Post Panic Rocks for MTV

MTV Rocks! - Deployment Ident, Wednesday 10 March

'Post Panic - MTV Networks'

As from March 2010, MTV is re-branding its 6 specialist music channels – MTV Rocks (formely MTV2), MTV Classic (formely VH1 Classic), MTV Dance, MTV Base, MTV Hits and MTV Shows. Launching first in the UK with international roll-out to follow, this project is a continuation of the July 2009 MTV’s first international rebrand. In total 32 TV idents have been commissioned to span all these 6 MTV ‘sister channels’ with the MTV World Design Studio drawing together the cream of international motion and audio-design talent.

Fantoche call for projects

Swiss animation festival Fantoche launched their 2010 call for projects. Fantoche will be holding its International Competition for the eighth time and is searching for the best animated short films worldwide from the last 12 months. Artistically daring ideas, visionary experiments, stories with a twist or the best top-quality entertainment are being sought, whether produced by newcomers, young talents or established film makers. This allows Fantoche to once again feel the pulse of the latest trends coming from the world of animated film. These will be judged by the international jury and the audience during the festival from 7-12 September 2010.

Tim Burton at MOMA

Exhibition, Monday 25 January

I'm told that the current Tim Burton exhibition at MOMA, New York, is fantastic. Those of you who are around, go check it out!

Golden Globes 2010

Avatar & Up, Monday 18 January

Yesterday night the Golden Globes have been announced, and James Cameron's Avatar won the Best Motion Picture and Best Director! More good news for digital film and animation, becaused beloved Pixar's Up won the Globe for Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Score. The Globes are good indication for the even more prestigious Academy Awards (Oscars), ceremony at 7th of March. Nominations at February 2nd. http://www.goldenglobes.org/http://www.oscars.org/

Avatar retro game

Designer Robert Penney (Australia) came up with these films as retrogames posters. Quite funny! http://penneydesign.tumblr.com/search/retro

Ok Go This Too Shall Pass

Humor with a capital H, Thursday 14 January

This musicvideo with the second most funny orchestra ever (The Muppets win) will viral around the world soon I guess. How extraordinary!

Find out how 3D works

Check this article by Gizmodo if you want to find out more about 3D in cinema: http://gizmodo.com/5084121/giz-explains-3d-technologies

Anima Festival

Brussel, Belgium, Sunday 03 January

From 12/20th February 2010 the annual ANIMA festival takes place in Brussels, Belgium. http://www.animatv.be/ 

Animex Festival

UK, Sunday 03 January

The Animex International Festival of Animation and Computer Games takes place every year at Teesside University, Middlesbrough in the North East of England. This year´s edition is from 8 till 12th of February 2010. More info at http://animex.tees.ac.uk/ Their lineup of speakers is impressive, way to go!

Foget the film, watch the titles @ MU

exhibition, Monday 28 December

'Titles for The Wilde Ones by Suspect'

15th of January - 28th of February MU in Eindhoven (NL)  hosts an exhibition of SubmarineChannel's project 'Forget the film, watch the titles'. http://watchthetitles.com/. Not around? No problem, check their website for more than 125 interesting  titles for games and films. Categories are animation, motion graphics, 3D and mixed media. This 'The WIldes Ones' has recently been posted online. More about that one on http://www.suspect.tv/.