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BL:ND: “Lilac Wine”

“Lilac Wine” is a music video directed by Vanessa Marzaroli of Bl:nd to celebrate Dr. Marten’s 50th anniversary. The song is Cinematic Orchestra’s rendition of… Read more

Prologue: ESPN World Cup 2010

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Cocoe : Fondo Del Agua (Water Fund)

What’s not to like about this? To me, anyway, this is another one of those ‘tick-all-the-right-boxes’ kind of spot. Cocoe, the Madrid-based multidisciplinary design studio, was… Read more

Bare Bones US Debut

On Tuesday the 29th at NYC’s Envoy Enterprises, London-based art crew, Bare Bones (founded by Harry Malt), will be having their US debut show. After… Read more

Brand New School Opens London Studio

When we got wind of Brand New School launching a new London Studio, we wanted to share the news with readers. According to the press… Read more

Jack Cunningham: “Stuff & Things.”

The idea behind Stuff & Things is not overly conceptual. Actually, if the title is any indication, it’s pretty straightforward. Directed by UK graduate, Jack… Read more

OK Go “End Love” – Masters of the One Take Music Video, by Gunther and Lieberman

I think at this point, it’s fair to say that OK Go has yet to disappoint us with their videos. The last one for “This… Read more

MAKE: PSISF Opener “Palm Springs”

Several days ago, we received the latest from MAKE: a knock down, drag out homage to film noir style crime dramas of old Hollywood, called… Read more

Johannes Schiehsl – ITFS Zoopraxiscope

For the 2010 Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, Johannes Schiehsl has created a clever ode to animation centered on the idea of constantly changing silhouettes… Read more

ITFS Zoopraxiscope by Johannes Schiehsl

During the third year of the studies at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, the animation students have the opportunity to design and create a trailer for the… Read more

Make PSIF – Final Animatic

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MAKE PSISF 2010 Opener – animatic

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MAKE: PSISF Opener – Q&A With Andrew Chesworth

We caught up with MAKE’s Director and Lead Animator for “Palm Springs,” Andrew Chesworth, where he was kind enough to share some exclusive behind-the-scenes artwork… Read more

Baby I’m Yours by Irina Dakeva

We saw this beautiful cel-animated and aquarelle-painted music video by Irina Dakeva for Breakbot recently and wanted to find out more about the production process… Read more

Baby I’m Yours Q&A

Questions: How did you come up with the concept and idea for your treatment of this music video? The day me and Breakbot decided to… Read more

A.F. Schepperd’s tripped out video for Blockhead – “The Music Scene”

A.F. Schepperd’s tripped out video for Blockhead is nothing short of an incredible feat. Anthony acting as Director and the only animator said that he… Read more

Red Medusa for Hrusteam Snacks

Now, a quick return to the lo-fi, funny, flash animation genre, Red Medusa made these 40 spots for Hrusteam snacks, a brand that’s apparently owned… Read more

Blacklist’s Pistachios: “The Story of Kakenya”

Top Blacklist director, Pistachios, has partnered with with co-director Aaron Kisner and the Vital Voices Global Partnership to bring us The Story of Kakenya. The… Read more

Johnny Kelly’s Play for YouTube

Nexus Production’s director Johnny Kelly just made this short film for YouTube Play, an exhibition that YouTube and the Guggenheim Museum in NYC are calling… Read more

Superfad : Preguntas Hermosas

Superfad Seattle has just released a new short film called Preguntas Hermosas, a beautiful tale of a time shared between two people told through a… Read more

BIF: Russian Dolls

And yet another spot for Amnesty from a powerhouse French directing-collective brings us “Russian Dolls” from BIF, produced by Rods. Despite the lack of CG… Read more

Pleix: Death to the Death Penalty

“Death Penalty” is latest from Pleix, produced by Warm and Fuzzy, for Amnesty International. Drawing inspiration from the Amnesty logo, a lit candle, Pleix (collaborating… Read more

2010 AICP Results

Fresh from the 2010 AICP Awards at MoMA in NYC, we’ve got the results to share. Top production companies are MJZ (12 honors), Biscuit (5),… Read more

Prologue for Robin Hood

Prologue’s treatment for Robin Hood is a study in patient analogue work. Ridley Scott called on the studio create Legends to open the film as… Read more