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Gamer Offers Test Drive of The Chase

Aaron — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:11:00 +0000

Buckle up for The Chase, or at least the adrenaline-fueled trailer. The full 5-minute film from Philippe Gamer isn’t out yet, but we’ll honk the horn when it is.

Gadea Finishes Off The Unrepentant

Aaron — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:37:19 +0000

The Unrepentant is Luis Gadea’s classically-animated graduation film from Vancouver Film School. It’s quite short, but full of lavish designs and fluid, stylish animation. Dude can draw – and there’s proof over on his blog.

Huang Takes Home Award For A Divorce

Aaron — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:58:15 +0000

Sydney-based animator Beini Huang took home the top prize at the 2011 Toronto Student International Film Festival (TSIFF). The award was for A Divorce, a 4-minute film about a man reflecting on the dissolution of his marriage.

Space Stallions Fueled By Student Horsepower

Aaron — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:46:23 +0000

Saddle up for a magical pony ride, animation fans. Here’s a new CG animated student film emerging from The Animation Workshop in Viborg. Space Stallions was directed by Thorvaldur S. Gunnarsson, Jonatan Brüsch, Ágúst Kristinsson, Arna Snæbjørnsdottir, Esben J. Jespersen, Touraj Khosravi and Polina Bokhan. You have my permission to sing along – fist pump!

Gobelins Grads Team Up For Theatrical Short

Aaron — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:25:23 +0000

A new dialog-free short, titled Cinq Point Hein, is now in distribution in France, playing in theaters for The Week of Sound. It’s directed by former Gobelins students Chloé Bury, Daniel Ferretti, Maïté Xia and Mathilde Le Moal, along with supervising director Aïda del Solar.

My Pet Skeleton Gives Life to The Lady ParaNorma

Aaron — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:15:38 +0000

Did it just get cold in here? I think a window is open. Or maybe it’s this eerie ghost floating on my laptop screen. It’s the star of The Lady ParaNorma (not to be confused with the upcoming Laika feature ParaNorman), a new CG short written and directed by Vincent Marcone, a.k.a. My Pet Skeleton. Here’s a trailer:

SVA Student Produces Animated Mirror

Aaron — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:08:17 +0000

Q-hyun Kim, an animation student at New York’s School of Visual Art has revealed a teaser for an upcoming thesis project titled Mirror. Eighteen months in the making, the project follows two cats from different worlds who swap places. The full short will arrive next month. Stay tuned!

Steele and Spielberg (I think) Make Jurassic Park 5

Aaron — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:53:44 +0000

Just when you’re ready to sit down and have a nice delicious breakfast, a damn dinosaur always screws things up. Am I right? This has got to stop, people. Here’s Jurassic Park 5, from Jason Steele:

Davidson Quarterbacks Animated Maher Rant

Aaron — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:02:35 +0000

Fraser Davidson, the maistro behind Storm, has taken on the unofficial task of introducing a Bill Maher rant to your eyes. Just in time for the final few weeks of the NFL season, Maher and Davidson help us put America’s most popular sport in perspective.

Free Ride From Chinese Art School

Aaron — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:24:57 +0000

Free Ride anyone? It’s a 5-minute film by Liu Gaoxiang, who recently finished his studies at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts. Without a single spoken word, Gaoxiang’s film takes us on a nail-bitting adventure with a young man en route to a blind date.

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