Nicolas Schmerkin’s Paris-based Autour de Minuit has boarded Alfredo Soderguit and Alejo Schettini’s “Two Little Birds” (“Dos pajaritos”), the first winner of La Liga contest, an award created by Argentina’s Animation!, Spain’s Quirino Awards and Mexico’s Pixelatl Festival, three major events in Ibero-American animation.
The project will be pitched at the upcoming Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival on June 13.
Autour de Minuit will co-produce the animated series. A non-dialogue slapstick about two bitter bird enemies, “Two Little Birds” is produced by Luciana Roude at Buenos Aires’ Can Can Club –a longtime associate of Argentine stop-motion master Juan Pablo Zaramella – director of “The Tiniest Man in the World” and 2011 Annecy winner and Oscar-shortlisted “Luminaris” – and Uruguay’s Palermo Estudio, ran by Alfredo Soderguit and Alejo Schettini, director and animation director/co-writer of the 2013 Bafici Audience Award winner “Anina.”
“With such a minimalist and universal non-dialogue concept,...
The project will be pitched at the upcoming Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival on June 13.
Autour de Minuit will co-produce the animated series. A non-dialogue slapstick about two bitter bird enemies, “Two Little Birds” is produced by Luciana Roude at Buenos Aires’ Can Can Club –a longtime associate of Argentine stop-motion master Juan Pablo Zaramella – director of “The Tiniest Man in the World” and 2011 Annecy winner and Oscar-shortlisted “Luminaris” – and Uruguay’s Palermo Estudio, ran by Alfredo Soderguit and Alejo Schettini, director and animation director/co-writer of the 2013 Bafici Audience Award winner “Anina.”
“With such a minimalist and universal non-dialogue concept,...
- 6/5/2019
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
According to Variety, Michael Bay is ready to go on a covert mission with Ubisoft by signing on to develop “Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon” into a potential film franchise at Warner Bros. and possibly direct.
The “Ghost Recon” games revolve around a newly-conceived squad of U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (5th Sfg) stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Their role is not unlike other real world special operations forces, in that their operations are kept highly classified. They use the latest technology to infiltrate and take down threats around the world without leaving any traces behind that they exist.
Jean Julien Baronnet, CEO of Ubisoft Motion Pictures said:
“These guys don’t belong to any specific organization. They’re in the field where the U.S. troops are not supposed to be. It’s a small team with very strong...
The “Ghost Recon” games revolve around a newly-conceived squad of U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (5th Sfg) stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Their role is not unlike other real world special operations forces, in that their operations are kept highly classified. They use the latest technology to infiltrate and take down threats around the world without leaving any traces behind that they exist.
Jean Julien Baronnet, CEO of Ubisoft Motion Pictures said:
“These guys don’t belong to any specific organization. They’re in the field where the U.S. troops are not supposed to be. It’s a small team with very strong...
- 6/11/2013
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
The new short shows off the future of war.
The video shows the members of the Alpha Squadron, members of the U.S. armed forces, going after a war criminal in the near future Eastern Europe (which is in part where Ghost Recon Future Soldier will be set).
Publisher Ubisoft put this short together alongside Little Minx films, which acts a prequel to the upcoming game, featuring the four playable characters from Future Soldier as members of the cast of characters here. The location in the film will be a multiplayer map from the game and if you look carefully, there's a secret weapon unlock code somewhere in the Ghost Recon Alpha's running time.
Here's the synopsis:
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Alpha boasts a line-up of top Hollywood talent. The film was directed by Academy Award winners Hervé de Crécy and François Alaux, who won an Oscar in 2010 for Logorama,...
The video shows the members of the Alpha Squadron, members of the U.S. armed forces, going after a war criminal in the near future Eastern Europe (which is in part where Ghost Recon Future Soldier will be set).
Publisher Ubisoft put this short together alongside Little Minx films, which acts a prequel to the upcoming game, featuring the four playable characters from Future Soldier as members of the cast of characters here. The location in the film will be a multiplayer map from the game and if you look carefully, there's a secret weapon unlock code somewhere in the Ghost Recon Alpha's running time.
Here's the synopsis:
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Alpha boasts a line-up of top Hollywood talent. The film was directed by Academy Award winners Hervé de Crécy and François Alaux, who won an Oscar in 2010 for Logorama,...
- 5/14/2012
- by Charles Webb
- MTV Multiplayer
After a bidding battle, Sony Pictures has landed the movie rights to the Ubisoft video game “Assassin’s Creed.”
Variety reported Thursday final negotiations were underway. Other studios showed interest, including Universal.
“Assassin’s Creed” is a third-person adventure game series (four titles since 2007) that has sold more than 26 million copies. In case the title didn’t tip you off, the game centers on a lineage of assassins, but the sci-fi story flips backward in time to explores their secret conflict with the Templars, who have spread their influence across history.
The obvious comparison is Ubisoft’s equally high-flying, slow-motion “Prince of Persia,” which was adapted into a feature by Disney and super producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Despite Jake Gyllenhaal’s glistening abs, the $200 million movie disappointed at the box office, managing to recoup overseas for a $335 million total but dashing any hope of a franchise at the Mouse House.
After...
Variety reported Thursday final negotiations were underway. Other studios showed interest, including Universal.
“Assassin’s Creed” is a third-person adventure game series (four titles since 2007) that has sold more than 26 million copies. In case the title didn’t tip you off, the game centers on a lineage of assassins, but the sci-fi story flips backward in time to explores their secret conflict with the Templars, who have spread their influence across history.
The obvious comparison is Ubisoft’s equally high-flying, slow-motion “Prince of Persia,” which was adapted into a feature by Disney and super producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Despite Jake Gyllenhaal’s glistening abs, the $200 million movie disappointed at the box office, managing to recoup overseas for a $335 million total but dashing any hope of a franchise at the Mouse House.
After...
- 10/21/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Of Gods and Men, The Ghost Writer, and the other winners of the 2011 César Awards have been announced. The 36th Annual César Awards’ big winner “was Des hommes et des dieux (Of Gods and Men) by Xavier Beauvois, which took Best Film. It also captured Best Supporting Actor for Michael Lonsdale, and Best Cinematography…The Ghost Writer took more awards with a total of four. It won Best Director for Roman Polanski, Best Adapted Screenplay (Polanski and Robert Harris), Best Original Score and Best Editing. The award ceremony was held on February 25, 2011. The full listing of the 2011 César Awards winners is below.
Best Film
Des hommes et des dieux (Of Gods and Men), Xavier Beauvois
Best Actress
Sarah Forestier, Le Nom des gens (The Names of Love)
Best Actor
Eric Elmosnino, Gainsbourg (vie héroïque)
Best Director
Roman Polanski, The Ghost Writer
Best Supporting Actress
Anne Alvaro, Le Bruit des glaçons...
Best Film
Des hommes et des dieux (Of Gods and Men), Xavier Beauvois
Best Actress
Sarah Forestier, Le Nom des gens (The Names of Love)
Best Actor
Eric Elmosnino, Gainsbourg (vie héroïque)
Best Director
Roman Polanski, The Ghost Writer
Best Supporting Actress
Anne Alvaro, Le Bruit des glaçons...
- 2/27/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Bonjour Paris! February is quite interesting month when it comes to awards, and The Cesar Award is no exception.
So, let’s move to France for the national film award of France, first given out in 1975, with nominations that are selected by the members of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma.
As we already guessed, Xavier Beauvois’ Des hommes et des dieux, or if you prefer Of Gods and Men – movie that we previously talked about – took the top prize at France’s Cesar Awards.
And you all thought that Roman Polanski‘s The Ghost Writer will win? Ok, you were close, because the movie ended up taking home the most awards, including best adapted screenplay, best editing, best original score, and best director for Polanski himself, who was in attendance.
Looks that France loves Facebook, too, so David Fincher has a reason to be satisfied. He will...
So, let’s move to France for the national film award of France, first given out in 1975, with nominations that are selected by the members of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma.
As we already guessed, Xavier Beauvois’ Des hommes et des dieux, or if you prefer Of Gods and Men – movie that we previously talked about – took the top prize at France’s Cesar Awards.
And you all thought that Roman Polanski‘s The Ghost Writer will win? Ok, you were close, because the movie ended up taking home the most awards, including best adapted screenplay, best editing, best original score, and best director for Polanski himself, who was in attendance.
Looks that France loves Facebook, too, so David Fincher has a reason to be satisfied. He will...
- 2/26/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
48 hours before the Oscars, it was the French who feted the best in French cinema in 2010 with the 36th edition of the Cesar Awards. A trio of films claimed the most awards: Of Gods and Men (the Cannes winning film which was on the Oscar shortlist of nine but didn't make it into the final round) took the top award of Best Film and three in total tying up with Gainsbourg (which was picked up this week by Music Box Films) which won for Best Actor. The big winner of the night with four awards out of eight total noms was roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer which isn't in the French language but was a French production that won the filmmaker the Best Director award. Quentin "Vive le cinéma" Tarantino received an honorary award for his body of work -- not bad since he has another 40 years at least to double up on his output.
- 2/26/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
GameTrailers.com has debuted an exclusive teaser trailer to the live action short Ghost Recon: Alpha, a tie-in prequel to Ubisoft's video game franchise Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. From Oscar-Winning directors Francois Alaux & Herve de Crecy (Logorama) and production company Little Minx, the teaser runs at less than a minute in length of intense futuristic military warfare. Its reportedly a work in progress with many CG effects shot still left uncompleted.
The full 20-minute short film is expected to be released in conjunction with the launch of the game in early 2011. You'll find the teaser embedded below. ...
The full 20-minute short film is expected to be released in conjunction with the launch of the game in early 2011. You'll find the teaser embedded below. ...
- 7/27/2010
- Screen Anarchy
It seems more often than not, video game companies are warming up to the idea of approaching established directors to create live actions short films based on their games as part of their viral marketing campaign. We already seen this trend before when Microsoft tapped Neill Blomkamp (District 9) to direct a trilogy of Halo live action short in 2007 and this year, Ubisoft has tapped Hervé de Crécy and François Alaux (Logorama) to direct a short based on Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Yesterday, Microsoft has premiere the extended version of Birth of a Spartan to promote the upcoming first-person shooter game Halo: Reach. Its directed by multi-award winning commercials director Noam Murro (Smart People).
The highly classified bio-augmentation procedure is a Spartan candidate's final and most difficult ordeal before joining the ranks of the legendary soldiers. The dramatic interpretation of Carter's rebirth as a Spartan embodies the themes of courage,...
The highly classified bio-augmentation procedure is a Spartan candidate's final and most difficult ordeal before joining the ranks of the legendary soldiers. The dramatic interpretation of Carter's rebirth as a Spartan embodies the themes of courage,...
- 4/29/2010
- Screen Anarchy
As maligned as the Oscars are for the supposed politics of the voting process, their notorious neglect of some of the greatest films of all time and the shady campaigning of certain films, the awards remain a valuable tool for discovering some lesser-known work. For instance, many people still are completely unaware that the Academy gives out statues for short films. Since American multi-plexes have largely abandoned the practice of coupling shorts with features most people never experience some of the best filmmaking in the world. In case you missed any of the great shorts up for Oscars this year you can read about them here. In the mean time, here is this year’s Oscar-winning animated short, “Logorama” directed by the French animation collective h5, consisting of François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy and Ludovic Houplain.
Logorama – [Kid Warning: contains adult language]...
Logorama – [Kid Warning: contains adult language]...
- 4/6/2010
- by Eric M. Armstrong
- The Moving Arts Journal
One of the big surprise winners at the Oscars this year was the animated short film Logorama. However, it won for good reason, because it's a dark and awesome short film. The entire short (all 16 minutes) has made its way onto Vimeo and can be seen below. This isn't a leak or a bootleg or anything like that, this is the fully watchable version of the short. Here's the concept (and also why it's so damn brilliant): the entire world and everything we see in it is made out of corporate logos and brands. The story follows two Michelin tire guys (as cops) who chase a terrorist Ronald McDonald. You'll be very glad this won the Oscar after you see this. Watch the entire Oscar winning animated short film Logorama: Logorama is a short film that was directed by the French animation collective H5: François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy...
- 4/5/2010
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
On this weeks Check this... is 'Logorama' directed by the French animation collective H5, François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy & Ludovic Houplain. It was presented at the Cannes Film Festival 2009. It opened the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and won a 2010 academy award under the category of animated short.
Check This... is a feature showcasing what we at Flicks News consider essential short films to watch!
To view past shorts we showcased click here.
Check This... is a feature showcasing what we at Flicks News consider essential short films to watch!
To view past shorts we showcased click here.
- 3/30/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
One of the most unexpected mutations of the videogame industry is just how cinematic it has become. It gives it an extra frisson and the most serious titles make more than money than films a lot of movies. The merging of gaming and cinema reminds one a little of David Cronenberg’s ExistenZ. No doubt it will continue into move into ever more immersive worlds and scenarios as technology allows.
Variety’s The Cut Scene have announced the Oscar-winning directors of Logorama (Best Animated Short, 2010), François Alaux and Hervé de Crécy have been signed up by gaming company Ubisoft to direct a thirty minute short to accompany the release of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. This is no small project either. The script has been written by Children Of Men co-writer Tim Sexton and a division of Ridley Scott’s production company is helping produce. The film’s producer,...
Variety’s The Cut Scene have announced the Oscar-winning directors of Logorama (Best Animated Short, 2010), François Alaux and Hervé de Crécy have been signed up by gaming company Ubisoft to direct a thirty minute short to accompany the release of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. This is no small project either. The script has been written by Children Of Men co-writer Tim Sexton and a division of Ridley Scott’s production company is helping produce. The film’s producer,...
- 3/30/2010
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
Similar to the marketing campaign when Microsoft brought in Neil Blomkamp to direct a trilogy of live action short films set in the Halo universe back in 2007, so too Ubisoft has done the same for its trailer to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, an upcoming first-person shooter game. The negative stigma surrounding video game-based-films has consistently been very poor but this is certainly not the case here. Directed by Ben Mor of Little Minx, a company of Ridley Scott and Associates, the trailer was created in collaboration with visual effects creators Asylum, who are known for their high-caliber work on Terminator Salvation. The live-action video game trailer marks the highly anticipated return of the elite Ghosts with a visceral and immersive experience that showcases the explosive action of future warfare.
Illustrating the realism that the Ghost Recon brand is known for, the "Future War" trailer features the Ghosts...
Illustrating the realism that the Ghost Recon brand is known for, the "Future War" trailer features the Ghosts...
- 3/26/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Francois Alaux and Herve de Crecy just won an Oscar for the animated short "Logorama," and have now been hired to make a 20-minute live-action film for the latest installment of Ubisoft's "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon," titled "Future Soldier." They are working with writer Tim Sexton (Children of Men) on what will act as a prequel, setting up the story about a squad of Us Special Forces. Ubisoft has budgeted $8 million - $10 million for the project, which is produced by Ridley and Tony Scott. The game is due out for the Christmas holidays. "Logorama" is set in a Los Angeles where everything from buildings to cars to animals to people are made up of corporate logos. The story has police officers looking like Michelin Men chasing a psychopathic Ronald McDonald. Check it out below. "Logorama" Short:...
- 3/11/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
While most believe that the wins for The Hurt Locker and Kathryn Bigelow were the most deserving and biggest upsets of this years Academy Awards, those are nothing in comparison to the pure excellence of this year’s winner for Best Animated Short Film, Logorama.
From a collaborative effort of directors François Alaux, Herve de Crecy, and Ludovic Houplain, the short is approximately 17 minutes long (3 of those minutes being the end credits alone) about a twist on a modern day Los Angeles, in which everything from the buildings to the cars to the people are made up of popular logos.
The short film would be quite impressive without a story, just a series of shots and pans of this impressive city, but instead we’re thrown into an epic crime noir story that turns into an even more epic disaster film. I’m sure there are tons of social remarks...
From a collaborative effort of directors François Alaux, Herve de Crecy, and Ludovic Houplain, the short is approximately 17 minutes long (3 of those minutes being the end credits alone) about a twist on a modern day Los Angeles, in which everything from the buildings to the cars to the people are made up of popular logos.
The short film would be quite impressive without a story, just a series of shots and pans of this impressive city, but instead we’re thrown into an epic crime noir story that turns into an even more epic disaster film. I’m sure there are tons of social remarks...
- 3/10/2010
- by Matt Raub
- The Flickcast
At a recent press conference, Liev Schreiber told io9 that Hugh Jackman has just finished reading a first draft of the script for the "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" sequel.
Jackman however wasn't forthcoming about how much Schreiber's character Victor 'Sabretooth' Creed is involved though. "It's still not clear whether or not Victor will be present in the Japan storyline. In the Japan storyline as I remember it from the Wolverine comics, Victor wasn't there. So I don't know" said the actor.
Speaking of sequels, Bloody Disgusting reports that Sacha Baron Cohen and Jemaine Clement ("Flight of the Conchords") are being tipped for the same role of 'Yaz' in a third "Men in Black" film.
Etan Cohen ("Idiocracy," "Tropic Thunder") is apparently penning the project for Sony Pictures and Josh Brolin is still being loosely talked about as a potential co-star, but the film's fate will depend almost entirely upon Will Smith's interest and schedule.
Jackman however wasn't forthcoming about how much Schreiber's character Victor 'Sabretooth' Creed is involved though. "It's still not clear whether or not Victor will be present in the Japan storyline. In the Japan storyline as I remember it from the Wolverine comics, Victor wasn't there. So I don't know" said the actor.
Speaking of sequels, Bloody Disgusting reports that Sacha Baron Cohen and Jemaine Clement ("Flight of the Conchords") are being tipped for the same role of 'Yaz' in a third "Men in Black" film.
Etan Cohen ("Idiocracy," "Tropic Thunder") is apparently penning the project for Sony Pictures and Josh Brolin is still being loosely talked about as a potential co-star, but the film's fate will depend almost entirely upon Will Smith's interest and schedule.
- 3/10/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Filmmakers Francois Alaux and Herve de Crecy, the guys behind the Oscar-winning animated short film Logorama, are in fact taking a crack at popular video game shooter "Ghost Recon"... but not as a feature-length film. Instead, the duo will be making a twenty minute live-action film as a way of promoting Ubisoft's latest installment in the shooter franchise, "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier". Writing the film will be Children Of Men scribe Tim Sexton. The...
- 3/10/2010
- by George Merchan
- JoBlo.com
The annual New Directors / New Films showcase organized by the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center has selected as one of this year’s films Amer, the feature film debut by Montreal transgressive filmmaking duo Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani. The film will screen twice during the program:
April 2
9:15 p.m.
Film Society of Lincoln Center
April 3
2:00 p.m.
Museum of Modern Art
So far, 2010 is looking to be a huge year for Cattet and Forzani. Prior to Nd/Nf in April, Amer will screen in March at both the Boston Underground Film Festival and at SXSW. This is already after having a very successful 2009, where the film played at the Lausanne Underground Film Festival and has won awards at the Lund Fantastisk Film Festival, Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival, Festival Nouveau Cinema de Montreal and more.
Amer is a tribute to the...
April 2
9:15 p.m.
Film Society of Lincoln Center
April 3
2:00 p.m.
Museum of Modern Art
So far, 2010 is looking to be a huge year for Cattet and Forzani. Prior to Nd/Nf in April, Amer will screen in March at both the Boston Underground Film Festival and at SXSW. This is already after having a very successful 2009, where the film played at the Lausanne Underground Film Festival and has won awards at the Lund Fantastisk Film Festival, Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival, Festival Nouveau Cinema de Montreal and more.
Amer is a tribute to the...
- 2/28/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
By Steve Pond
In this morning’s roundup of Oscar news ‘n’ notes from around the Web, "Locker" rolls on, "Basterds" keeps campaigning, and the Academy gets kudos for making some good choices
First, apologies to the makers of the terrific, Oscar-nominated animated short “Logorama.” I did an email interview with two of the French directors last week, but the responses from Ludovic Houplain somehow were routed into my spam folder – so I ran the piece with responses from Herve de Crecy, but not Houplain. Now that I’ve found Houplain’...
In this morning’s roundup of Oscar news ‘n’ notes from around the Web, "Locker" rolls on, "Basterds" keeps campaigning, and the Academy gets kudos for making some good choices
First, apologies to the makers of the terrific, Oscar-nominated animated short “Logorama.” I did an email interview with two of the French directors last week, but the responses from Ludovic Houplain somehow were routed into my spam folder – so I ran the piece with responses from Herve de Crecy, but not Houplain. Now that I’ve found Houplain’...
- 2/22/2010
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Chicago – In a year where commercial products and prefabricated award bids are being celebrated, it’s refreshing to see two Oscar categories uncorrupted by popular taste. While the short film nominees of 2010 are a mixed bag at best, they offer a splendid variety of fresh artistic visions from around the world. There isn’t a Pixar film in the bunch, though a certain beloved British comedy duo make a welcome return to the category they’ve won twice before.
“The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2010” will have a one-week run at Chicago’s Landmark Century Centre Cinema, beginning Friday, February 19th. They are all well worth checking out, though the animated shorts are considerably more polished and rewarding than the live-action shorts, which often play like teasers for a feature-length work. Each group of five competing shorts will be shown in separate programs, with the animated nominees accompanied by three additional shorts: Poland’s “Kinematograph,...
“The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2010” will have a one-week run at Chicago’s Landmark Century Centre Cinema, beginning Friday, February 19th. They are all well worth checking out, though the animated shorts are considerably more polished and rewarding than the live-action shorts, which often play like teasers for a feature-length work. Each group of five competing shorts will be shown in separate programs, with the animated nominees accompanied by three additional shorts: Poland’s “Kinematograph,...
- 2/19/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
By Steve Pond
In Wednesday morning’s roundup of the Animated Short nominees, I called the French film “Logorama” “the freshest and most audacious” of the nominees. The film is a brazen, foul-mouthed crime story set in a world where corporate logos and mascots run amok: the good guys are Michelin Men, the psychotic criminal Ronald McDonald.
“Logorama” was directed by Ludovic Houplain, Herve de Crecy and Francois Alaux for the collective H5, which has also created advertising campaigns and acclaimed videos for the likes of Massive Attack an...
In Wednesday morning’s roundup of the Animated Short nominees, I called the French film “Logorama” “the freshest and most audacious” of the nominees. The film is a brazen, foul-mouthed crime story set in a world where corporate logos and mascots run amok: the good guys are Michelin Men, the psychotic criminal Ronald McDonald.
“Logorama” was directed by Ludovic Houplain, Herve de Crecy and Francois Alaux for the collective H5, which has also created advertising campaigns and acclaimed videos for the likes of Massive Attack an...
- 2/18/2010
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
A problem I’ve always had with the Oscar categories for short films is rarely are audiences given the opportunity to see them. Other than a throwback short playing before a Disney/Pixar film, you almost have to attend a festival to see any of the brief, yet equally artistic and well-crafted films.
Luckily in this modern world of embedded video we’re able to watch at least one: the 2010 Oscar-nominated animated short film Logorama. French directors François Alaux and Herve de Crecy created this world of over 2,500 brand logos in the course of six years. How did they get away with this?
Ronald McDonald is a machine gun-toting fugitive running from the police played by foul-mouthed Michelin men. The E! logo topples amongst the other brand skyscrapers. Big Boy gets into mischief. The Jolly Green Giant tries to hold back a stampede of animal logos.
I think it’s pretty amazing,...
Luckily in this modern world of embedded video we’re able to watch at least one: the 2010 Oscar-nominated animated short film Logorama. French directors François Alaux and Herve de Crecy created this world of over 2,500 brand logos in the course of six years. How did they get away with this?
Ronald McDonald is a machine gun-toting fugitive running from the police played by foul-mouthed Michelin men. The E! logo topples amongst the other brand skyscrapers. Big Boy gets into mischief. The Jolly Green Giant tries to hold back a stampede of animal logos.
I think it’s pretty amazing,...
- 2/10/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
If you haven't seen any of the nominated films for the Academy Award's Best Animated Short Film yet, here's your chance. All five shorts are now available online and ready for viewing right here. It might help with your office Oscar pool, if they even have this category included. Otherwise, just enjoy five neat little animated shorts, arranged from best to... less.
Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
Directed by Nick Park
Written by Nick Park & Bob Barker
I actually posted this short over a year ago when it had its UK debut, but since then it has come to American shores and roped itself an Oscar nomination. The popular Wallace & Gromit are now bakers and in danger of being targeted by a local serial killer who's been murdering bakers. Incredibly witty in words and visuals, it's been over a decade since A Close Shave and this doesn't disappoint.
Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
Directed by Nick Park
Written by Nick Park & Bob Barker
I actually posted this short over a year ago when it had its UK debut, but since then it has come to American shores and roped itself an Oscar nomination. The popular Wallace & Gromit are now bakers and in danger of being targeted by a local serial killer who's been murdering bakers. Incredibly witty in words and visuals, it's been over a decade since A Close Shave and this doesn't disappoint.
- 2/9/2010
- by Arya Ponto
- JustPressPlay.net
One of the short films we were left raving about at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival was an animated film titled Logorama. I was convinced at the time that the short would never see the light of day due to the obvious legalities involved. But I guess since it has now been nominated for the ultimate award, the creators are no longer afraid to put it online. Written and directed by the French team of François Alaux and Herve de Crecy, and created over the course of a few years, this Best Animated Oscar-Nominated short film features a world full of brand logos and corporate mascots (I'm sure a couple thousand appear in all -- it even features fictional companies like the Buy N Large logo from Pixar's Wall-e) Watch the short film now, embedded after the jump.
- 2/9/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
I was glad I opted to watch the opening night shorts program at this year's Sundance Film Festival because it was packed with four fantastic short films. One of those (arguably the favorite of the bunch) was an animated film called Logorama, written and directed by the French duo of François Alaux and Herve de Crecy. Now nominated for a Best Animated Short Oscar, Logorama takes place in a world full of corporate and brand logos (in which roughly 2,500 appear), and it follows a few different stories that all intertwine with one another. Honestly, it's bloody brilliant, and I guarantee it'll be the best thing you watch all week.
At Sundance, a bunch of us wondered how these guys could get away with making something like this without facing hundreds of lawsuits, and then we wondered whether legal matters would ever stop it from existing in some form online. Perhaps...
At Sundance, a bunch of us wondered how these guys could get away with making something like this without facing hundreds of lawsuits, and then we wondered whether legal matters would ever stop it from existing in some form online. Perhaps...
- 2/9/2010
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
The Sundance Institute announced the short film program for its 2010 film festival Monday.
Among the 70 U.S. and international films are dramatic shorts from James Franco, Spike Jonze and Liz Tuccillo and a pair of documentary shorts from Jeremy Konner and Derek Waters' "Drunk History" series that features Don Cheadle, Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and Crispin Glover.
The film festival runs from January 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.
Four of the shorts -- "I'm Here," directed by Jonze; "The Fence," directed by Rory Kennedy; "Logorama," directed by Francois Alaux, Herve de Crecy and Ludovic Houplain; and "Seeds of the Fall," directed Patrik Eklund -- will premiere at the Egyptian the first night of the festival, which has ditched the traditional opening night structure.
The shorts screening program, which showcases dramatic shorts, documentary shorts, animated shorts and New Frontier shorts, was drawn from 6,092 domestic and international submissions.
Among the 70 U.S. and international films are dramatic shorts from James Franco, Spike Jonze and Liz Tuccillo and a pair of documentary shorts from Jeremy Konner and Derek Waters' "Drunk History" series that features Don Cheadle, Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and Crispin Glover.
The film festival runs from January 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.
Four of the shorts -- "I'm Here," directed by Jonze; "The Fence," directed by Rory Kennedy; "Logorama," directed by Francois Alaux, Herve de Crecy and Ludovic Houplain; and "Seeds of the Fall," directed Patrik Eklund -- will premiere at the Egyptian the first night of the festival, which has ditched the traditional opening night structure.
The shorts screening program, which showcases dramatic shorts, documentary shorts, animated shorts and New Frontier shorts, was drawn from 6,092 domestic and international submissions.
- 12/7/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stockholm, Sweden -- Sundance faves "Sin Nombre" and "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" scooped the bulk of awards at the 20th Stockholm Film Festival, which wrapped up Sunday.
Mo'Nique won best actress for her powerful turn as an abusive mother in Lee Daniels' "Precious," a performance that has already put the actress on many handicappers' Oscar shortlist.
Cary Fukunaga's "Sin Nombre" picked up three of Stockholm's silver horse trophies: best actor for star Edgar Flores, best first feature film and the Fipresci International Film Critics Prize for best film.
"Now my professors will have to give me a good grade," Fukunaga joked, a reference to the fact that the feature, a story of Honduran immigrants trying to reach the U.S., was his film school graduating thesis.
But the 2009 Golden Horse for best feature film went to "Dogtooth," a surreal look at a dysfunctional family from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos.
Mo'Nique won best actress for her powerful turn as an abusive mother in Lee Daniels' "Precious," a performance that has already put the actress on many handicappers' Oscar shortlist.
Cary Fukunaga's "Sin Nombre" picked up three of Stockholm's silver horse trophies: best actor for star Edgar Flores, best first feature film and the Fipresci International Film Critics Prize for best film.
"Now my professors will have to give me a good grade," Fukunaga joked, a reference to the fact that the feature, a story of Honduran immigrants trying to reach the U.S., was his film school graduating thesis.
But the 2009 Golden Horse for best feature film went to "Dogtooth," a surreal look at a dysfunctional family from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos.
- 11/29/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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