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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.

Aardman’s DC Nation Launches on Cartoon Network

Aaron — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:54:28 +0000

The unexpected merger of Aardman’s Creature Comforts and the DC character universe is DC Nation. As with Creature Comforts, sound bites from adorable youngsters are transposed onto unlikely figures for our eyeball’s pleasure. This clip probably won’t be up long – so click the triangle.

DC Nation – Aardman by redruger

StoryCorps Documents a Coincidental Romance

Aaron — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:24:46 +0000

The Rauch Brothers have steered yet another beautiful StoryCorps animated short through production. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, we’re introduced to a couple in a long-distance relationship that starts with an interesting twist. Gorgeous designs by Bill Wray. Here’s To R.P. Salazar, with Love.

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:

Blinkink Tears Through Peugeot Spot

Aaron — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:56:46 +0000

The crafty folks at Blinkink have folded up a new stop-motion spot for Peugeot. It was direted by Joseph Mann, and produced in just 4 weeks.

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:

Temaiken Biopark Partners With Flamboyant Paradise

Aaron — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:49:44 +0000

Buenos Aires-based Flamboyant Paradise was called into duty for this new CG spot for a biopark/zoo in their homeland. Javier Lourenço and Antoine Quairiat directed the ad which pits Birds versus Wallabies: