Amazon Books “That Reading Feeling Awaits” by Tom Noakes and Friends
Prettybird director Tom Noakes pulls together five VFX and animation studios then pairs them with different literary genres to illustrate “the invisible magic that happens in our imaginations when we...
View ArticleEndling: Extinction is Forever Game Trailer by Joel Durand and Passion Paris
From the release: For the release of the game Endling: Extinction is Forever, game publisher HandyGames asked Joël Durand and Passion Paris to direct its first video game trailer. Developed by Herobeat...
View ArticleNOMINT Welcomes Rocketpanda to its 2D Roster for US/UK Representation
From the release: NOMINT welcomes celebrated studio Rocketpanda to its roster of 2D directors for US/UK representation. Rocketpanda is an animation studio based in Verona, northern Italy. Celebrated...
View ArticleLe Cube Helps CreateMe Achieve “The Opposite” With New Explainer
From the team at Le Cube in Buenos Aires: “When CreateMe invited us to collaborate in their fashion industry revolution, we couldn’t be happier to bring our vision to the mix. “To launch their...
View ArticleSacha Beeley Stages a Second Pube Musical for Venus
Working to a track by rapper/songwriter Princess Nokia, Strange Beast director Sacha Beeley stages the sequel to her 2021 adland hit “The Pube Song” in the ongoing quest to make the world more...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Goer Go? Conoco and ROOF Have a Few Ideas
Venerable US oil and gas company Conoco gets a thoroughly quirky update in this series of fun character films by director Lucas Camargo and the design/animation team at ROOF in New York. Director:...
View ArticleCoinbase “The Degen Trilogy: Part 1” by Lauren Indovina, Partizan, and LIGHT
Director and concept artist Lauren Indovina heads up a sprawling international production crew, led by VFX and animation studio LIGHT, as they corral NFTs, bored apes, and web3 into a crypto adventure...
View ArticleThe Mill Teases Season 4 of Donald Glover’s “Atlanta” Series on FX
Plenty of strange things are afoot in Atlanta as the fourth and final season of Donald Glover’s multi-award-winning TV series returns to FX Networks this September. Rob Hodgson, CD at The Mill: “The...
View ArticleIt’s “Summertime” and Yeti Pictures Don’t Give a F#ck
Tony Zagoraios, director/founder at Yeti Pictures: “This is our annual animation homage to summer vacations, where we don’t give a fuck about deadlines, feedback, and crazy requests. Sit back, relax...
View ArticleBliss and MANSON Help Celebrate Nike’s 50th Anniversary
The design and motion team at Bliss in Barcelona team with Spanish directing trio MANSON and Agency AKQA for a loose and low-tech look at key moments in Nike history for the brand’s 50th anniversary....
View ArticleGorillaz Enter a New Dimension with “Cracker Island ft. Thundercat” Music Video
Formed in 1998, Gorillaz were not the first virtual band (see Alvin and the Chipmunks, 1958) but certainly the coolest and now, almost 25 years later, the quartet moves into a new phase with this mix...
View ArticleA Few Deep Thoughts About BUGS Courtesy of Animation.Monks
From the crew at Animation.Monks (the animation department at Media.Monks) in Amsterdam: “Deep Thoughts is a bimonthly animated series brought to life by the animators at Animation.Monks. It’s a...
View Article“Nature Drill” Short Film by Peter Tomaszewicz
London CG artist Peter Tomaszewicz continues his surreal motion experiments with Nature Drill, a new piece he describes as a “quirky and playful selection of factory-like elements embracing each other...
View Article“Little Science” Text-to-Video Short Film by Vadim Epstein
Vadim Epstein, director and media artist in Turkey: “[This film is a] visual allegory, illustrating concepts and ideas of the natural sciences on the micro and macro scales, depicting it as an abstract...
View ArticleSkull and Bones Game Trailer by Goodbye Kansas
Grandly atmospheric set pieces and genuinely emotional moments with the protagonist elevate this trailer crafted by Goodbye Kansas for Ubisoft’s upcoming action-adventure game Skull and Bones thru...
View ArticleKaty Wang and Gabriel Greenough Look at Joy and Human Flourishing for On Being
New London-based directing duo Katy Wang and Gabriel Greenough seamlessly weave 2D and 3D animation into a dreamlike celebration of the natural world for On Being, the podcast hosted by journalist and...
View ArticleStevie Gee & Essy May Unbox More Amazon Music
Blinkink directing duo Stevie Gee & Essy May are back with another animated mashup for Amazon Music in this merry merger of miniatures, 2D animation, and stop motion thru Droga5 London. Stevie Gee...
View Article“Portraits” Experimental Short Film by Found Studio
Clayton Welham, CD at Found: “This project enabled us to cross the age-old tradition of capturing a person’s likeness with contemporary imaging technologies to investigate the point at which we see...
View ArticleMark Zibert’s Short Film for The Royal Ontario Museum is “Immortal”
Working from a script by Toronto agency Broken Heart Love Affair and backed up by VFX from Motif Studios and Tantrum, Scouts Honour director Mark Zibert condenses 4.6 billion years of history into six...
View ArticleParallel “Finding Prime” Game Teaser by Oscar Mar
Toronto-based designer, animator, and illustrator Oscar Mar recently made the decision to forgo client work to concentrate on Parallel, a new venture built to develop sci-fi IP including a trading card...
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