And now a word from across the pond

A Trafalgar Square karaoke party? A flock of LED-wired sheep cavorting over the hills? A frantic flash-mob dance medley in Liverpool Street station? What’s up with those wacky Brits? While Americans go ga-ga over Super Bowl spots, British agencies just seem to knock off brilliant adverts all year ’round as easily as the average punter knocks back a pint at the local.

They’re so good, in fact, that for nearly 25 years, the annual best of the best have been a sell-out film program all over the States. This week, they hit Los Angeles, when the County Museum of Art’s Bing Theatre presents the 2010 British Television Advertising Awards, a selection of the UK’s top spots, chosen by the industry’s leading executives and producers from around the world.

It screens Friday, February 25, at 7:30 p.m. at LACMA, located at 5905 Wilshire Blvd. in the Miracle Mile. General admission is $10; LACMA members, seniors over 62 and students with ID can get in for $7. All the info you need to plan your next visit is here.

Posted 2/24/11