Director Lea Esmaili Joins Blinkink for UK Representation
November 21, 2024
From the team at Golden Wolf: “The fourth installment of our epic collaboration with Supercell and Psyop sees OG Brawl Stars brawler Pam get her much-anticipated moment in the limelight. [Watch]
Director Chris Ullens, who recently signed with Friends Electric, embraces all the imperfections of lo-fi stop-motion in this splash of dark comedy for American pop singer GAYLE and her ode to conflicted emotions and nightmare neighbors. [Watch]
Toronto director/animator Jordan Clarke reverses the usual process of creating AI-generated films by manually animating visuals to a narrative generated by OpenAI in response to his prompt. [Watch]
The first film in a new series from Hornet designed as “a place to play, experiment, and take risks – a sandbox of sorts, where artists are free to push the limits of their creativity, without constraints.” [Watch]
LA director and visual innovator Brent Bonacorso (who created this stunner for Grimes during lockdown) tackles the intricacies of merging two icons of Americana in this spot for a Disney-themed trim level for Chevy. [Watch]
Founder and director JM Blay at Blay Studio: “We were approached to create several tech videos for Tempur, well-known for its R&D, engineering, manufacturing, and distribution of mattresses, pillows, and other sleep and relaxation products. [Watch]
In a chilling mix of live-action, CG, and AI, director and CG artist Somei Sun crafts a sci-fi heroine and futurescape for fast-rising Chinese game maker Zilong and their upcoming mobile title 2089: Frontier. [Watch]
After resonating deeply with festival audiences, Spiegeling, the animated short film by Dutch director Sanna de Vries brings its timely message about our obsession with self-image to the online universe where the problem is perhaps most virulent. [Watch]
The Line director/co-founder Wesley Louis leads his team into the world of gamer fantasies with this anime-flavored anthem/music video for Riot Games’ League of Legends Worlds tournament 2022. [Watch]
Back in 2018, ECD Ryan Honey and the crew at Buck spun the dating app Tinder into something timeless and wonderful by creating a warm and lighthearted mix of CG characters and practical miniature sets. [Watch]
French artist Benoit Challand and Italian designer Pietro Franceschini spin their talents together in this elegant film created for the D3sign Capsule x Elle Décoration exhibition during Paris Design Week 2022. [Watch]
San Francisco animation artist Nata Metlukh (whose wonderfully deranged short film Pura Vida you should watch) just dropped a delightful piece of hand-animated absurdity about type called Regular. [Watch]
The Half Rez motion design event returned live to Chicago this year with a packed house and this opening from the team at Flavor who slammed together 2D, 3D, AI, VR, and mo-capped puppets into a mad visual rampage. [Watch]
Coalescing live-action, VFX and AI-generated animation, Montreal director Derek Branscombe conjures a form of liquid dream state for DJ/producer/musician Ourielle Auvé based on her own out-of-body experiences. [Watch]
