Studio’s work includes snowy environments, fully CG aircraft, and flying burger boxes on the globe-trotting campaign created by Leo Burnett UK and directed by Henry Scholfield.
The award-winning creative studio has spent more than 3 decades working in live-action, animation, mixed media, visual effects and emerging technologies for brands including Coca-Cola, Apple, Microsoft, Disney/Pixar and Mastercard.
Ric Comline joins as executive creative director, Thierry Levy as executive producer and Sean Cooper as creative director; the London-based trio to focus on expanding advertising and brand work while supporting global episodic, immersive and film projects.
Mmixed-media centerpiece of the ‘Fuck Cancer’ and VML Health’s awareness campaign blends 2D, cut-out, puppetry and live-action to explore 21 different expressions for ‘rubbing one out,’ earning major recognition at the recent New York Festivals Advertising Awards and Cannes Lions.
The AI and language solutions company’s 2 divisions will now operate as The Mill, bringing together film and series VFX, brand content production, localization, and AI-enabled production services under one organization.
The festival is dedicated to animated films and animation production, combining a week of screenings, competitions, presentations, exhibitions, and professional programming with one of the industry's key marketplaces for financing, acquisitions, co-productions, distribution, recruitment, and project development.
Pair will work closely with executive creative director Adam Crocker in shaping the company’s creative offerings and expansion.
New effort connects 20 independent studios across visual storytelling, entertainment, design and IP development into a multi-disciplinary creative partnership with one consistent point of contact.
The festival’s new genre-focused selection spans 4 features, 8 short film programs and 3 round tables built around horror, sci-fi, fantasy, thrillers, westerns, war movie and other animated storytelling.
Next month, the founder and former CEO of Creative UK will succeed current chair David Pester, who will remain an independent Trustee.
The Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning director joins Weirwork and Mathematic on the self-care app’s first campaign, a 3DCG musical short built around the odd rituals people use to cope.
The former SideFX and DNEG executive joins the company’s leadership team as the studio expands its investment in AI, scalable pipelines, and next-generation production technologies.
The studio, working with Mondelez and Beyond Better Foods, produces new commercial blending both sour icon brand’s distinct identities into a unified campaign.
The leading visual effects company consolidates its French divisions into a new 40,000-square-foot facility, bringing the 2 company teams together under one roof, expanding its European footprint and production capabilities.
66 films from 32 countries were selected for the official competition: 30 in the TV Films category and 36 in the Commissioned Films category; celebrating 50 years, the festival runs June 21-27.
Veteran executive and producer joins the company to oversee operations, production and creative development as it expands its global network of artists and partner studios.
Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Netflix’s blockbuster feature took home 10 wins, including Best Feature, while ‘Arco’ won for Best Independent Feature; ‘Common Side Effects’ led all TV shows with 4 wins, followed closely by ‘Win or Lose’ and ‘Love, Death + Robots’ with 3 each, at the animation industry’s gala event held last night at Royce Hall in Los Angeles.
Dig into the roster of animated feature films, TV shows, and shorts vying for wins in 37 different categories on February 21 at ASIFA-Hollywood’s 53rd annual ceremony recognizing the best in animation from the past year.
ASIFA-East president Doug Vitarelli looks at Robby Gilbert’s expansive new book, the ‘definitive’ look at the key animators, studios, projects and happenings that defined the incredibly prolific and influential 3-decade period of NYC’s ever-vibrant animation community.
The NFL Network will air the new 2D spot, from Richard O’Connor’s Ace & Son Moving Picture Co., through the upcoming NFL Draft; the initiative pairs strangers with opposing beliefs for one-on-one conversations to rediscover their shared humanity.
Best Animated Feature nominees ‘Elio,’ ‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘The Bad Guys 2,’ and ‘Zootopia 2’ top the expansive list of category nominations; animation’s biggest awards ceremony is scheduled to return live on Saturday, February 21 at UCLA’s Royce Hall
The festive spot, styled like a 1950s stop-mo Christmas special, opens on Christmas Eve at the restaurant.
A bite-sized hero takes center stage in the children’s book and commercial, narrated by Mindy Kaling; supports the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation.
Directors Andy Biddle and Adeena Grubb teamed with model makers at Sculpt-Double for the spot, which follows a furry rabbit family as they discover the joy of staying connected.
The festival’s blend of professional and public events showcases features and shorts to an international audience of animation enthusiasts; the 45th edition of Anima runs February 20 – March 1 in Brussels.
