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HBO Backstories: Damon Lindelof and “Watchmen” by Ivan Dixon

Damon Lindelof, aka A-list screenwriter and multi-Emmy-winning creator/showrunner of HBO’s adaptation of Watchmen, details the origin of his love of comic books with animated help from director Ivan Dixon and the crew at Studio Showoff in Melbourne. [Watch]

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Adult Swim Smalls “IN_BOX” by Michael Marczewski

The Adult Swim Smalls series of short films continue to generate smiles with off-kilter motion experiments like this low-key comic treat from director/animator Michael Marczewski in London. [Watch]

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Odin “Nixie and Nimbo” Series Trailer by Yves Geleyn

Designed to teach kids about anxiety in a relatable and entertaining way, “Nixie and Nimbo” is a streaming series co-created by Hornet director Yves Geleyn and the studio’s head of creative development Kristin Labriola. [Watch]

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Space Walking with Yves Geleyn in “Planimation”

In this expansive and poetic branded content film for Eli Lilly, Hornet director Yves Geleyn draws a parallel between the connectedness of the solar system and the importance of medical sequencing in cancer treatment. [Watch]

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Kong Studio Reinforces the Importance of “Resilience” for BBC Ideas

Co-founders Bill Elliott and Tom Baker at Kong Studio in London: “2020 has been a rough ride for many people around the world. The need to be resilient on both personal and societal levels seems ever more important. [Watch]

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Motion Poems: “On Lockdown” by Calum Macdiarmid

Wonderfully minimal and melancholy vignettes by London director/animator Calum Macdiarmid provide a perfect compliment for a poem by Todd Boss reflecting on quarantine and the social trigger of George Floyd’s death. [Watch]

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