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AniFest 2012 to Celebrate Jiří Trnka Centennial

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AniFest celebrates the centennial of Czech puppet Master Jiří Trnka with the dedication of AniFest 2012 to the magic of film puppets.

Bent Creates Football Insanity for Coke

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Football (Soccer) insanity is personified in a new 3D collaboration between Santo and Bent Image Lab for Coke “Spirit of the Euro.”

BAA 2012 Winners Announced

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Aardman Animations, Harry Potter, the Quay Brothers, Gorillaz and The Gruffalo’s Child are among the winners at the ninth British Animation Awards (BAAs) held Thursday at the BFI Southbank.

Animayo Festival 2012 Call for Entries

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The deadline for submissions to Animayo Festival 2012 is March 23.

Lost Liner Creates CG Goodness for Ballerina Cookies

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Directed by Jonas Dahlbeck and Boris Nawratil, Lost Liner Productions brought to life some 60+ mischievous cookies that play around in the cookie factory after closing time.

The Sweet Shop Creates Stop-Motion Spot for Dulux

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In this spot for Dulux paint, “Weather,” The Sweet Shop director Melanie Bridge takes her signature style in a new direction by blending the fantastic with the real.

Diet Coke Taps Jean Paul Gaultier as Creative Director

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Fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier has been named the new creative director of Diet Coke in Europe.

motion504 Animates Fueling Good for CITGO

Minneapolis-based ad agency Carmichael Lynch recently tapped broadcast design and animation studio motion504 to help create an inspirational animated short for Fueling Good, a charitable giving program by CITGO.

Simmonds Bros Animations Go Global

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New Zealand animation house Simmonds Bros created a series of animations some time back for the NZ Ministry of Health that have now been translated into Croatian.

Manic & jumP Deliver Cool for Mercedes-Benz

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Manic and jumP editorial teamed up to create “How Cool” for Mercedes-Benz.

XYZ Signs Mat Landour

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New York and Melbourne-based studio XYZ announced that it has added Mat Landour to its artist roster.

Mothership Creates Launch Spot for Nike Flyknit

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Director David Rosenbaum of Digital Domain's advertising and entertainment production company Mothership was tapped by Nike to launch its revolutionary new Flyknit technology and shoe collection.

Dashing Builds New Test Facility for Hyundai

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Dashing shows off the miraculous inner-engineering of Hyundai's vehicles as the cars cruise around a massive interior test track in a new five-spot campaign for Innocean Worldwide.

Taylor James Create Galloping Pegasus for the New "World’s Fastest Phone"

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Company unveils the iconic 3D image of a Pegasus created from thousands of tiny computer generated models of the latest mobile phone from global telecom provider Huawei.

Black Dog Films Signs Directors Balslev and Acosta

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Studio announces the signing of directors Casper Balslev and Julian Acosta to their roster.

Drive Thru Seats Canines Behind the Wheel in Subaru Ad Campaign

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Drive Thru, a full-service production and digital post production house, recently partnered with ad agency Carmichael Lynch and production company harvest to deliver four clever Subaru spots.

SIGGRAPH 2012 Calls for Real-Time Live! Content

SIGGRAPH 2012 seeks cutting-edge Real-Time Live! content to be presented as part of this year’s prestigious Computer Animation Festival.

FLUID Helps Health Insurers Control Costs

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FLUID contributed editorial and VFX work for a hilarious new ad campaign for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.

Pixeldust Creates Compelling Web Video for FHSSA

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Washington, D.C.-based Pixeldust Studios created a three-minute web video for the Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa (FHSSA) to reach out to U.S. hospices with the message about the need for additional partners.

Independent Releases Making-of Video for Sony Vita ‘The World Is In Play’

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Ed Sayers, director at production company Independent Films, has made a documentary film of the "The World Is in Play," the new campaign for the European launch of the new Sony PS Vita console.