Director/animator Serafima Serafimova in London: “Women live with outdated, binary societal pressures, dictating the way we look, where we go, and even how we procreate.” [Watch]
From the release: Nexus Studios is proud to announce the signing of Raya and the Last Dragon director, Carlos López Estrada. Bringing with him an impressive and eclectic body of work, he has garnered global recognition and a bevy of industry accolades, including an Academy-Award-nomination and a Latin-Grammy-win. [Watch]
Perivale Brewery, the modern microbrewery based on Horsenden Farm in Ealing, West London, has launched a new animated film to celebrate the fact that its products will now be sold in cans rather than bottles. The promo, named “Perivale – Canning Soon”, was created by animation studio This Thing of Ours. [Watch]
South African animation studio Rave Growl and the Birmingham branch of McCann move UK cidery Aston Manor and their Crumpton Oaks product into TV advertising for the first time with an animated take on N.W.A’s 1988 classic “Straight Outta Compton”. [Watch]
Director/animator Emory Allen in Minneapolis: “Ever wake up feeling not like yourself? Let everyone know by changing your head as easily as you would change your shirt. Put on your happy face! Or your sad face. Or your uh… upside-down face? [Watch]
From the release: When it comes to animation and visual effects studios in Southern California, there’s a new kid on the block, one that’s already 25 years old. The new American outpost of the award-winning European visual effects and animation studio Platige, which just marked its first quarter-century in business, has laid out plans for a major expansion as it ramps up operations at its studio location in Manhattan Beach. [Watch]
