The 2010 Winter Olympics start up in Vancouver on February 12th, and the BBC has ordered up a little animation to help kick it off. Marc Craste at STUDIOaka crafted this powerful short that features Akiak’s “quest to find the missing head of Ilanaaq.” To find out exactly what that means, watch the short, then head over to the BBC website for a read.

When Studio aka’s Marc Craste isn’t picking up BAFTA nominations (for his film Varmints), he’s directing TV spots for Lloyds TSB. His latest is a :20 piece promoting loans. The agency on the spot, which is titled Babies, was Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe Y&R.

Spotted at tellyads.com.

The gang at Studio AKA recently worked on a series of ads for Lloyds TSB. Part 7 of the For The Journey series was directed by Marc Craste.

And here’s part 6: