Danish Director Casper Balslev Signs with Institute
July 17, 2025
Pictoplasma NYC Marks Its 11th Edition – Sept 25–26
Berlin’s world-renowned character design conference returns to New York for its 11th edition on September 25–26, at the SVA Theatre. Expect two days of talks, screenings, and discussions shaped by new technologies and visual culture. [Watch]
Anthony Dickenson and 1stAveMachine Unfold “Soft Gradient Beckons” for Rival Consoles
Join 1stAveMachine director Anthony Dickenson as he assembles 5,000 hand-painted frames into a mesmeric music video for London-based electronic musician Rival Consoles (aka Ryan Lee West). The in-depth BTS starts at 3:00. [Watch]
Fast & Fearless: Nike’s Nine Football Nightmares
Nike Football’s massive new SCARY GOOD campaign drops with nine mock-horror films from nine Prodco directors and a half dozen post/VFX studios to celebrate the “creative, fearless play” of the sport’s top players. [Watch]
Motion North Returns – Manchester, July 9, Streaming Worldwide
Motion North, Manchester’s long-running meetup for motion designers and visual artists, returns to Band on the Wall on July 9. This edition features talks from Qian-Hui Yu and Kev McCrae—and for the first time, it’s available to stream globally.
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INSIGHT OUT and TEF Studio Unveil Philippe Starck’s IRIS
Barcelona studio INSIGHT OUT teams with Lisbon-based 3D design and animation specialists TEF Studio to launch the IRIS intraoral dental scanner, designed by pioneering architect and product designer Philippe Starck. [Watch]
Ian Pons Jewell & Time Based Arts Get Lost in a Woolly World of “Money Possibilities”
The VFX team at Time Based Arts in London pull out all the stops in this dream-like two-and-a-half-minute roller coaster from ProdCo director Ian Pons Jewell for British multinational fintech company Revolut. [Watch]
