Client Hyundai Worldwide
Hyundai has always been driven by progress. It's what turned a once-local company into the world’s sixth-largest carmaker. But while the cars were making waves in Europe, something was missing: a proper introduction. For decades, Hyundai had been seen, but not fully understood.
So we took Europe back to where it all began: Korea. To the story of a farmer named Chung Ju-Yung, whose vision didn’t just reshape his country, but helped shape the world. Directed by Dante Ariola, the campaign told Hyundai’s origin story with cinematic depth and emotional truth.
Tied together by the tagline Next Awaits, the film marked more than just a look back. It was a bold step forward, one that earned AdAge Editor’s Pick, Bronze at Cresta and shortlists at the London International Awards, New York Festivals, and Ciclope Awards.
A long-overdue hello, from Korea to the continent.
”Hyundai’s elegant retrospective traces its 70-year history back to its poor laborer founder.” — Adage
Palmares
Cresta Bronze
Cresta Shortlist
AdAge Editor's pick
New York Festivals 2x Finalist
Epica Shortlist
Deutscher Werbefilmpreis Finalist
LIA Shortlist
Ciclope Finalist
Role: Senior Art Director / Credits: INNOCEAN Berlin / Worldwide CCO: Jeremy Craigen / European CCO: Gabriel Mattar / ECD: Ricardo Wolff / CEO: Scott Choi / Business Director: Andrea Razeto / COO: Andreas Cordt / CSD: Mark Fosbueary / Producer: Mark Rota / Senior Strategy Manager: Anna Nowak-Otto / Strategy Director: Sohpia Goerner / Account: Sven Kuebler, Min Kyung Park / Senior ADs: Teco de Luccia, Sebastian Hudert / Senior CW: Reinier Gorissen, Chris Rocco, Thomas Bengtson / Senior designer: Nicolas Kotzé / CW: Rohan Vitus Fernandez, Andy King / Production Company: MJZ London, Managing Director: Helen Kenny / Representative Partner: Tony Petersen Film Berlin / Producer: Nathalie Hill (MJZ), Michael Duttenhöfer (TPf) / Director: Dante Ariola / DOP: Kasper Tuxen / Director 1st AD: John Lowe / Production Designer: Quito Cooksey / Editor: Crispin Struthers @ Final Cut, LA / Post-Production Online and CG: MPC London/LA / Producer: Tomek Zietkiewicz / Lead CG: Jessie Amadio / Lead 2D: Guillaume Weiss / Creative Director: Michael Gregory / Colourist: Mark Gethin / Sound Design: Stimmüng, LA / Sound Studio: Loft Studios, Berlin / Music: 2wei Music, Hamburg