Morning Update: Doritos Crash the Super Bowl finalist like Cannes winning ad from 2010; Skittles teases its first Super Bowl ad

Miranda Ward

January 7, 2015 8:39

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AdWeek: One of Doritos ‘Crash the Super Bowl’ Finalists Is Just Like This Award-Winning Ad From 2010

There’s nothing in the Doritos “Crash the Super Bowl” rules that says the consumer-made ads have to be good. But they do—according to the judging criteria—have to be original.

One of the 10 finalists unveiled today may have a bit of a problem in that department. That’s because the plot of Jason Johnson’s “Trouble in the Back Seat” is very similar to that of “Drama Queen,” a well-known ad from director Rogier Hesp (produced by TWBA/PHS Helsinki) that won the Young Director Award at Cannes in 2010.

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Miranda Ward

Miranda Ward worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017, eventually becoming deputy editor. Miranda joined Mumbrella in September 2013 from Sky News.