Ad of the Day: Canadian Zombie Stops Being So Damn Nice in Hilarious Film-Fest Ad

Antoine Zombé shows there's life in the old genre yet

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A lot of U.S. zombies don't get the chance to see things through the eye holes of their neighbors to the north, mostly because of the constant and distracting craving for brains.

The Canadian Film Fest, which opens Thursday in Toronto, rectifies this with the amusing spot below from JWT that shines a light on the challenges facing Canadian zombies—namely, that they're too nice for the movies.

The spot is sprinkled with the usual softball tropes about Canuck culture, but with a twist.

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