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October 2, 2024
Toronto International Film Festival “Taika Waititi” by Polyester Studio
Polyester Studio in Toronto: “A series of short typographic and illustrative animations for Toronto International Film Festival telling different stories and anecdotes about growing up in New Zealand from director Taika Waititi.” [Watch]
The Famous Five Return in a “Jetpack” Adventure for GWR
Picking up where director Pete Candeland left off in 2018’s “Five & The Missing Jewels” spot, Partizan director Michael Gracey takes flight for Great Western Railway with animation handled again by Electic Theatre Collective in London. [Watch]
“Pangu” Offers Two Very Different Views of Creativity
Director Shaofu Zhang and the crew at Taiko’s studios in LA and Wuhan, China reimagine the Chinese myth of Pangu (aka the first living being and creator of everything) in this charming short film for Tencent’s Penguin Pictures. [Watch]
TOKiMONSTA “Fried for the Night (feat. EARTHGANG)” Music Video
Just when you thought it was safe to smoke weed again, Little Minx director Romain Laurent and French motion designer Clément Morin unleash the hard and hallucinatory truth in this video for the first single off the TOKiMONSTA’s album Oasis Nocturno. [Watch]
Join Axl Le and Alan Watts on “The Journey”
Shanghai digital artist and director Axl Le constructs a riveting philosophical odyssey through a surreal world in this CG short film powered by the insights of British writer/lecturer Alan Watts. [Watch]
Taiko Studios Celebrates Chinese New Year with Airbnb
Oscar-nominated in 2019 for their breakout short film “One Small Step”, Taiko Studio teams with Shanghai prodco Final Frontier to craft an epic heartwarmer in an illustrative 3D style for Airbnb China. [Watch]
