2011 RE:PLAY Film Festival

Tradition ain’t something to mess with. It’s got a hungry heart and a thirsty soul.

At F5, the fun isn’t only on-stage and at the bar – the screens at Roseland give some love back too. Content created exclusively for the festival will premiere through our RE:PLAY film festival.  We invited a number of the best studios and independent directors out there to create short films ranging in length from 15 seconds to 2 minutes on the topic of happiness.

The films will be shown on the main stage at F5 between speakers, on plasmas around the event space, on Motionographer (afterwards) and on the F5 website.

Who wants to know the RE:PLAY line-up?

• Daniels
• David Wilson
• Edouard Salier
• Hi-Sim
• Holbrooks
• James Copeman
• Mixtape Club
• Nomint
• PepperMelon | David Kamp
• Physalia
• Upper First

This super talented group is a cross-section of some of the best artists to pass through Motionographer in the last year. Be the first to see something created entirely for you. (Price and Waterhouse has it under lock and key — even we don’t see get to see the full program before it premieres)

Psyop updates.

Psyop updates.

Dvein for Canal Odisea

Smart piece by Dvein re-branding Canal Odisea (music & sound design by Antfood). Some info on the process here.

One Minute Puberty

This piece speaks for itself and is as worthy of a full posting as anything I’ve seen this year so far. Have a happy Friday and take one minute trip through the journey of a puberty as envisioned by Alexander Gellner.

Sometimes The Stars: Ari Gibson & Jason Pamment

Ari Gibson and Jason Pamment (Director and Art Director of The Cat Piano–read also our post on that award-winning film here.) teamed up again, this time to bring us this gorgeous music video for the title track of The Audreys’ new album ‘Sometimes The Stars’. The storyline and art direction is simple (you won’t find any glossy eye-popping CG here) which in my opinion makes the end result even more effective, poignant and memorable. According to Ari and Jason, ‘at a basic level it’s about someone suffering from a loss and their journey towards making a connection.’

I caught up with them to find out a few questions about the project, you can read all about it after the jump. But for now, sit back, turn up the volume, dim the lights, and enjoy…

Thanks for the tip, Jayden!

Q&A and Behind The Scenes pictures here

Mauro Carraro, Raphael Calamote, & Jeremy Pasquet: Matatoro

Matatoro, directed by Mauro Carraro, Raphaël Calamote, and Jérémy Pasquet, is a lovely meditation on bullfighting that mixes a lush color palette with well-crafted non-photorealistic 3D rendering. It seems like the short films coming out of France’s animation schools (this one being from Supinfocom Arles) are constantly achieving new ways to tastefully combine traditional illustration styles with 3D. What sets this film apart for me is the unique storytelling point-of-view. Rather than a traditional narrative, the story is more of a stream of consciousness emotional arc (with clever shape-shifting arena crowds to boot!).

Check out concept art for the film here and a bit more on the process in this making-of film. We were lucky enough to catch the filmmakers for a Q&A, check it out after the jump!

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Motionographer Jobs Updates!

After 5,685 jobs on our old job board, we decided to upgrade our free, community-driven Motionographer Jobs site. We’ve flushed the old posts and can’t wait for the new ones. Do it!