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Pyro-Mation: NOMINT Teases the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on BBC

Posted on Saturday, January 24, 2026

Wrangling 700 3D‑printed athletes and a dozen pyro techniques, director Yannis Konstantinidis and the fearless stop-motion crew at NOMINT craft a dazzling trailer for the BBC’s coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

Yannis Konstantinidis: “This project was technically demanding and creatively exhilarating. From our first conversation with BBC Creative, we knew we had the chance to pursue the near-impossible. It demanded absolute trust and a willingness to take real creative risks in pursuit of something extraordinary.

“It is a reminder that when brave creative teams come together with obsessive makers, you can still create work that breaks new ground.”

“This film celebrates courage, not just in sport, but in creativity. It is a reminder that when brave creative teams come together with obsessive makers, you can still create work that breaks new ground.”

Jess Oudot, CD at BBC Creative: “The film is a celebration of the trails athletes blaze at the Winter Games and just like they push the limits of their sports, we wanted to push the limits of stop motion.”

Watch the making-of video::

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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games BBC Trailer by NOMINT | STASH MAGAZINE

Credits:

Client: BBC
Director, Marketing & Audiences: Paul Davies
Head of Marketing, BBC Sports: Liv Slack
Marketing Manager: David Wheadon
Marketing Executive: Kate Plowright
Media Portfolio Lead: Marc Jones
Campaign Planner: Eleanor O’Kane

Agency: BBC Creative
Director: Justin Bairamian
Head of Production: James Wood
Interim Head of Planning: Rhonwen Lally
ECD: Rasmus Smith Bech, Dave Monk
CD: Matt Leach, Jess Oudot
Senior Creative: Paul Bailey, Russell Hendrie
Senior Producer: Rachel Roberts
Project Manager: Hattie Buxton
Planner: Asa Nowers
Production Manager: Emi Bozzi
Senior Designer: Amy Fullalove
Lead Designer: Daniel Cooper
Motion Designer: Andrea Stragapede

Production: NOMINT
Director: Yannis Konstantinidis
EP: Marilena Vatseri, Christos Lefakis
Producer: John Mouratis
Director of Photography: Toby Howell
Production Designer: Gordon Allen
Stop-motion Animator: Dario Imbrogno, Rhiannon Evans
VFX Supervisor: Matthieu Landour
Pyrotechnics: Armoury FX
SFX Supervisor: Matthew Strange
Behind the Scenes Videographer: Ben Dowden

Post: Black Kite
Colorist: George Kyriacou
VFX Artist: Alistair Hamer
Producer: Carmen Hogg

Sound Design: 750mph
Sound Designer: Sam Ashwell, Mike Bovill
Head of Production – Rachel Saxon

Music “Requiem”
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Arranger: Alex Baranowski
Performer: BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, Crouch End Festival Chorus
Chief Conductor BBC Symphony Orchestra: Sakari Oramo