The new idents will draw more on Lowe's French-themed "reassuringly expensive" advertising for the beer brand, and replace the current "shadow" idents, which were created in-house by Channel 4's creative unit, 4Creative.
Lowe has created 32 new idents, all set in a rural French village. The first will show villagers stopping what they are doing to gather together and watch a film. In subsequent five-second spots, scenes from the village are shown.
In one, an old-fashioned telephone rings away without being answered. In another, a goat chews washing from a line, and a new pot on a wheel loses its shape after the potter has abandoned it.
The idents were written by Alistair Morgan and art directed by Andrew Lang. They were directed by Rob Sanders through HLA.
Karen Waring, marketing manager for Stella Artois at Interbrew, said: "Our Channel 4 sponsorship is the bedrock of our film association and with these new idents we can gain even greater synergy with our award-winning advertising campaign."
Stella has sponsored films on Channel 4 for five years, and has been awarded in the past with a Best Sponsorship title at the ±±¾©Èü³µpk10 Media Awards.
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