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In the newTwinsavers Luxury 2 Ply spot forTBWA, Amy Allais has pulled off a pretty impressive balancing act. By finding the wry humour in a script that is jam-packed with cute children, bunnies, kittens and fluffy slippers, she's somehow managed to steer clear of cavity-inducing sweetness. 1 Feb 2011 Read more >>

It's love at first bite when Ola! Films take on Nando's. 4 Jan 2011 Read more >>

Ahh, the glamorous life of a commercials producer. You've planned every detail of an international shoot that has more working parts than a nuclear reactor. The location - a virginal stretch of beach - is a triumph, the cast is a dream and the director cannot wait to step off the plane from freezing Norway. And then disaster strikes! 23 Dec 2010 Read more >>

Vodacom has once again brought the party to the people with its Daddy Cool campaign that just launched. Created by Draftfcb and directed by Amy Allais, Daddy Cool is a worthy successor to the team's hit Vodacom Single Ladies campaign and features the most deliriously trippy hit of the disco era - Boney M's Daddy Cool. "If I spark a bit of Boney M revival in South Africa then my work here is done!" laughs Allais. 22 Jul 2010 Read more >>

At some point in every commercial director's life they have to stare naked fear in the face and work with the most maddening, adorable creatures on earth: babies. Amy Allais of Ola! Films just wrapped a Spekko Rice spot for Old Shanghai Firecracker Company that features an especially cute passel of pint-sized stars. 1 Jun 2010 Read more >>

Hello friends!
We would like to announce that we have moved to brand new digs in the Rosebank Fire Station. And while saying goodbye to our beloved 44 Stanley pad has not been easy, a few martinis and the bracing sight of twenty shirtless firemen playing touch rugby on our lawn has helped to ease the pain. Plus the extra real estate is certainly welcome because we are proud to introduce a new addition to Ola! Films. 25 May 2010 Read more >>

Currently the most infectious, hilarious and downright irresistible ad on the air is the new Vodacom “Single Ladies” spot. Part of Vodacom's ‘Connect to Fame Campaign', this tightly choreographed spoof of Beyonce's smash hit video has been rocking the airwaves and racking up serious viewership numbers on the web. 5 Aug 2009 Read more >>

South Africa has proven itself to be one of the world's premier commercials production hubs once again; this time for USA-based production mega-house, MJZ and their big-name director, Craig Gillespie (of Lars and the Real Girl fame). With a quirky, off-centre brief on the latest Wrigley's Orbit Gum campaign, plus the high expectations of international agency BBDO Chicago, Ola! Films was called in to deliver on the challenging duo of commercials. 29 Jun 2009 Read more >>

From Ola! with love... Director Amy Allais brings her special brand of sly comedy and deft characterisation to a hilarious new campaign for Vodacom. In the 60-second spot currently airing, two polyester-clad representatives of a mythical goat-loving Slavic state arrive in South Africa in search of the INTERNET. 7 May 2009 Read more >>

Director Amy Allais of Ola! Films continues to surprise with her gorgeously understated commercial for Russell Hobbs' new homeware range. It is essentially a series of beautifully lit, languorous shots of merchandise, with a soundtrack that is generated by the objects themselves. 28 Apr 2009 Read more >>

Ola! Films' Amy Allais has just completed Clover's new spot and according to Allais, “it was an opportunity to craft something poetic and abstract, and play with some cool toys.” 31 Mar 2009 Read more >>

Vodacom's new TV ad, More Love, which aired for the first time on Sunday night, 30 November 2008, was commissioned by Draftfcb and executed by the dynamic duo from Ola! Films, director Amy Allais and producer Olivia Leitch. The 45-second spot took only five days from shooting to airing, “but that's okay because we thrive on adrenaline” explains Allais. 30 Nov 2008 Read more >>