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Jeana Theron's latest piece for Fashion Week has been selected to feature in the Creative Showcase section of the latest Shots. The film was conceptualised as a prelude to the Suzaan Heyn's collection. Jeana translates the designer's fascination with the anatomy of the clothes and the dissecting and sculpting of each individual garment to resemble body parts. 8 Apr 2011 Read more >>

Young director Jono Hall's commercial for Investec has won Gold at the Money Marketing Financial Services Awards held this weekend. Jono is a director with Fringe, a new division of Palme d'Or-ranked production company, Bouffant. 31 Mar 2011 Read more >>

Jono Hall, commercials director at Fringe, which is a division of Bouffant, has been proving his versatility as a great storyteller and visual stylist. He is fast becoming a sought-after young director for many creatives who are returning to his particular brand of filmmaking time and time again. 22 Mar 2011 Read more >>

Hall's driving force in approaching the Investec brand commercial was to bring a sense of humanity to the slogan "money isn't everything", which is the tagline behind the ad highlighting Investec's global Social Responsibility programme. 18 Mar 2011 Read more >>

Marc Sidelsky does the bad in bad ass from hanging out with none other than Chuck Norris. 20 Jan 2011 Read more >>

Bouffant/Fringe is ranked no 17 in the Top 20 Palme d'Or rankings. 8 Nov 2010 Read more >>

Bouffant's new division Fringe is racking up awards faster than you can say five months which is about the time that Fringe has been in existence. 15 Oct 2010 Read more >>

Bouffant is thrilled to announce that in their third year of business they are third on the Top Production company rankings in South Africa after winning seven Loeries including a Craft gold, two silvers and four bronzes. This is after having the most South African Shortlists (nine in total) and securing a Bronze at Cannes this year. The list of wins incorporates their new division Fringe.* 7 Oct 2010 Read more >>

Bouffant and Fringe are proud to announce a total of 25 Loerie finalists. The following work has been shortlisted: 1 Sep 2010 Read more >>

When faced with a script for a packet of little round chocolate balls, Bouffant Director Erik van Wyk was inspired to create a work of engineering that functioned entirely on the weight of one single Tumble. 24 Aug 2010 Read more >>

Fringe director, Chloe Coetsee's real-life spots for the Apartheid Museum have landed the young director a first place in this month's Creative Circle Awards.~ 28 May 2010 Read more >>

Some things really are too good to be true... and then there's the Virgin Mobile M'tshele Nine Nine Texter Prepay Voucher. That's the premise behind Bouffant Director, Marc Sidelsky's latest spot for Virgin Mobile. Created by OPENCO, the ad features the fantastical story of the remarkable comrade Sandile Dubula who is a rare depiction of modern-day saintlihood. 4 May 2010 Read more >>

Bouffant is thrilled to announce that Dean Blumberg's Drive Alive campaign has been recognised at the One Show Awards. 23 Apr 2010 Read more >>

Bouffant director Erik Van Wyk's BP campaign for Ogilvy Johannesburg has won the Creative Circle Ad of the Year. Bouffant is thrilled that in less than three years the goals that they set are being realised - these are to produce and direct good and effective creatively driven work. 26 Mar 2010 Read more >>

Dean Blumberg of Bouffant has been a busy boy as his latest collaboration with Black River FC for First For Women has recently picked up not one but a “bunch of Orchids” for its entertainment, humour and impact. As the follow-up spot to his initial award-winning First For Women commercial, Dean undertook an epic cross-country shoot that follows three guys taking on the classic road trip, only with a twist. 27 Jan 2010 Read more >>

Commercials Director Dean Blumberg of Bouffant was recently one of a handful of directors from around the world selected to showcase their work at the Boards Summit in New York. 30 Nov 2009 Read more >>

Erik van Wyk has directed the new Medal Paints campaign for Lowe Bull Johannesburg. The three spots hinge on a simple idea that colour makes all the difference and this is perfectly portrayed in a subtle and humorous way. Check it out for yourself - http://bouffant.tv/newsflash/. 19 Nov 2009 Read more >>

Bouffant director Dean Blumberg has directed a TV commercial for Pink Link which is an organisation that is focused on educating and empowering women with breast cancer. 19 Oct 2009 Read more >>

TV commercials director Jeana Theron has joined Bouffant. Jeana has recently returned from Los Angeles where she completed the Judith Weston directing actor's course, following in the footsteps of world-renowned directors of feature films such as Babel, 21 Grams and WALL-E. Bouffant is thrilled to have her on board. 1 Oct 2009 Read more >>

Erik van Wyk commercials director at Bouffant and Ogilvy have won Gold in the TV category for the BP 2010 campaign titled “SA United”. 30 Sep 2009 Read more >>

In the latest BP campaign commercials director Erik van Wyk together with Ogilvy has produced a spot that focuses on the many social groups within our society. The ad draws on the fact that South Africans have always had the ability to laugh at themselves and the result is a three-spot campaign that possesses subtle and clever humour that hits home. 24 Aug 2009 Read more >>

Presented with a real opportunity to demonstrate his versatility, Dean's keen sense of detail and filmmaking ability was perfectly suited to directing this emotive piece. The premise of the commercial is to show how positive actions really do make a difference. 17 Feb 2009 Read more >>

Ariane Besson of Bouffant has directed the latest Appletiser commercial which reflects her unique sense of what is contemporary. The visually appealing and sensory ad is brought together through the use of a remake of the classic electronic beat named “Delirium - Silence”. 6 Nov 2008 Read more >>

WesBank's new commercial, conceptualised by Ogilvy Johannesburg, is a visually beautiful piece of film that showcases human perfection through unique camera methods of ultra slow motion to drive its point home. 12 Jun 2008 Read more >>

Having two careers of which you dedicate the same amount of intensity, drive and passion to is what Andre Liebenberg of Bouffant does with verve. Andre went straight from the intense process of harvesting on his wine farm Romond to directing two commercials back-to-back. 28 May 2008 Read more >>

Marc Sidelsky of Bouffant has directed the new Harley Cologne commercial for Ogilvy Johannesburg titled “Bad Ass”. 29 Apr 2008 Read more >>

Dean Blumberg of Bouffant has been awarded the Creative Circle's 2007 film ad of the year, for his spot called “Ubuntu” for Ford through JWT Johannesburg. The award was presented at an awards ceremony held at The Venue, Melrose Arch on Tuesday, 18 March 2008. 19 Mar 2008 Read more >>

Dean Blumberg's streak of wins has not ended in 2007, having recently been chosen for the Shots New Directors Showcase. Shots magazine and DVD is the world's leading publication focused on creative excellence in advertising and has published its selection of top New Commercials Directors for 2007. 13 Dec 2007 Read more >>

The new commercial for Aids awareness Khomanani directed by Ariane Besson of Bouffant for TBWA Hunt Lascaris furthers Besson's reputation as a versatile and serious filmmaker. 11 Dec 2007 Read more >>

Bouffant Director Erik Van Wyk's Coke "Brr" commercial for Ogilvy has been voted by its advertising peers as a Creative Circle Ad of the Year finalist. 28 Nov 2007 Read more >>

Boutique production company Bouffant turned to Rex, a young Joburg-based company of designers to design its new corporate identity for the birth of the company. 21 Nov 2007 Read more >>

New boutique production company Bouffant held a launch function recently to celebrate the birth of the new brand. In fitting style there was a Rio carnival, hostesses dressed as Black Coffee clad peacocks serving Caipirinhas and tasteful pole dancers. 19 Nov 2007 Read more >>

Erik van Wyk of Bouffant has directed the new Coca Cola television commercial for agency Ogilvy Johannesburg which forms part of the multimedia Coke “Brr” campaign. 16 Nov 2007 Read more >>

The commercial for Bidvest, directed by Marc Sidelsky of production company Bouffant for agency Brand Wealth Organization, features the world-renowned dance company Pilobolus. The unusual dance group use graceful and powerful movements and their unique signature style of transforming their bodies into wondrous shapes to reflect the qualities of Bidvest. 12 Nov 2007 Read more >>

New boutique production company Bouffant has opened its doors for business. Bouffant is partner company to Velocity Films and will run independently alongside Velocity whilst sharing infrastructural costs for a more streamlined approach to production. 26 Sep 2007 Read more >>