FLUTTER : A FAIRY TALE

Award winning artist/illustrator Howie Shia presents Flutter: A Fairy Tale at Power Play (Nov 15, 2007), a collection of Canadian-Asian short film presentations curated by the Toronto International Reel Asian Film Festival. Amongst other directors present, Howie Shia will be available at the screening for Q&A.

Running away with ambition and love, two best friends explore the surrounding city and discover an infinite maze and endless canvas. Through traditional and digital animation, with a mashup score of jazz, electronics, and sampling, Shia looks to reclaim the urban landscape as a fertile ground for epic adventure and romantic fairy tales. Vist the site to learn more and view production stills, the trailer as well as deleted scenes.

Tickets :: $10 ($7 for students/bluehairs)

MARC CRASTE : SECONDS FROM GREATNESS

Studio AKA‘s Marc Craste recently directed this spot for Guinness. We had a chance to chat with Marc back in 2004 … I still love the Pica Towers and Jo Jo In The Stars.

Toronto’s Pixel Gallery is hosting their inaugural exhibit – The Touch Show. This immersive exhibit is designed to bring people together to interact with art, design and technology. They will invent, play and experiment with the idea of touch as it relates to social interaction. November 17, 156 Augusta … please rsvp : touchshow@pixelgallery.org

Just in time for Halloweed; Bong-o-Lantern How-to (lol, thnx Mike)

MELDMEDIA : DUDE YOU FEEL ELECTRICAL

Toronto’s Meldmedia updated with some great new work; a music video for Edmonton’s Shout Out Out Out Out (their space), completed along side Toronto giant TAXI. Meldmedia also launched a hilarious interactive ad with Pixelpusher for Nivea: Toss him a lotion and Versa Nights for Nissan with TBWA Toronto … nice!!

MAINFRAME : REEL 08

How amazing is Mainframe? Check out their latest reel (via mighty Motionographer)

xy area webdesign studio belgium

XY AREA WEBDESIGN STUDIO BELGIUM

xy area presents his new website !
Easier and more intuitive, access to all the latest works by just one click…
Go to x – www.xyarea.com enjoy the visit !

PEPPERMELON : REEL 07

New name, new site, new reel! Formerly Ohsagas, Tomas, Fernando and crew have emerged as PepperMelon. Impressive work for clients like MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, LION Gates.

MARC WILKINS : DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS

Paranoid‘s Marc Wilkins recently directed this spot for Doctors Without Borders (Eng site)

PROTRUDE FLOW

Protrude Flow : “We are pursuing the creation of interactive installations that stimulate and inspire man’s most primitive emotions. Dynamic, organic shapes and the movement produced by black lustrous fluid (magnetic fluid) are incorporated into certain sections of the installation to express desire and passion toward life … Protrude Flow is an interactive installation which expresses the dynamics of fluid motion of physical material, the dynamics of organic, wild shapes and movements of liquid by means of digital computer control.”

EIGHT VFX

EIGHT VFX REEL

Awesome updated VFX reel for Eight VFX.

1stAVEMACHINE : SATURN

1stAve’s lastest spot takes a cellular-tech approach for Saturn (via FEED).

Hugh

Hugh is a beautiful short film from 4 students at ESMA. Here is their website which the movie can be viewed with and without subtitles, and looks like we’ll see a making of sometime in the near future or past ( 1.11.07 hehe) Cheers.