Tag "Passion Pictures"

TIFF Presents Eclectic Animation Package

February 12, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

If you are in Toronto next week and feel like checking out a wonderful evening of cool animated music videos, TV ads and narrative shorts, we recommend TIFF’s Packaged Goods: Artful Animation, scheduled for Feb. 20th at 7 p.m. at TIFF Bell Lightbox. Curated by Rae Ann Fera, the show [...]

Passion Signs ‘ParaNorman’s Sam Fell

January 14, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Award-winning indie production house Passion Pictures has just signed animated feature film director Sam Fell for worldwide commercial representation. Fell has recently received both an Academy Award and BAFTA nomination for LAIKA/Focus Features’ stop-motion film ParaNorman, which he co-directed with Chris Butler. Fell’s previous animated feature directing credits include Flushed [...]

Passion Pics Highlights Unity with ‘Butterfly Effect’

September 24, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

The accomplished commercial / film / TV house of London-based Passion Pictures has another vibrant feather to put in its cap with The Butterfly Effect—a new short film from in-house director Dan Sumich which highlights the real-time rendering capabilities of the Unity 4.0 videogame engine, which debuted at SIGGRAPH 2012. [...]

BBC Unveils Animated Olympic Games Trailer

July 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The BBC offered a sneak peek at the titles sequence and marketing campaign for the London 2012 Olympic Games this past weekend. A 60-second trailer was broadcast during half-time in the Euro 2012 final. Based on a “Stadium UK” concept, the animation will be seen on television coverage and used [...]

Six Ads Make Finalist List for 2011 Animated Com Award

April 13, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Six international ads have been nominated for the 2011 Animated Com Award, with winners to be announced in conjunction with the 18th Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film. The nominees are as follows: Advertising category Compare the Market: “Compare the Market ‘Streets of Ambitiousness,’” Passion Pictures, Great Britain Amnesty International: “Death [...]