Microsoft Loop Product Film by NotReal
January 27, 2022
BlinkInk’s Renee Zhan Asks “What’s that Lurking in the Basement?”
In her debut work with London prodco BlinkInk, director Renee Zhan mixes heavy metal and horror tropes in a puppet-driven appeal to Austrians to exterminate the old and inefficient furnaces hulking in their basements. [Read more]
Dorian & Daniel Craft a Not So Wonderful World for Erste Bank
With a series of jarring miniature vignettes, Zauberberg directing team Dorian & Daniel make the case that the future of climate change is “In Our Hands” for Austria’s Erste Bank thru agency Jung von Matt/Donau. [Read more]
Optical Arts Highlights the Technology of Domestic Abuse for Refuge
Directors Fabrice Le Nezet and Dan Tobin Smith at Optical Arts in London leverage the language and tone of modern smartphone ads to deliver an unsettling message for UK domestic abuse charity Refuge. [Read more]
Netflix “Hilda & The Mountain King” Titles by Giant Ant
The Netflix feature-Length animated special Hilda & The Mountain King opens with these titles by Giant Ant, a “software-agnostic” mix of 2.5-D and cel designed to “give the audience a taste of what’s to come without any big spoilers”. [Read more]
“Arcadia” Short Film / NFT by Andrés Reisinger, RAC, and Arch Hades
Barcelona director/animator and CG artist Andrés Reisinger teams with Portland-based musician/producer André Allen Anjos (aka RAC), and British poet Arch Hades for a 10-minute “journey through our collective 21C existential crisis.” [Read more]
Plátano de Canarias “La Palma Renacerá” by Manson and Bliss
The cel and CG animation crews at Bliss in Barcelona partner with directors Pau López, Gerardo del Hierro, and Tomás Peña (aka Manson) to craft a message of hope in response to the Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption in the Canary Islands. [Read more]
