“Phoenix” League of Legends Worlds 2019 Theme Film
Director Ernest Desumbila’s fearless and fractured mix of 2D, 3D, and live-action keeps the edges sharp in this theme film released by Riot Games for the League of Legends World Championships 2019 with...
View Article“Better” RCA Graduation Film by Emily Downe
Director/animator Emily Downe in London: “‘Better’ is a short animated film which questions the ideal worlds of a perfectionistic culture. “Exploring research through storytelling, the film is based in...
View ArticleHonda “The Finish Line is Never the End” by Mainframe
Mainframe founder and director Adam Jenns in London: “Digitas approached Mainframe in July with a follow up to the Powered by Honda film we made with them earlier in 2019. “After the success of that...
View ArticleMoving Picture Company Ups Louise Unwin to Head of Production in London
From the release: Moving Picture Company (MPC) has announced Louise Unwin as the new Head of Production for its London studio. Since joining MPC in 2016, Louise has been instrumental in producing...
View ArticleLe Cube Expands Globally
From the release: Animation company Le Cube this week announced the opening of a new studio in Madrid, Spain, serving as both creative production facility and sales office, primarily focused on the...
View ArticleAmbre Collective Launches with “VIRAL” Short Film
Ambre Collective, an art and motion design studio founded by director/designer Jonathan Plesel and AD/designer Thibault Zeller, just launched in Paris with the release of this sleek and striking 3D...
View ArticleMixCode for Gogoro’s VIVA Smart Scooter
Directors Ke Weiyi, Li Mengyu and the MixCode crew in Taipei spin 3D, cel animation, and live-action into a manic world of color and form in this launch film for a new smart scooter from Taiwan...
View ArticleAngela Stempel Reveals Her “Urges” for Adult Swim SMALLS
Director/animator Angela Stempel in Los Angeles: “Unleash your urges! Let them take care of you.” Client: Adult Swim Director/animator: Angela Stempel Executive producer: Matt Harrigan, Dave Hughes...
View ArticleThe Mill LA Welcomes Josh Mandel as Managing Director
From the release: Josh Mandel, a renowned executive in the advertising industry, has joined The Mill’s studio in Los Angeles as Managing Director/President. Mandel brings two decades of experience...
View ArticlePaulina Ziolkowska’s Ode to Sneezing: “Bless You!”
The act of spraying germs on your fellow humans becomes far more fun and artful than you thought possible in this film directed by Paulina Ziolkowska during her studies at The Polish National Film,...
View ArticleBang & Olufsen “Exist to Create” by ManvsMachine
Creating desire through tactile elegance, this new spot by ManvsMachine positions a new line of products from venerable Danish consumer electronics brand Bang & Olufsen comfortably in its luxury...
View ArticleNot To Scale Sign Directing Duo Klimpa (Robert Loebel and Max Mortl)
From the release: Award-winning film and animation production company Not To Scale has signed Klimpa to their worldwide roster. The talented directing duo, formed of Robert Loebel and Max Mortl, have...
View ArticleLobo Creates a Peaceful Journey for Chobani
Lobo’s latest work for American yogurt maker Chobani is a warm and earthy 2D film leveraging the brand identity of hand-drawn illustrations to create “a peaceful journey that shows how giving is the...
View ArticleHUSH Names Garrett Johnston as Creative Director
From the release: On the heels of the recent addition of Senior Producer Tonian Irving, experience design agency HUSH further strengthens its leadership by adding multidisciplinary visual storyteller...
View ArticleCall for Entries: 41st Annual Telly Awards
Our friends at The Telly Awards have honored the planet’s best video work for over 40 years. This year they’re focused on people and teams telling the most innovative stories across the creative...
View ArticleYungblud “Original Me” ft. Dan Reynolds by Jordan Bahat
Ingenuity Studios in Los Angeles teams with director Jordan Bahat to literally drop the VFX into this junkyard screaming match between English singer/songwriter Yungblud and Imagine Dragons lead...
View ArticleOff Hours Explainer by Thiago Steka and Ricardo Drehmer
Co-directors Thiago Steka and Ricardo Drehmer in Brazil: “We teamed up to direct this piece for the launch of OffHours, a super cool product that helps protect your digital privacy at home. “It was...
View ArticleElastic Opens “Catherine the Great” on HBO
Helen Mirren’s “Catherine the Great” four-part mini-series premiered this week on HBO with this opulent and somber title sequence by creative director Lisa Bolan and the Elastic crew setting the tone....
View Article“Destroyed” Animated Sequence for CNN Investigates
This powerful animated clip provides an unflinching first-person glimpse into what CNN Investigates found when they uncovered the fact law enforcement agencies across the US had destroyed hundreds of...
View ArticleEddy Loukil Explores “Exploitation” in Entertainment
The third in a triptych of virtual installations, “Exploitation” is an unblinking comment on corporate feature film production by Montréal designer and 3D generalist Eddy Loukil based on his own...
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