Christopher Guinness is an animator and art director from Trinidad and Tobago. Graduating from Sheridan College in Ontario, Canada, he is a multi-award winner in the Caribbean advertising and animation circuit.
Christopher has worked at two agencies: McCann Erickson and Lonsdale Saatchi and Saatchi.
At McCann Erickson he took the job title of a graphic artist winning the 2006 Animae Caribe Most Successful Commercial Animation Award for his work on the bmobile Passion Anime (Fifa World Cup 2006) television commercial. He would later go on to win the AAF US National Gold ADDY Awards in the category of "Animation or Special Effects Video, Film", making him the first and only Caribbean National to date to win at the final stage of the ADDY Awards.
In 2007 after leaving McCann Erickson, Christopher would take the position of Art Director at Lonsdale Saatchi and Saatchi. His work on the "it matters" campaign won the Western Union's North American/Caribbean advertising account in October 2007. The "it matters" campaign would go on to win 6 Awards in 2008 at the 9th AAATT Advertising Awards including the "Best Integrated Campaign of the Year" award. Lonsdale Saatchi and Saatchi also won 33 awards that night. Christopher won 18 awards in 2009 at the CAF ADDY Awards including Best of Show Overall for the body of work on Western Union, Best of Show Print for the "it matters" Support Ad and Best of Show TV for the Blink Olympic Television Commercial.
In 2010 Christopher's work on Volvo gained him his second AAF US National ADDY Awards in the category of "Video Sales Presentation". Animal Instinct, a spot for the 2010 FIFA world Cup garnered him a 2010 Animae Caribe Best Use of Animation in the Media Award, along with 3 CAF Gold ADDYs, the 2011 CAF Addys Judge's Choice for Creative Excellence, 3 4AAF Gold ADDYs, the 2011 4AAF Charlie Award for Self Promotion, the 7th TIAF Best Advertisement Animation Award and a Silver ADDY at the AAF US National ADDY Awards. Recently, Christopher’s short film “Pothound” for the TTSPCA was nominated for a 2012 Vimeo Award. Its follow up Captain T&T became the first film from the Caribbean to screen at the San Diego Comic Con International Film Festival.
Christopher now owns and operates a design, film and animation agency and has served as the President of the Caribbean Advertising Federation. He has won over 90 awards locally, regionally and internationally.
Notable Awards and Selections
2006 Animae Caribe Awards: Most Successful Commercial Animation - bmobile Passion Anime (Fifa World Cup 2006)
2007 CAF Gold ADDY Awards: Television - bmobile Passion Anime (Fifa World Cup 2006)
2007 CAF Gold ADDY Awards: Animation or Special Effects Video, Film - bmobile Passion Anime (Fifa World Cup 2006)
2007 CAF ADDY Awards: Judges Choice Best Art Direction - bmobile Passion Anime (Fifa World Cup 2006)
2007 AAF District 4 Gold ADDY Awards: Animation or Special Effects Video, Film - bmobile Passion Anime (Fifa World Cup 2006)
2007 AAF US National Gold ADDY Awards: Animation or Special Effects Video, Film - bmobile Passion Anime (Fifa World Cup 2006)
2008 CAF Silver ADDY Awards: Television - Coca-Cola Cans Multi-brand
2008 CAF Silver ADDY Awards: Television - Green Sands Snake
2008 CAF Silver ADDY Awards: Television - Green Sands UFO
2008 AAF District 4 Gold ADDY Awards: Local TV - Green Sands TV
2008 AAF District 4 Gold ADDY Awards: Mixed-Media, Local Consumer - Green Sands
2008 Advertising Agency Association of Trinidad and Tobago Design: Agency Self Promotion - "It’s like Killing Yourself"
2008 AAATT Design: Internet Site/Web Page Design - Western Union “it matters”
2008 AAATT Corporate/Institutional: Television - Western Union “it matters”
2008 AAATT Financial Products and Services: Press - Western Union “it matters”
2008 AAATT Financial Products and Services: Jingle - Western Union “it matters”
2008 AAATT Financial Products and Services: Integrated Campaign - Western Union “it matters”
2008 AAATT BEST OF SHOW: Integrated Campaign - Western Union “it matters”
Ads of the World November 2008 Best From Emerging Market - Western Union “it matters”
