Cirkus NZ conjures up a world of warmth for Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts via O&M HK

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts and Ogilvy & Mather Hong Kong recently commissioned Cirkus to kick off the 2015 holiday season with an enchanting animated series counting down the days to Christmas.

The 25 day story is an animated version of the traditional advent calendar. It follows a little Christmas Star as it leaves its home in the night sky, and travels around the world to different Shangri-La destinations, finding warmth and welcome wherever he goes. Each day takes the travelling Star to a new location, and to new friends. The story ends on Christmas Day with the star going back up into the sky, returning to his family.

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Director Romain Borrel and the international Cirkus troupe designed beautiful backdrops and characters. Once everyone was happy, these designs were then 3D modeled and animated, whilst maintaining the illustrative style.

The partnership of Marshall Smith at The Sound Room and esteemed Chinese composer Jianping Zou gives this campaign its signature twinkly and magical audio branding.

Cirkus Team