Mark Matthews has the eye of an artist when he builds his trails. He finds a picturesque landscape, identifies a line that complements his riding style, and spends hours in the forest, turning his vision into a creative masterpiece that translates beautifully to the screen. His newest line and the surrounding trail network provided the perfect setting to showcase speed and style against the backdrop of a lush Pacific Northwest forest. Complemented by the raw sounds of Mark’s bike on the trail we hope you enjoy ‘Changing Seasons.’<br />
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Supported by: Marin Bikes<br />
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Rider: Mark Matthews - https://www.youtube.com/user/SuperRadmark<br />
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Director: Scott Bell and Mark Matthews<br />
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Cinematography and Post Production: Scott Bell - www.scottbellvisuals.com<br />
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Photography: Jarrett Lindal - https://www.instagram.com/jarrettlindalmedia/<br />
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Trail Building: Mark Matthews, Dougal Browne, Trev Or, and Paul Young<br />
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Special Thanks:<br />
Ryan de Milliano - https://www.instagram.com/rydem_/<br />
Kurt Beaton - https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeaton_/

Director: Saschka Unseld

Director: againstallodds<br />
This Christmas, Very.co.uk are celebrating the joy of giving in a film created by directors againstallodds. The film, part of a campaign by creative agency St Luke’s, follows the story of a woman as she travels home for Christmas accompanied by a flying heart. The heart flutters and grows as our heroine spreads joy with familiar Very-pink presents. As she spreads Christmas spirit her joy grows with every gift she gives.

Director - Kyra & Constantin<br />
Music from http://www.singing-bell.com/

Kyra and Constantin have crafted a beautiful story for Chinese retailer JD.com. Kyra and Constantin developed the existing character of Joy, the brand’s logo, into an adorable tale of a dog, a heron and a can of worms.<br />
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A co-production between Passion London and Melbourne the film is a simple story with no dialogue. Told through characterisation and animation the film makes use of facial expressions and nuanced gestures to bring the story to life.<br />
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The heartwarming film tells the tale in a way only animation can, with engaging characters and stunning scenery, simple but epic.

Directed by Kyra & Constantin<br />
Co Produced by Passion Animation Studios & Stories AG<br />
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The second co-production between Passion and Stories for Swiss supermarket Migros. It features the return of the character Finn and shows his search for his long lost parents. Seamlessly blending live action with memorable CGI characters, animation directors Kyra & Constantin teamed up with live action directors Dorian Lebhertz and Daniel Titz to create Finn’s second story.

Directed by Kyra & Constantin 'First Christmas' is a love story told in beautiful animation with woodland characters spreading the message. We follow Henry the Hedgehog as he starts at a new school. His spikes make it hard for him to fit in but luckily he has a friend, Squirrel, looking out for him. The CGI animation has been given a truly unique tactile and fuzzy feel with Kyra & Constantin telling the story of love through the adorable characters.

Anna Mantzaris created a beautiful and melancholy Christmas film for Greenpeace France. Ending with a pledge to make our cities breathable, the film tells the story of a little girl who appears to be protecting her bear from the cold, but it turns out she's aware of an even more dangerous problem.

Happy Christmas 2018 from all of us at Passion Animation Studios.<br />
Directed by MegaComputeur<br />
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Sound - Mcasso<br />
Producer - Adriana Piasek-Wanski

Mark Waring and Anna Mantzaris,have collaborated on a whimsical yet beautifully crafted short for Honest Tea. Encouraging people to look at the impact of the decisions we make every day, the film shows how small actions can add up to big, impactful, inspiring things. Animated in stop motion, the film captures the lush textures and tactile surfaces of a handmade world. To match the natural ethos of Honest, the sets and puppets are all made of natural things – felt, card, paper, wool, cotton and wood. The film places a Mom at the centre of the story and shows all of the big (and positive) impacts her choice of Honest Tea can have from reducing sugar in her children’s diet to the farmers getting a fair wage for the ingredients that Honest use.

www.reengage..org.uk<br />
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For many of us, Christmas is undoubtedly the most wonderful time of the year. But for over half a million older people, the season is not something to look forward to. Re-engage, the only charity committed to tackling loneliness amongst over-75s, and Passion Animation Studios beautifully depict the silent suffering of those with no choice but to spend the season alone.<br />
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If you would like to support Re-engage, you can donate to their Big Give Christmas fundraiser, through which all donations will be doubled until noon, Tuesday 10th December, or visit their website www.reengage.org.uk.

Agency: Mullenlowe<br />
Director: Mads Broni<br />
Production Company: Passion Animation Studios

A grandmother reads her grandchild a story called ‘The Gigantic Change’. The story of how, back in 2020, when the world was on the brink of collapse, humanity came together and worked harder than ever to save the environment.<br />
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Statistical correction:<br />
It has come to light that the statistic referenced at 02:33 in the film is from a scientific paper which is now outdated. Instead of 'almost half of all species on Earth will be extinct’, a more accurate current estimate is 'up to 1 million more species could be extinct, due to human activity’.<br />
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www.thegiganticchange.com <br />
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Grandmother - Whoopi Goldberg<br />
Granddaughter - Livia Nelson<br />
Directors - George Lewin & Nicola Jane Francis<br />
Story - George Lewin<br />
Screenplay - Nicola Jane Francis & Josh Hughes<br />
Producer - Serena Schellenberg<br />
Executive Producer - Belle Palmer at Passion Pictures<br />
Designer & Animator - Nicola Jane Francis<br />
Sound Design - Chris Banks<br />
Music - Simon Chamberlain<br />
Casting Director - Nicci Topping Casting CSA<br />
Livia Nelson Represented by Creative kidz and Co<br />
VO Record - Factory Studios<br />
Partnership Consultant - Sarah Greenfield Clark

Directed by Mark Waring, the charming stop motion animation tells the story of two neighbouring, but divided villages. They accidentally chance upon each other’s egg and rice trade, and to their surprise, discover the celebrated and much-loved egg fried rice dish.<br />
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Client: Standard Chartered Bank<br />
Agency: TBWA/Singapore, Six Toes<br />
Producer: Fiona Mcgregor, Joelle Goh, Sariyanti Sannie<br />
ECD: Andy Grant<br />
Creatives: Anne Brander, Franzi Krueger<br />
Production: Passion Pictures<br />
Director: Mark Waring<br />
Executive Producers: Belle Palmer, Debbie Crosscup, Graham Pryor<br />
Head Of Production: Mike Turoff<br />
Producer: Paige Sullivan, Adriana Wong, Carlos Zalapa<br />
Animation: Passion Animation Studios<br />
Head Of CG: Jason Nicholas<br />
VFX Supervisor: Dave Walker<br />
Passion Pipeline TD’s: Javier Edo, Yanti Suryati<br />
Art Direction: Alexandra Walker<br />
Character Design: Crystal Kung/ Reuben Mcnaughton/ Ronnie Mitchell<br />
Environment Design: Tulips & Chimneys<br />
Concept Art: Tulips & Chimneys<br />
Storyboard Lead: Barry Reynolds<br />
Animatic Editors: Kingsley Bailey/ Daniel Budin<br />
Co-Ordinators: Roxy Sibilski<br />
Compositors: Andre Bittencourt, Valeria Romano, Sergei Soley, Daniel Lopez, Eric Venti, Matheus Lacava<br />
Cg Modelling & Texturing: Ian Brown<br />
Lighter: Simon Brown<br />
SFX: Filipe Alcada, Colin Peret, Darlene Buttner,David Berrocoso<br />
DMP: Jakub Gryglicki, Ronnie Mitchell, Christian Mills, David Gibbons<br />
Layout: Idris Honor, David Burtle<br />
Editor: Kingsley Bailey<br />
Stop Motion Shoot<br />
Studios: Arch Film Studios<br />
Studio EP: Andy Gent<br />
Studio Manager: Lisa Hill<br />
DOP: Malcolm Hadley<br />
Principle Animators: Tobias Fouracre, Steve Warn, Andy Biddle<br />
Puppet Rigger: Andre Neemann<br />
Puppet Maintenance: Josie Corben/ Ciara Mcclean<br />
Art Department: Marina Ralph/ Mick Chippington<br />
1st AC: Mark Swaffield<br />
Motion Control Operator: Stuart Galloway<br />
Gaffer: Tim O’ Connell<br />
Spark: Bruno Inacio<br />
Runner: Nancy Duval-Smith<br />
Post Production: Universal Production Partners<br />
Colorist: Simona Cristea<br />
Color Producer: Claudia Burns<br />
Grading Facilities: Coffee & TV<br />
Finishing House: Stone Dogs<br />
3D Printers: Arch Model Studios<br />
Motion Control Supplier: Justin Pentecost @ Portable Motion Control<br />
Music: Soviet Science

Created using a CG animation technique designed to mimic stop motion animation, this commercial for Club Crackers has a uniquely handcrafted look and feel.<br />
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Exploring what can be possible when your imagination is fuelled by Kellogg's Club Crackers minis...

Alzheimer's disease can leave patients and their families feeling lost with their worlds turned upside down. The charity France Alzheimer work to make sure that those living with the disease know they always have somewhere to turn.<br />
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Directed by Megacomputeur this CG short brings to life the charity's symbol, the compass, and shows that wherever someone is, they can receive the help they need.

Part of IRL with Team Charlene for ITV and Black History Month<br />
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Directed By<br />
Sofja Ümarik<br />
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Animated By<br />
Marylou Mao<br />
Marie Post<br />
Juliette Viger<br />
Rattanawadee Sukapad<br />
Sofja Ümarik<br />
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Coloured By<br />
Sofia Negri<br />
Sueli Ruiz-Gomez Ferreira<br />
Luke Ramsay<br />
Alex Lee<br />
Rattanawadee Sukapad<br />
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Music By<br />
Felipe Durán<br />
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Executive Producer<br />
Debbie Crosscup<br />
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Production Company<br />
Passion Animation Studios

#carrythemerry this festive season with the return of Starbucks #redcups<br />
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Produced by Passion Animation Studios<br />
Directed by Andy Martin<br />
Designer/Illustrator Alice Weitzel <br />
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Storyboard Lead<br />
Barry Reynolds <br />
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Research & Development Rebecca Gosnall <br />
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2D Animators<br />
Filipe Alcada <br />
Giulia Frixione <br />
Laura Nailor <br />
Maki Yoshikura <br />
Sheetal Thankey <br />
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2D Assistants<br />
Angeline De Silva <br />
Christa Jarrold <br />
Natasha Pollack <br />
Sahanshil Dangol <br />
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Compositors<br />
Andy Hague <br />
Corinne Ladeinde <br />
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Editor Kingsley Bailey <br />
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Exec Producers for Passion<br />
Mike Turoff <br />
Belle Palmer <br />
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Producers<br />
Matt Saxton <br />
Louise Simpson <br />
Kate Myers <br />
Production AssistantHannah Lawson

In the UK We're Supporting Ringcross Foodbank<br />
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https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/passion-pictures<br />
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In the US we're supporting Feeding America<br />
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/passionholidayfilm<br />
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Directed by Tjoff Koong<br />
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With our Christmas film, we are supporting Ringcross Community Centre Foodbank <br />
in Islington. We’ve chosen this charity, run by the Alexandra Wylie Tower Foundation, as they help more than 500 families every week, right on our doorstep. <br />
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Since March, the number of people in crisis coming to the food bank has risen exponentially and there can be as many as 1000 people a week reaching out for assistance. People who have never joined a food bank queue before are now finding they are unable to support their families. <br />
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This year it has become clear just how quickly circumstances can change and how much we rely on one another for support. At Christmas, although celebrations will be smaller, we hope to be able to help those who need it and encourage you, if you are able, to donate.<br />
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https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/passionpictureschristmas<br />
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Directed by: Tjoff Koong Studio<br />
Music Direction by: Luciano Rossi<br />
Song Performed by: Vimala Rowe<br />
Produced by: Sam Gray<br />
Executive Producers: Andrew Ruhemann, Debbie Crosscup, Belle Palmer<br />
Thanks to: Becky Perryman, Saskia Burke & Eva Liu

Passion Pictures has produced a comedic but moving short, The New Normal, directed by Anna Mantzaris. Reflecting on the impact the last two years of the pandemic have had on ourselves and our personal relationships, the film takes Anna’s signature style to once again tackle a subject that could be difficult to broach. <br />
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The film features a young man, arriving home for Christmas with his family, awkwardly trying out various socially-distant greetings, before settling on a hug. It’s a moment we’ve either all experienced or can anticipate, how comfortable will we feel hugging our family, maybe for the first time in a long time? Even in todays open society, sharing personal feelings, anxieties and struggles can feel difficult to do, that’s why Passion has chosen to partner with the New Normal Charity for this years film. <br />
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The New Normal is a peer to peer support charity that connects people through their grief and mental health. Founded in 2018 they feel that the best form of therapy is to talk to others with similar life experiences. TNN run a diverse range of free, open and non-judgemental spaces to talk, and if you would prefer, to listen.<br />
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To find out more about the charity and, if you can, to donate visit <br />
https://www.thenewnormalcharity.com <br />
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Credits<br />
Director Anna Mantzaris<br />
Music & Sound Phil Brookes<br />
Modelmaking Malin Guiistrand<br />
Puppet Costumes Martha Mantzaris<br />
Puppet & Animation Anna Mantzaris<br />
Postproduction Hugo Vieites Caamano<br />
Cinemtography Advisor Donna Wade<br />
Additional Modelmaking Isabel Fahlen<br />
Producers Sam Gray & Becky Perryman<br />
Executive Producers Andrew Ruhemann, Belle Palmer & Debbie Crosscup<br />
Special Thanks to Saskia Burke & Johan Edström