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The 2011 Anicomm Awards
Where we pick the best animated commercial of the past year! In 2010, most eyes were on Betty White, the deep-voiced Old Spice guy and Dos Equis’ “Most Interesting Man in the World.” Yet, that doesn’t mean we didn’t get our share of creative, visually inspiring animated ads on the [...]
Watch the Super Bowl Ads for ‘Rango,’ ‘Rio,’ ‘Kung Fu Panda 2′
If you’re like us, the best part of watching the Super Bowl is the ads. And with so many big animated movies out this year, there were plenty of sneak peeks. Now that the chips and beer have been cleaned up, let’s take a look at the ads from this [...]
‘Panda 2,’ ‘Rio,’ ‘Rango’ Lead Crowd of Super Bowl Movie Ads
Super Bowl Sunday is almost here, which means its time for football fans to root for the Pittsburgh Steelers or Green Bay Packers — also to check out all the great commercials. Among the movies that will be trying to make a splash are DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 2. [...]
Aardman Animates Ad for Canada’s Funcheez
Canadians who don’t skip the commercials will be getting a peak at some delicious new animation from Wallace & Gromit creators Aardman Entertainment. The U.K.-based company has animated a new spot for Funcheez Moon and Stars, a snack food aimed at kids. For non-Canadians, here’s a look at the commercial: [...]
Animated Ads: Superfad’s Raving Rabbids
Take a peek at this ad that Superfad put together for Ubisoft’s Raving Rabbids videogame, “Travel in Time.” Here’s a few images, followed by the credits for the piece.
A Swashbuckling Saladin Debuts at MIPCOM
Saladin, a 12th century Middle Eastern hero who ruled over Egypt, Syria, Meospotamia, Hejaz and Yemen, and was widely admired for his chivalrous behavior towards followers of all religious faiths, is ready to make a comeback on the international animation scene. The new 26 x 26 co-production between MDeC (Malaysia) [...]
Calabash Wins Telly Awards for TrixToons
Calabash Animation has won two Silver Telly Awards and one Bronze Telly Award for three animated TrixToons shorts it made as part of a campaign for General Mills’ Trix Yogurt. The Chicago-based studio’s efforts were led by creative director Wayne Brejcha and executive producer Sean Henry. The shorts are available [...]
Into Mania Launches Studio With Global Span
Into Mania has announced its launch as a global animation studio with directors based in London, New York, Vancouver and Hong Kong. The studio was formed by seven veterans of the CG industry to serve local and corporate clients around the world. The group is headed up by Martin Povey, [...]
Larranaga and Kinney Open Saints LA
Saints LA, a new visual effects, design and motion graphics boutique, has announced its opening in downtown Los Angeles and a three-spot ad campaign with Kodak as its first major project. The facility will specialize in creating visuals for TV commercials, feature films, TV programs and promos, web content, video [...]
Ka-chew! Signs Quakenbush and Trussell
Commercial production company ka-chew! has added to its staff animation directors Corky Quakenbush and Joel Trussell. Quakenbush has directed, produced and developed programs for just about every major television network. He also has had nine films screened at the Sundance Film Festival ‘ a record for a single director. Recent [...]
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