the Kinsale Shark Awards 2025. This recognition underscores the company's sustained standard of execution over the last year and highlights the key wins from directors Réalité and Lope Serrano.
OVO – Power Struggle
Director: Réalité
Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi UK
A showcase of outstanding craft, this project earned three Silver Awards for Best Art Direction, Best Direction, and Best Sound Design, highlighting the production company’s strength in sensory and visual storytelling.
Hornbach – No Project Without Drama
Director: Lope Serrano
Produced by CANADA with TEMPOMEDIA
Agency: HeimatTBWA
This campaign dominated the craft categories, securing two Gold Awards for Household, Garden & Pets and Best Art Direction, alongside two Silver Awards for Best Direction and Best Editing, demonstrating exceptional technical and creative execution.
ICEX – The Cause of The Accident That Started The Fire
Director: Lope Serrano
Produced by CANADA
Recognised for its compelling narrative, the campaign received two Bronze Awards for Best Storytelling Direction and Best Direction, in addition to a coveted Shortlist nomination for Best Writing/Idea.
CANADA also celebrated excellence in the music video section of Kinsale, celebrated earlier this year, with notable wins for directors Nicolás Méndez and Rory Alexander Stewart.
Camila Cabello ft Playboi Carti - I LUV IT, directed by Méndez, won Best Pop Video Winner and Squid - Cro-Magnon Man by Alexander Stewart won Best Music Video - Low Budget.
In addition, there were six 'Company of the Year' Awards given:
- Network of the Year for Dentsu International
- International Agency of the Year for VCCP London
- Irish Agency of the Year for BBH Dublin
- Production Company of the Year for CANADA
- VFX Animation Company of the Year for Untold Studios
- Edit House of the Year for Cabin Edit L.A
