Veteran Creative Elliott Chaffer Joins Versus as ECD
July 7, 2025
MPC and Dougal Wilson: John Lewis “Buster The Boxer”
The team behind the emotional 2015 John Lewis holiday spot “Monty’s Christmas” (Blink director Dougal Wilson, MPC and agency adam&eveDDB) are back and while the tear-jerking factor is lower in “Buster The Boxer,” the story telling and VFX work remain exceptional. [Watch]
Deep in the Trenches with “Poilus”
The French word poilus (hairy one) is a term of endearment for a French WWI infantryman and provides the title for this emotional, atmospheric and ambitious graduation film created by seven students at ISART DIGITAL, the Paris-based video game and 3D animation school. [Watch]
CRCR: Mother Russia Bleeds Trailer
If you pine for the glory days of blood-soaked side-scrolling brawler games, Mother Russia Bleeds from indie Paris developer Le Cartel may be your thing. Either way, French directing collective CRCR has fun packing this trailer with plenty of atmosphere as well as the old ultra-violence. [Watch]
HORNET SIGNS MOTH COLLECTIVE
Hornet, a full-service production studio with offices in New York City and London, is proud to announce the signing of Moth Collective, the London-based animation collective composed of Daniel Chester, David Prosser, and Marie-Margaux Tsakiri-Scanatovits. In sitting and speaking with Moth Collective, you begin to understand why they’ve called themselves a collective. Their thoughts run […] [Watch]
Imaginary Forces: Making of ESPN’s Euro Cup 2016
The NYC studio of Imaginary Forces wraps ESPN’s extensive broadcast coverage of the 2016 Euro Cup in a dynamic and diverse package of 200 animated elements inspired by the history and artistic heritage of the month-long tournament’s host country France. [Watch]
“The Huntsman: Winter’s War” Closing Titles
Ice versus gold. The battle of the warring sisters – Evil Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron) and Ice Queen Freya (Emily Blunt) – visualized by director Cedric Nicolas-Troyan and The Mill crew in a shimmering collision of live-action, CG and motion design for Universal’s “The Huntsman: Winter’s War” end credits. [Watch]
