Director Lea Esmaili Joins Blinkink for UK Representation
November 21, 2024
Paris-based Jungler director Vincent Gibaud turns his talent for rendering powerful narratives in expressive 2D animation to a tender tale of a child’s tender skin in this film for German body care brand Nivea. [Watch]
Director Mateus de Paula Santos walks Stash fans thru how he and the LOBO/Ground Control animation crew achieved the painterly 3D/2D treatment in this new spot for UK financial institution TotallyMoney. [Watch]
Building on a track by English musician/producer James Blake, directors Gwenn Germain and Valentin Adiba at French animation studio Werlen Meyer build a hand-drawn fantasy world for the luxury brand Diptyque. [Watch]
Director/photographer/artist Em Cole at 1stAveMachine in the UK turns a sharp script from agency Creature London into a gently pointed message about the vital role trees play in the fight against climate change. [Watch]
Warsaw motion studio Abra.network just released the latest in a series of head-turning CG promo films commissioned by Polish game developer People Can Fly to mark their 20th anniversary. [Watch]
Director Shradha Verma and Post Office Studios in Mumbai, India, channel a child’s drawing style to reveal the remarkable journey of an African street dance pioneer as part of Redbull’s “(Un)credited” documentary. [Watch]
ArtClass director Paul Trillo combines AI, live-action footage, and digital motion design tools into a striking new GoFundMe campaign designed to thank donors and let them know their contributions change lives for the better. [Watch]
Using both in-camera and digital visual effects, the crew at London’s Optical Arts craft an ominous launch film for the rugged new Apple Watch Ultra. [Watch]
The Giant Ant crew joins Nike to celebrate the Lunar New Year with a taste of animated fun and fantasy in this wide-eyed story featuring Chinese sprinting star Su Bingtian. [Watch]
Director Diego Coutinho at Hi-Lo animation/motion design studio in LA experiments with dried blood as a way to add drama and an element of unpredictability to these crime documentary opening titles. [Watch]
Inspired by lunar cycles and their effect on tides, veteran motion designer/illustrator Bran Dougherty-Johnson conjures a minimalist and meditative short film from his studio on Shelter Island, NY. [Watch]
Director Danny Robashkin at Make in Minneapolis: “Procedural Light is an in-depth exploration of the sculptural quality of light, in the materials that generate, capture or reflect light and the unique gestures they create.” [Watch]
As the CG smartphone wars continue to produce a flood of clone-like videos, the team at UoU Studio in Shanghai sets out to nudge the genre’s potential with director’s cuts of two recent spots for the Xiaomi M3 and Vivo X Fold+. [Watch]
Director/animator Sava Zivkovic, whose talents for sci-fi storytelling we’ve followed for a while, walks Stash fans thru the creation of his launch trailer for the political strategy game Solium Infernum. [Watch]
