Director Lea Esmaili Joins Blinkink for UK Representation
November 21, 2024
ECD Gareth O’Brien (whose many design/animation styles can be seen here) leads the BUCK Sydney crew and a trio of expressive CG characters fearlessly into the Australian heat for Taiwan tea franchise Gong Cha. [Watch]
Hot on the heels of his surreal treatment for the 2023 Semi Permanent opening titles, CD Filipe Carvalho teams with Untold Studios to set a gritty/ominous tone for Paramount’s spy thriller “Special Ops: Lioness”. [Watch]
Taxfreefilm, the Parma-based studio that brought us the meticulous mechanics of this Omega film, switches gears to show off their comedic character skills in a spot for Italian produce brand Agricola Don Camillo. [Watch]
In the face of night bombings and blackouts, Ukrainian boutique branding/animation agency The Unicorn discovered they had a very real-world need for LucidLink’s cloud-based production software they were commissioned to explain. [Watch]
Recyclable carpet may not be a subject that gets many hearts racing, but in this film, the design/motion crew at Found in London elevates the process into an elegant, informative, and visually satisfying experience for French brand Tarkett. [Watch]
Paperman Studios, a motion design house in Kochi, India, just popped onto the Stash radar with this in-house spec spot for an eponymous smart speaker that looks and feels a lot like a full-budget, commissioned product film. [Watch]
Introducing a level of nuance to the heated debate of limiting children’s screen time, Blinkink director Sam Gainsborough and stop-motion mavens Andy Biddle and Tobias Fouracre craft an affecting new character for the BBC. [Watch]
Launched July 19, Let’s! Revolution! is the first original game from animation/design powerhouse BUCK – described by the studio as a “mashup of deductive tile-flipping reminiscent of Minesweeper and tactical turn-based strategy.” [Watch]
In their latest outing for Riot Games, French collective CRCR (Jérémy Pires, Paul Lacolley, Nicolas Dehghani) deliver a blistering music video/trailer packed with relentless fury and action for the League of Legends Soul Fighter release. [Watch]
Working with carte blanche from local distillery Saint-Esprit, the all-Annecy team of director/CG artist Guillaume Briet and Spacesheep studio highlight the modern-meets-traditional aura of the client’s artisanal pastis. [Watch]
Buenos Aires animation studio Clubcamping helps IKEA connect with college-bound consumers in these three anime-flavored “Find Your Slice of Life” spots showcasing how the Swedish furniture giant solves shared-living challenges. [Watch]
Mark Tang, a designer/CG artist based in Wuxi, China, showcases the distinctive geometry and sleek features of the XBLOOM K1 e-bike as well as his own directing/rendering skills in this concept film for the Chinese brand 100KR. [Watch]
Looking to pry the studio out of its comfort zone, the animation team at 2veinte in Buenos Aires takes on a new in-house project they describe as a “dramatic adult film filled with action and psychedelic vibes”. [Watch]
Working with the luxury of full creative freedom, CDs Oriol Puig and Fabio Medrano lead the Trizz crew into a CG world of electric color in this film for Castrol’s hybrid motor oil produced by Partizan thru The Brooklyn Brothers. [Watch]
