Can South America’s Most Expensive Animated Film Compete with American Blockbusters?
The top three grossing films at the Argentine box office this year are all animated: Monsters University, Despicable Me 2, and Metegol. …
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“Metegol” Trailer by Oscar-Winning Director Juan Jose Campanella
The final trailer (in Spanish) was released today for the Argentinian/Spanish animated feature Metegol (Foosball). The US$21 million film …
“Shave It” by 3dar
Shave It comes from directors Fernando Maldonado and Jorge Tereso of Bueno Aires, Argentina-based 3dar. The monkey at the center of the …
Spots from Punga
Animator/designer Gabriel H. Fermanelli has turned me on to the commercials he’s producing through Punga, a collective of artists in …
“What Do Dogs Dream?” by Gabriela Fernández
Artist/animator Gabriela Fernández from Buenos Aires, Argentina, started this spacey little stop-mo short in 2008 and it’s been on her …
Animated Fragments #16
FoxRetro X-Mas Spot by Váscolo (Argentina) Thor facial rig test in Softimage by Stephen McNally (Ireland) Strip Tease by …
“Domino Party” by Studio Ronda
This is fun. Studio Ronda has been creating cool TV spots and station IDs in Argentina since 2007. Here’s a neat little new short they …
“MTV Top Ten at Ten” by Pepper Melon
Our friends at Pepper Melon, a motion graphics company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, sent us their latest project, created for client …
Animated Fragments #10
Face Animation Test by Jonathan Campo (US) Taste It by Ronda (Argentina) One Day Animation: Nose Drop by Toby Jackman …
“Les Triolets” by Lucas Nine
My love for bouncy retro-style cartoons has no bounds. This was produced a few years ago (2002?) by Argentine cartoonist and animator …
“Angel Vitamina” by Diego De Rose
Angel Vitamina is a personal project of animator Diego De Rose and a small team of independent animators in Argentina. This is the second …
“Travelers with short legs” by Leo Campasso
Adventure Time – The Next Generation? Maybe. Travelers with short legs, by 23 year old, independent animator Leo Campasso from Buenos …
“Hotcorn!” by Juan Pablo Zaramella
Another simple and well-executed visual idea by Juan Pablo Zaramella, whose film At the Opera appeared on the Brew last month. Hotcorn! …
“At the Opera” by Juan Pablo Zaramella
A perfectly short short: At the Opera from Buenos Aires-based Juan Pablo Zaramella:
“Mythology” by Daniel Jervis, Javier Inga and Ricardo Jurado
In ancient Greece, Zeus’ spoiled little girl shows us how the famous mythological creatures were really created. Mythology was …
“El Empleo” by Santiago Bou Grasso
El Empleo, created by Santiago Bou Grasso from Argentina, is a five-minute film that I feel should be about three minutes long. Usually, …
Pictoplasma Intro by Pepper Melon
Pepper Melon, a young motion graphics company in Buenos Aires, Argentina, created a hypnotic liquid open for last month’s Pictoplasma …
Disney in Argentina, 1941
We’ve all seen the 16mm color footage of Walt Disney visting South America in 1941. Now, courtesy of the Buenos Aires Ministry of Culture …
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