Director Lea Esmaili Joins Blinkink for UK Representation
November 21, 2024
Poker night at the North Pole takes an unexpected turn for Santa in this jolly dark comedy from Passion Animation directing collective MegaComputeur. [Watch]
Director Leigh Whannell’s new sci-fi feature “Upgrade” opens with the first title sequence since François Truffaut’s “Farenheit 451” (1966) to replace all text with VO. The result is both engaging and unsettling. [Watch]
“Metro Exodus,” the third installment in 4A Games’ Metro video game series will release in February 2019 and open with this chilling title sequence sculpted by CD Andy Hall and the Elastic crew. [Watch]
To celebrate their 10th anniversary, Australian animation studio Dirty Puppet conjure a delightful collaboration of staff and friends built on “10 steps, ingredients, and habits that go into baking a cake.” [Watch]
Snappy, vibrant, and insightful explainer for YORA, a new sustainable pet food company based in the UK, by London director/animator Yukai Du via Bliink and Junction Studio. [Watch]
The first of three loose and lovely animated interludes by Matt Smithson of Igor + Valentine (aka Matt Smithson and David Stanfield) from Adam Kahan’s feature doc on jazz giant Buster Williams. [Watch]
Berlin animation and interactive studio schnellebuntebilder created this elegant and hypnotic kinetic installation in the main lobby of the Merck Innovation Center in Darmstadt, Germany. [Watch]
Tokyo studio Onesal is back with more carefully lit CG art in this dramatic one-minute piece for Pause Fest 2019 exploring the “relationship humans have with technology.” [Watch]
Minnesota Vikings defensive end Danielle Hunter stars in and voices this inky and ominous promo for the NFL Pro Bowl produced by Triglass in Minneapolis with CG/post by Russia-based motion designer and art director Vladislav Solovjov. [Watch]
The quantity of tear-inducing holiday ads may be down this season but this warm and very fuzzy all-CG effort from directing duo Kyra & Constantin at Passion Animation Studios fills the void very nicely. [Watch]
Atmospheric and wonderfully detailed integration of 2D animation into a full CG spot from CDs Ron Gervais, Dave Greene, and the IAMSTATIC crew in Toronto for The Responsible Gambling Council, a non-profit dedicated to problem gambling prevention. [Watch]
Seven 3D visual art students (and first-time filmmakers) in their 3rd year at Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands created “Principium” in 26 weeks teaching themselves the tools and techniques as they went. [Watch]
Libresse, the feminine hygiene brand who shocked many with their #BloodNormal campaign last year, is back with a lighter tone and far more fun in this new spot from Somesuch director Kim Gehrig with post by Time Based Arts. [Watch]
What can designers and studios do to help address climate change? You can sign up at natureneeds.help an online initiative to connect NGOs with creatives who want to make a difference. [Watch]
