Matthew Lazzarini

— PROJECT NAME

2020 Tokyo Olympics


— ROLE

Creative Lead

Producer, Director, Editor

A bold vision to position CBC as not only the home for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Canada, but also as a fresh, energetic, more youthful broadcaster than had been portrayed in the past.


The project involved a VFX heavy shoot, a 4 month art direction process to create an Anime-inspired world, and weeks of editing.


Winner of 2 Promax awards (Best Sports Directing & Best Sports Editing)

Tokyo 2020 Launch Promo. 2021 PromaxBDA for Best Sports Directing

Tokyo 2020 Anime promo

Tokyo 2020 & Beijing 2022 Combo spot, to remind Canadians during the pandemic that the Olympics were coming. 2021 PromaxBDA for Best Sports Editing.