From the ashes of Airside

Alex Maclean, co-founder of the now defunct Airside, has teamed up with EP Caroline Matthews to launch Rupert Ray. They’re on our radar for 2012.

Voile Noir

An intense and technically excellent student film co-directed by ArtFX School students Michael Balthazart, Raphael Gaudin, Clément Granjon de Lépiney and Quentin Sauvinet.

Mirari & Co.: MTV Summer

Directed by Jimmy Yuan, Mirrari created a new ident for MTV Australia. You can look at stills on the official Mirari site.

Below E3 Reveal

Very excited about Below, the upcoming game from Capy, the co-creators of Superbrothers: Sword and Sorcery EP

Tumbleweed Tango

“A balloon dog is lost in a world of danger. One wrong step and his dancing days are done. Only love, and tango, can possibly… Read more

Nickelodeon IDs

Jules Guerin and Gabriel H. Fermanelli co-directed these traditionally animated idents for Nickelodeon with zany sound design and music from DanCa (Daniele Carmosino). Credits Creative… Read more

Naked and Roof: TF1 Pub Bumpers

Paris-based Naked tapped NYC-based Roof to co-create 45 eight-second bumpers for TF1. Each one is a tiny world packed with clever details that hold up… Read more

GMUNK: Tycho “See”

Bradley “Gmunk” Munkowitz’s latest release is a live action-based mysterious music video for “See” from musician/designer Tycho’s album, “Awake.” Alongside the protagonist, who appears to… Read more

PS Animation Gamechanger?

AnimDessin2 is the latest release of a powerful Photoshop plugin that creates a helpful palette of tools for traditional (i.e. frame-by-frame) animation. The current version… Read more

Animade: Queue The Cowboy

Animade has released another charming short to promote “Ready Steady Play,” the follow up mobile title to their equally charming “Ready Steady Draw.” Currently available… Read more

Nvidia Grid VCA: “Wherever Life Takes You”

This buttery smooth explainer video for Nvidia gracefully oscillates between representational and abstract illustrations to communicate its highly technical material. Co-directed by Bureau Hardy Seiler… Read more

Ilya V. Abulkhanov

Former Prologue director Ilya V. Abulkhanov has launched his personal site, and it’s brimming with all sorts of jewels. The film work we all know… Read more

Psyop tri-awesomeness

Psyop updates with three 2D spots for the holiday season. Airbnb “Walls and Chains” Target + Toms “One for One for All” Tiffany & Co.… Read more

Must Drink More Milk [Credits]

Title of spot(s): Cell Phone Charms Client: BC Dairy Foundation PRODUCTION COMPANY Production Company/City/State: Bent Image Lab, Portland, OR Supervising Director: Rob Shaw Director: Jun… Read more

CMYK

Ronda's Fernán Graziano directed and co-wrote clever animated vignettes that teach the principles of color combination.