“Louis’ Shoes”: MoPA Grad Film and Student Academy Award Winner
Category: Animation, CG, Character Animation, Featured, Short Films, Student Work · Tags: Jean-Géraud Blanc, Ka Yu Leung, Lolita Del Pino, Marion Philippe, MOPA, Théo Jamin Original score: Lolita Del PinoVoice over: Ronan Guilloux…
Nomint Creates ‘Chilling’ Spot for WWF’s Arctic Programme
Source: Nomint “Animations are powerful tools to tell stories with emotion in a simple, effective way,” commented WWF’s Arctic Programme senior communication manager Andrea Norgen. “So, when Nomint told us about this new animation…
‘Lift While We Climb’ Themed ‘Black in Animation Awards Show’ Coming November 14
The show will once again be hosted by Grammy award-winning artist Estelle. Source: BWA Studios The fourth annual BWA Studios Boot Camp is a free, two-day virtual event running from November 13-14, 2021. It includes intensive workshops and…
Yakko, Wakko, and Dot Return: ‘Animaniacs’ Season 2 Mayhem Arrives!
But, like any good variety show, tradition hasn’t stopped Swarr and the production team from adding in a few visual surprises in the second season. “I actually said no a couple times to doing the show because I was really worried about…
A$AP Ferg “Green Juice” ft. Pharrell Williams Music Video by Valentin Petit and Machine Molle
[embedded content] VFX/post: Machine MolleArtistic Director VFX: JF FontaineVFX Supervisor: Selim MondzieAnimation Lead: Eric LetournerCG Artists: Maxime Hélier, Damien Clément & Maxime NaudinReal-time VFX Artist: Ruben FrosaliFX…
Bono’s Rock Lion Joins U2 Singalong In New ‘Sing 2’ Trailer
Universal will release the film in theaters on December 22. This will make it one of few animated tentpoles to get a theatrical window in 2021. Sing 2 reunites much of the voice cast from the 2016 original, including Matthew McConaughey, Reese…
Psyop’s 21st Birthday Celebration has a Ring to It
Today iconic creative studio Psyop celebrated their 21st birthday by gifting commemorative, and potentially magical, rings to people who have contributed to the company’s journey and success. While doing so, they have also created a global creative…
WE tv “Love During Lockup” Promo by Creative Mammals
“Another part of the ask was we use stick figure animation but make sure the content felt adult. Because the length of the promo was relatively short, we needed to be conscious of conveying each idea in its simplest form, with clear actions and…
Buck Says “Business Insurance Doesn’t Have to Suck” for Next
Using illustrations by Bristol artist/animator Caspar Wain as a starting point, ECD Gareth O’Brien and the team at Buck in Sydney deliver a feel-good and folksy message for Palo Alto online insurance provider Next. Client: Next Insurance…
Don’t Miss Epic’s ‘Animation Workflows Using Unreal Engine and Maya’ Webinar
Roselle has over 20 years’ experience working in the media and entertainment industry. As Maya Product Manager at Autodesk, he oversees the implementation of technical production workflows and artist-centric features. He’s worked with a long…
Interview: Creating An Atypical Animated Ad For A Spanish Brewery
I remember two things that marked me a lot as a child: seeing a chapter of the Warner Bros. series Merrie Melodies called The Dover Boys (Chuck Jones is one of my heroes), and a complete video of the old 1990s festival Spike and Mike’s Festival of…
‘Alien Baby Sitters’ Coming to Earth 2023
Source: bulbKIDZ “Alien Baby Sitters is a hilarious mashup of Rugrats meets Powerpuff Girls, with a hint of Dexter’s Laboratory,” explained bulbKIDZ co-founder and EVP creative development and global operations, Kiersten Halstead.…
HunterGatherer Asks “Why Firefox?” with Stop-Motion Brand Film
From the team at HunterGatherer in New York: “HunterGatherer worked with Firefox — one of the only browsers backed by a non-profit — to create a brand video that can be used across multiple platforms. “Its quiz-show format makes…
The Cartoon Brew Podcast: Joe Mateo’s ‘Blush,’ ‘Robin Robin,’ Yuri Norstein, Mental Health
This level of focus and obsession gets me thinking about the effect animation production has on staff. Mental health in the animation industry is a topic that is coming out of the shadows, thanks to artists like Charlie Gavin, who uses his Instagram…
DDEG Awarded Second Epic MegaGrant
According to Fred Faubert, DDEG CCO, “We were the first in the industry to render a series entirely using Epic Games Unreal Engine technology, beginning with the first two seasons of Zafari for NBCU, and it was a huge success! This latest Epic…
Epic Pulls Chinese Version Of ‘Fortnite,’ Offers No Explanation
Fortnite is bowing out of China, its developer Epic Games has announced. Image at top: “Fortnite” Users can no longer create new accounts on Fortress Night, as the hugely popular battle-royale game is known in the country. It will cease to…
Kdbra Reveals Lifecycle of the “The Capperpillar”
“This is a non-commercial short film inspired by what the folks at preciousplastic.com and 99recycle.ru are doing.” “Maybe You think of separate garbage cans on the street. Or you think of someone taking one plastic and turning it…
Animation Mentor Student Showcase 2021
The 2021 Animation Mentor Student Showcase is here! Creative storytelling is the thread that ties all of these animated shots into one engaging showreel and highlights the talents of our amazing students. [embedded content] “There are a lot of…
École des Nouvelles Images Grad Film “Experiment”
School: École des Nouvelles ImagesAnimator: Zoé Berton-Bojko, Susana Covo PerezScenario/Script: Zoé Berton-Bojko, Susana Covo Perez, Guillaume Heussler, Yann Kacprzak, Margot WiriathSet: Guillaume Heussler, Yann Kacprzak,…
Fox Orders Animated Series ‘Grimsburg,’ Starring And Executive-Produced By Jon Hamm
Fox Corporation, reconstituted from the assets Disney didn’t buy in 2019, is now busy assembling its own entertainment portfolio — including original content, animated and otherwise. As part of that drive, its division Fox Entertainment has…
Disney Junior Greenlights ‘Firebuds’
The Firebuds team consists of the following: Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network. Disney Junior has greenlit the new animated comedy-adventure Firebuds from Emmy Award-winning creator and executive producer Craig Gerber…