Animation Fans Beware: NFT Scams are Coming Your Way
Selling the assets of shows and films always seemed like a sort of afterthought for studios. Indeed, many times they were considered waste to be disposed of. (For the life of me, I cannot now locate a link to the story of the entire, yes the entire, set…
Will Any Of These 6 Anime Films Be Recognized By The Academy Awards?
If Academy voters responded to zaniness, this manga adaptation would be in with a good chance of winning. The film serves up an absurdist caricature of Hollywood (rebaptized “Nyallywood”) in which Gene, a harried production assistant, learns…
Twitter’s Perfect Christmas Ad by Roxane Campoy and Passion Paris
Way back in primary school, UK Twitter user @DanannMcAleer penned a darkly comic John Lewis holiday spot. Fast forward 26 years, he tweets his original pitch, and the social platform turns it into a Christmas ad of their own. Production: Passion…
‘Young Justice: Phantoms’ Fashions New Take on Adolescent Heroes
While the spy angle certainly got production off the ground, both showrunners say it was their team’s commitment to adding “heightened realism” that had never been seen before in a superhero series that gave Young Justice its…
Friends Electric Signs FRAME to their UK Roster
Frame EP Thomas Bay says: “With the recent growth of the business seeing FRAME take on more and more high-profile projects for leading brands, it feels like a natural progression to form an alliance with the mighty team at Friends Electric.…
‘Aladdin,’ ‘Moana’ Directors Ron Clements And John Musker Are Working On A DC Superhero Film
Warnermedia has produced plenty of DC animation projects in the past, but those have traditionally been made through its Warner Bros. Animation division, which handles mostly television and direct-to-video. The WAG theatrical group will release its first…
Returning to “The House of Nespresso” with FutureDeluxe and Fable FX
Agency: Hogarth, McCann Audio: Resonate Creatures: Fable FX For their follow-up to last year’s ambitious work for Nespresso, CG style masters FutureDeluxe team with Stockholm digital creature specialists Fable FX to create another hyper-real and…
Sony Dazzles Again With First Teaser For ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’
Since that time, the studio has been working to live up to the new standard of quality it set for itself with Spider-Verse. It delivered another winner this year with The Mitchells vs. The Machines, which has again excited both fans and critics. Give…
‘Namoo’: An Artist Reflects on Life, Death, and Everything In-between
The 12-minute film, named after the Korean word for “Tree,” illustrates the life of a young painter who, after experiencing romantic heartbreak, begins to forget his creative passions, growing up as a businessman who’s a slave to time.…
Look Inside Development on Riot Games’ ‘Teamfight Tactics: Gizmos and Gadgets’ Trailer
Santoro, noting that each new set launch cinematic reveals a new dimension of the Convergence and how our hero, Pengu, is carrying on inside of it, says, “This started with our Reckoning cinematic, ‘Ruin Rising,’ and this one,…
‘Mitchells Vs. The Machines,’ ‘Flee’ Nab New York Film Critics Circle Honors
The NYFCC is an excellent indicator of whether an animated feature will be nominated for an Academy Award, if not necessarily an indicator that the film will win. In the last 20 years of the NYFCC’s animated feature award, the winner has gone on to…
‘Flee’ Reviews Roundup: Refugee Doc Is One Of 2021’s Best Animated Films
But while Flee never fully bridges those gaps between the “man on the run” backstory and the “man who isn’t sure he can be a good husband” present-day narrative, Rasmussen and Amin do bring their testimonial to a revealingly…
Mighty Coconut Staffs Up in Wake of ‘Walkabout Mini Golf’ VR Success
Michèle Martell is a media & technology attorney who has provided business guidance and legal insight to major brands including the Muppets, the WWE, Crayola, Hasbro, Samsung, Sony and The Saturday Evening Post. From helping the Muppets enter…
Free Fire “Booyah Day” Trailer by Jon Saunders and Passion Pictures
Client: Garena Games Posted on Friday, December 3, 2021 · Leave a Comment Production: Passion PicturesDirector: Jon SaundersWriter: Joseph MorpurgoExecutive Producer: Lucie FriarHead of Production: Mike TuroffProducers: Xavier Questel,…
GIRAF 2021 Winners Announced
Honorable Mention: The winners are: Honorable Mention: Honorable Mention: Winner: Honorable Mention: My Head Aches When I Look Too Long (dir. Callahan Bracken, 2020) Audience Choice – Canadian Short Film: Petal to the Metal (dir. Emily Pelstring,…
Tezos “A Better Blockchain” Explainer by Giant Ant
Music/Sound Design: Ambrose YuVO Artist: Carly Walde Agency: Blokhaus (Tezos Internal) Director: Giant AntExecutive Producer: Teresa ToewsECD: Jay GrandinProducer: Teresa ToewsCreative Director: Jay Grandin, Eric PautzScript: Blokhaus & Giant AntArt…
Aardman’s ‘The Very Small Creatures’ Premieres on Sky Kids
“I’m delighted to be able to share my five new besties with you today,” shared Izzard. “I hope these colorful characters thrill, excite and entertain a whole new host of very small people, as they watch The Very Small Creatures…
Time Studios Is Developing An Animated Kids’ Series Based On An NFT Project
Animation artists and studios have been quick to capitalize on the NFT craze, which took off this year. Fox and Bento Box Entertainment, for instance, have launched the company Blockchain Creative Labs to help clients develop NFT-based initiatives. A…
Animation Coming To Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Apple TV+, Paramount+, Hulu, Criterion And Peacock In December 2021
For December, we’re expanding our monthly round-up of shows and films to include Comcast-NBCUniversal’s Peacock service. It’ll now be included monthly alongside Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Apple TV+, Paramount+, Hulu, and The Criterion…
QUICK FIX short film by Alexandra LemayThis was a labour of…
[embedded content] This was a labour of love that was made with no budget over the pandemic. It’s far from perfect but I am still extremely proud to have produced my first independent short. Thank you to DP / co-producer Kacim Az…
UNESCO #CookieFactory Promo by makemepulse and Mikros Image
Agency: DDB ParisChief Creative Officer: Alexander KalchevCreative Directors: Pierre Mathonat, Alexis BenbeheArt Director: Shanel Redzheb, Charlotte FaurissonCopywriter: Lucie GuidonProject Manager: Benoît le MorvanPost-Producers:…