Director Lea Esmaili Joins Blinkink for UK Representation
November 21, 2024
The animation and experiential crew at Digital Kitchen light up the Vegas strip in spectacular fashion with an array of eclectic eye candy running on the largest LED screens in North America. [Watch]
The London duo of director/animator Hannah Jacobs and animator/screenwriter Harriet Gillian combine forces to lead the Strange Beast animation crew on a fluid and dream-like journey with a young woman who has stopped listening to her intuition. [Watch]
Part of a mixed reality presentation for Verizon’s keynote at CES on the future of 5G connectivity, this CG film by UK director/designer Douglas Bowden (aka Pandayoghurt) parallels the theme of blending physical and digital worlds. [Watch]
Master stop-motion animator Tobias Fouracre (Isle of Dogs, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Corpse Bride) applies his considerable clay talents to highlighting the anti-theft features offered by Dutch E-bike brand VanMoof. [Watch]
Director Yves Geleyn and the CG animation team at Hornet carve out a timely and timeless story about a father and son, a homecoming, and the chance for new beginnings to mark the Chinese Lunar New Year. [Watch]
With a labor-intensive mix of in-camera effects, 3D-printed stop-motion, and algorithmic CGI, Blinkink director Balázs Simon showcases “how Olympians push themselves to the extreme” for the BBC Winter Olympics coverage. [Watch]
The string of transcendent product launches from Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot continues with this film by London CG mavens Alexa Sirbu and Lukas Vojir at XK studio for the Sapphire Rainbow timepiece designed by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. [Watch]
VFX shop Artjail and Reset director Henry Scholfield let loose in a spectacular manner for this over-the-top ode to the transformative powers of Doritos – a mad mix of 2D, CG, 360, motion design, and matte painting. [Watch]
Director Sou Ootsuki and composite director Takashi Ohashi combine talents in this glitchy action anime for an apparel collaboration between Youtube channel ChroNoiR and the Japanese gaming community vaultroom. [Watch]
BAFTA Award-winning director Jac Clinch and the Blinkink animation and model crew unravel the strange tale of an astronaut’s encounter with an ancient civilization of Martian crows for British band Police Dog Hogan. [Watch]
MJZ director Matthijs Van Heijningen and the VFX/creature crew at The Mill in Paris conjure a fantasy-infused alt-universe to highlight the gaming prowess of Samsung’s new Exynos 2200 mobile processor. [Watch]
Kelly Meador and Daniel Elwing (aka Impactist) in Portland, OR: “In the FX series The Choe Show, artist David Choe explores relationships via paint and patter, finishing with portraits of guests rendered at the end of each exchange.” [Watch]
Friends Norm and Al attempt to de-complexify the complexities of switching to a plant-based lifestyle in this off-kilter and often awkward series of five shorts from Nexus director Conor Finnegan with puppets built by Andy Gent. [Watch]
Sehsucht director Hans-Christoph Schultheiss (aka HANZOHANZO) stages a massive CG martial arts battle to launch Netease’s inaugural international e-sports tournament for the new Naraka: Bladepoint game. [Watch]
