Director Lea Esmaili Joins Blinkink for UK Representation
November 21, 2024
Brooklyn’s tinygiant Adds Director Kal Karman
From the release: Brooklyn-based production company tinygiant is eager to announce the addition of internationally recognized visual director Kal Karman to their collaborative powerhouse. After nearly two decades soaking up the fashion and atmosphere of Milan, US-born Karman brings to tinygiant his explorative outlook with an American work ethic and a global feel. A true […] [Watch]
Best of Stash 2016: Brand Films
In the Stash world, brand films cover a swath of commercial work appearing online, in-store, out-of-home, or on any other screen not identified as TV or cinema. Often occupying the mid-ground between short films and advertising, the best brand films offer ambitious narratives and/or bold stylistic choices. [Watch]
Giant Ant: Disney Holiday Loops
If this montage of nutty loops from Jay Grandin and the Giant Ant crew for Disney XD’s LOL app doesn’t banish your pre-holiday blues we suggest you seek professional help for whatever Scrooge-like affliction may be eating away at your soul. [Watch]
Insight: Brad Bird on Animation
Inspiring and surprisingly emotional compilation of thoughts and rants from writer/director Brad Bird (‘The Iron Giant’, ‘The Incredibles,’ ‘Ratatouille’) on his creative process and why animation is not a genre – assembled by Kees van Dijkhuizen Jr., a young film editor from the Netherlands. [Watch]
Brainbot “E-BOT LUTION”
Ever since Fritz Lang introduced Maria in his 1927 expressionist sci-fi classic “Metropolis,” audiences have been fascinated by robots both benevolent and nasty – see if you can name all the pop-culture bots featured in this snappy timeline tribute from Brainbot Studios in Madrid. [Watch]
Vugar Efendi “THE EVOLUTION OF STOP-MOTION”
Like vinyl records, stop-motion animation refuses to be replaced by more practical and efficient digital alternatives. Join UK filmmaker Vugar Efendi on his tour back thru 39 films and 116 years of hand-crafted frame-by-frame magic.
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