IMAX Exec Denny Tu Joins Imaginary Forces as CEO
January 21, 2026
Ronnie Koff and Imaginary Forces Open “Ponies” on Peacock
Imaginary Forces CD Ronnie Koff (hot off his Emmy nom for the Dark Matter titles) conjures a collision of Cold War cultures to open Paramount’s buddy espionage thriller Ponies, with theme music by Jung Jaeil (Parasite, Squid Game) [Watch]
Pyro-Mation: NOMINT Teases the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on BBC
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. [Watch]
Brilliant Filmmaking: The 1.4 Awards Final Deadline is January 30th
The 1.4 Awards of Brilliant Filmmaking celebrates outstanding short-form filmmaking across 13 categories and three levels of experience: In the Making (up to 1 year of experience), On The Cusp (1-4 years) and Flying High (established directors). [Watch]
Slimane Aniss & Passion Paris Illuminate Lunar New Year Wishes for Panda Express
Passion Paris director Slimane Aniss leads a massive design and animation team into a festive Lunar New Year adventure with this lofty two-minute tale of family and togetherness for American Chinese comfort food brand Panda Express. [Watch]
Ben Collier-Marsh Walks the Walk for Harry Baker’s “Maybe”
London-based motion innovator Ben Collier-Marsh, whose work we track here, just dropped us his new self-initiated animation project, a walk-cycle experiment built on a reading by UK poet Harry Baker. [Watch]
Seungpyo Han Takes Flight With Moooi’s Perch Light
For his grad film, 3D motion design student Seungpyo Han chose the Perch Floor Lamp with its striking origami bird shade by Dutch luxury lifestyle brand Moooi. The Moooi team liked the result so much they licensed the piece. [Watch]
