Edeka “Drip” Holiday Spot by Christopher Riggert and The Mill
Disguised as a Disney animated feature trailer, this holiday spot for German grocery retailer Edeka – by Anorak director Christopher Riggert and the animation/VFX team at The Mill – packs a powerful environmental message. [Watch]
Imaginary Forces Opens “The Wheel of Time” for Amazon
Creative director Karin Fong and the Imaginary Forces crew weave together themes of magic and matriarchy into a grand title sequence for Amazon’s epic fantasy series “The Wheel of Time”. [Watch]
Artjail Adds Design CD Matt Greenwood, CG Leads Jonathan Lee and Weichieh Yu
From the release: Artjail is capping a busy year with a spate of new creative hires. The studio, with offices in New York and Toronto, has tapped Matt Greenwood as its new Design Creative Director. Further bolstering its creative resources, it’s also named Jonathan Lee and Weichieh Yu as CG Leads. [Watch]
OFFF Vienna 2021 “Repeater” Title Film by Ian Bradley and Carbon
The 2021 edition of OFFF Vienna launched with this ambitious and atmospheric allegory from director Ian Bradley and the creative team at animation/VFX studio Carbon, complete with a live orchestral score by Antfood. [Watch]
Twitter’s Perfect Christmas Ad by Roxane Campoy and Passion Paris
Way back in primary school, UK Twitter user @DanannMcAleer penned a darkly comic John Lewis holiday spot. Fast forward 26 years, he tweets his original pitch, and the social platform turns it into a Christmas ad of their own. [Watch]
Oppo Reno6 Launch Films by Tendril
Creative director Nidia Dias and the Tendril team bust out the full CG toolkit in these two contrasting launch films for the Reno6 Jin and GenZ series phones for Chinese consumer electronics giant Oppo. [Watch]