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April 25, 2024
Animation Director Kirk Hendry Joins Troublemakers
From the release: We are delighted to welcome the talented director to our team. Kirk Hendry is an award-winning animation director renowned for his transportative and enchanting work. [Watch]
ITV Dancing on Ice “Bear and Squirrel”
Hush London director Kirk Hendry is back with a sequel of sorts to his breakout polar bears spot which relaunched the Dancing on Ice program on UK broadcaster ITV in 2017. [Watch]
Reuben McNaughton and Passion Pictures for Dementia UK
Director/designer Reuben McNaughton and the Passion Pictures animation team launch a gentle three-minute film called “Together Again” for Dementia UK highlighting the one-to-one support provided by its Admiral Nurses. [Watch]
Polar Bears Bring “Dancing on Ice” back to ITV
HUSH London director Kirk Hendry and Stockholm VFX/animation studio Goodby Kansas mix keyframe animation and motion-capture to complete this ambitious spot for ITV’s “Dancing on Ice” in a tight eight weeks. [Watch]
Sylvain Chomet: Stromae “Carmen”
Back in March French filmmaker Sylvain Chomet (The Illusionist, Triplets of Belleville) surprised us with a couch gag for the Simpsons skewering his fellow Gauls. Now the three-time Oscar-nominated animator/director/comic artist takes on the evils of social media in a reworking of the “Habanera” from Bizet’s opera “Carmen” by Belgian pop-star Stromae. [Watch]
Le Couch Gag dans Francais par Sylvain Chomet
Three-time Oscar-nominated director/animator Sylvain Chomet (The Triplets of Belleville, L’illusionniste, The Old Lady and the Pigeons) and London animation force th1ng responded to Matt Groening’s invite to create a Simpson’s couch gag with this appropriately over-the-top Gaulish interpretation. Previous guest couch [Watch]
