Director Lea Esmaili Joins Blinkink for UK Representation
November 21, 2024
The long history of innovative Channel 4 branding reached an apex of sorts this week with the release of five detail-packed broadcast IDs assembled from 25 looping scenes created by 17 independent creatives, artists, and filmmakers. [Watch]
Buckle up. The animation teams at Mathematic and their game-focused division Player II launch the latest edition of “The Crew” franchise for Ubisoft Ivory Tower with a lovingly rendered and fully energized film directed by Jehan Bouazza. [Watch]
New York’s Unsaid Studio elevates the cause of blood donation to a new level of poignancy and elegance with this minimalist, type-driven campaign for the US non-profit Gift of Life thru DDB NY. [Watch]
First-time director Lucas Durkheim, who started at Paris prodco Eddy as a storyboard artist after graduating from Gobelins and CalArts, fuses 2D and 3D animation into a visceral rampage for Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. [Watch]
Director/animator Jonathan Formento and his crew at jformento in London (who crafted this cozy spot for Simba last summer) move from the bedroom to the bathroom with an elegant/ethereal brand film for Australian faucet brand Sussex. [Watch]
Porsche’s all-electric Mission X concept car (claimed to be the fastest road-legal car ever) receives an appropriately spectacular unveiling courtesy of directors Ole Peters, Axel Brötje, and the Sehsucht design and motion team. [Watch]
Fullmetal, a creative collective based in Istanbul, Turkey, assembles a series of seemingly disparate CG scenes into a striking launch film for the Fundbüro spring/summer collection from Russian streetwear brand Dissident. [Watch]
Glasgow director/AD Ross Sneddon just dropped us his newest labor of love, an epic 14-minute sci-fi short film exploring themes of isolation, loneliness, climate change, and the dangers of technology. [Watch]
Standout branding work here from the all-Barcelona team of prodco BOL and studios Pràctica and Device for the Berlin-based SPATIAL Festival, a three-day celebration of immersive sound, art, and technology. [Watch]
Taking inspiration from film noir and fashion photography, the design and motion team at FutureDeluxe Sydney captures the layers of emotion associated with driving a Lexus while integrating typography deep into the world-building. [Watch]
With a wink to Pixar’s groundbreaking 1986 short film Luxo Jr., the VFX team at The Mill in Paris and Bangalore create a curious CCTV camera character for this Peugeot E-308 spot directed by Mark Jenkinson at Movie Magic. [Watch]
If you’ve been watching the NBA playoffs on ESPN you no doubt wondered (like us) who designed the glittering graphics package. Mystery solved: the studio is London’s Panoply who are here to share their process and R&D reel. [Watch]
Animator India Barnardo, whose feature film credits include Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Sea Beast, makes her directorial debut with the release of this charming romp called Cat and Moth. [Watch]
Creative director Misha Petrick and his Berlin design and animation crew capture all the frustration and absurdity of life’s mundane tasks in this expressive character spot, one in a new series for Tinkoff Bank cashback debit cards. [Watch]
