Buck was commissioned by Cactus to direct a campaign for Colorado’s State Tobacco Education & Prevention Partnership (STEPP). Toronto based CypherAudio did a great job on sound design, music and mix. Watch Ravens | Dragons.

After many years in hibernation, the masterful GMUNK updated gmunk.tv with a great new reel.

Toronto based artist/illustrator Andrew Zbihlyj recently updated his site pieceofshow.com with great new work.

FITC Toronto is coming up. Lots of great speakers again this year including David Carson, MK12, Matt Lambert, Golan Levin, James Patterson, Bigspaceship, Firstborn, Carole Guevin … Reform&Revolution users can use ‘reformrevolution’ to get 20% off ticket prices.

HD on Apple’s Gallery
Streaming Flash on Neither Field (along with many other great works of inspiration)

Scott Pagano, the critically acclaimed digital filmmaker, motion designer and spatial reconstructionist, has joined forces with Trifonic, the experimental electronic music innovators, to produce PARKS ON FIRE, a short graphic film ; “a dynamic reflection on the relationships of structure, form and motion that both bind and conflict the natural and man-made worlds, is a stunning visual and aural trip through a series of digitally deconstructed and re-imagined environments. Synthetic worlds of micro-precision evolve and meld into landscapes of natural forms. Sound and image drive waves of harmony and disharmony, incessantly crashing, only to recombine elements of natural surreality with manmade architectural syntheticism to offer new perceptions of “reality.” The effect is one of technological fear yet wonder, spiritual unease yet solace, and hope born from the beauty of creation, both natural and perceptual.”

The Cut&Paste entry deadlines are fast approaching : North America ~ January 23rd / Europe & Asia/Pacific ~ February 20th. You can enter on the Cut&Paste website.

Wieden & Kennedy and Hi-Res! commissioned Universal Everthing and Maxim Zhestkov to respond to the brief ‘Beautiful Connections’ for the launch of the Nokia e71 Smartphone. “We directed an operatic film which lends human characteristics to abstract forms …”

In Motion : an homage to ping pong, a conceptual study of ball and racket, in motion (moving > ping pong). From creative Australian studio 21-19.

Nike/Beautiful Losers: Make something from nothing … In conjunction with the documentary, Nike brings this series of art based workshops.

Two short films created by the NY and LA crews at Buck, giving us a look at how BUCK is made. Buck will be among the many presenters at the upcoming Pause (Nov. 10/11) in NYC. Here is a 20% discount code for Reform&Revolution readers: reformrevolution.

BTRY created these titles for PauseNYC. Mark Romanek, Chris Milk and Hillman Curtis have been added to the speaker lineup which also includes: Digital Kitchen, Hush, MK12, Brand New School, Joseph Kosinski, Buck, UFO, Gmunk, BTRY and Autodesk. Nov 10/11 at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center.

The always impressive Buck have uploaded their latest spot ~ Bond : Quantum of Solace ; “An homage to classic Bond titles, a teaser for the newest installment in the series, and an ad for a healthier alternative to the vodka martini, Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam tapped us to develop, direct and produce this spot as part of Coke Zero’s co-branded tie-in with “Quantum of Solace,” the 22nd film in the James Bond franchise”.

Talented Madrid based Helio Vega concepted, designed and directed these MadinSpain’08 titles. Sound design by Marcelo Baldin.

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Studio 4C helmed by genius Koji Morimoto, collaborated with Toronto based Molot Entertainment to bring us First Squad; ‘an anime fantasy saga set in Russia during WWII’.