Wed, Nov 4
Studena · Croatia · 2025Film · Social · OOH

A Cry for Hydration.

Studena recast traditional Croatian wailing women as comic mourners for people who say they are dying of thirst.

Brand
Studena
Market
Croatia
Region
Global
Year
2025

Campaign images

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The challenge

Water advertising needed a recognisable local voice beyond interchangeable claims about purity and nature.

The idea

Professional mourners exaggerated everyday thirst in a hero film, contextual video placements and personalised social responses. The campaign invited people to tag friends and turn familiar complaints into branded interactions.

Results

  • The LIA entry reports 12% sales growth and a one-percentage-point increase in market share.

Case study source: London International Awards (LIA) Source ↗

Awards

  • LIA 2026Online FilmGrand Prix

Credits

Client
Studena
Chief Creative Officer
Darko Bosnar
Creative Director
Luka Mavretic
Strategy
Dina Dretvić
Digital
DRAP
Production
RRGR
Director of Photography
Marko Zeljković Zelja
Sound
Robson studio

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