Animation for Hire

75 minutes

Your chance to experience works often made for the small
screen in kingsize glory. The best commissioned films, including
trailers, promos, bumpers, leaders, commercials, viral videos,
and music videos.

This program screened as part of KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival 2013

Showing in this program

Big Block Singsong – Caveman

Big Block Singsong – Caveman

  • Warren Brown
  • Canada, 2012
  • 2 min.

A caveman big block named Dave sings a pop tune about life on the rocks where he doesn't even have to wear socks.

Big Block Singsong – Hair

Big Block Singsong – Hair

  • Warren Brown
  • Canada, 2012
  • 2 min.

A big block sings a quirky pop tune about all kinds of ways you can wear your hair including long hair, short hair and hair shaped like a boat.

Big Block Singsong – Technology

Big Block Singsong – Technology

  • Warren Brown
  • Canada, 2013
  • 2 min.

A big block sings a new wave love letter to his favourite pieces of technology such as solar-powered socks, laser pants and digital beards.

BINARY – G.O.D

BINARY – G.O.D

  • Tom Bunker / Nicos Livesey
  • United Kingdom, 2013
  • 4 min.

Bored factory worker wants to break free from his mundane black and white world

Blades

Blades

  • Christy Karacas / Matt Murphy
  • United States, 0
Clipphanger – What’s a Vinexwijk?

Clipphanger – What’s a Vinexwijk?

  • Johan Klungel / Aisha Madu / Dario van Vree
  • The Netherlands, 2013

Een informatieve animatie over Vinexwijken

Clipphanger – What’s an orgasm?

Clipphanger – What’s an orgasm?

  • Dario van Vree / Johan Klungel
  • The Netherlands, 2013

An informative clip about how organ donation works.

Co-Axial World

Co-Axial World

  • Franco Tassi / Andrea Gasparo
  • Italy, 0
Coach – How to Wear a Coach Trench

Coach – How to Wear a Coach Trench

  • Michelle Higa Fox
  • United States, 2012

By highlighting a new product line featuring scarves, coats and purses, Coach's How-to-Wear video series spreads awareness about the company's evolution from handbag designer to total lifestyle brand. Our series of animated How-to-Wear style guides continues with a crisp classic that goes anywhere, rain or shine. How to Wear a Coach Trench

Cut the Crap, Go Crop

Cut the Crap, Go Crop

  • CROP
  • The Netherlands, 2013

People these days don't feel like listening to tedious presentations or read endless emails they want the see a fun infomercial

Deezer – Music Unleashed

Deezer – Music Unleashed

  • CRCR & McBess
  • France, 2012
Flying Eye Books

Flying Eye Books

  • James D. Wilson
  • United Kingdom, 2013

This collaborative film for Flying Eye Books was storyboarded and animated by Jambonbon (James D. Wilson), using the original and wondrous illustrations of Ben Newman.

Food Film Festival

Food Film Festival

  • Renske Mijnheer
  • The Netherlands, 2013

Analogue cutting and pasting brought this year's promo of the Food Film Festival in Amsterdam to life. A paper foretaste..

G-Star: The Art of Raw

G-Star: The Art of Raw

  • Rüdiger Kaltenhäuser
  • The Netherlands, 2012
Hello (I Gotta Run)

Hello (I Gotta Run)

  • Orsi Nagy
  • Hungary, 2013
  • 3 min.

We stopped checking for monsters under our bed, when we realised they were inside us.

Helvetiarockt

Helvetiarockt

  • Jonas Ott / Martine Ulmer
  • Switzerland, 2013

Helvetiarockt is a short promotion film for the same called Swiss online music platform Helvetiarockt. For more female musicians on stage! www.helvetiarockt.ch

Max Havelaar

Max Havelaar

  • Ineke Goes
  • The Netherlands, 2013

Animation for the campaign of Max Havelaar: Make a difference with 1x a day Fairtrade!

McDonald’s MyBurger McSmokey Chili

McDonald’s MyBurger McSmokey Chili

  • Piñata
  • Finland, 2013
McDonald’s MyBurger Nam’s

McDonald’s MyBurger Nam’s

  • Piñata
  • Finland, 2013
Mr Ace

Mr Ace

  • Aidan McAteer
  • Ireland, 2012
  • 3 min.

Nobody believes Mr Ace's tall tales until one day he finds a door to another world

MTV Adrenaline Rush – Bike

MTV Adrenaline Rush – Bike

  • UFO
  • France, 2013
Nespresso Mobile

Nespresso Mobile

  • Parallel
  • France, 2013
Oreo Wonderfilled

Oreo Wonderfilled

  • Martin Allais
  • Spain / United States, 2013

Campaign for the 100th anniversary of Oreo cookie

Papercut Wenskaart

Papercut Wenskaart

  • Patrick Raats / Balder Westein
  • The Netherlands, 2012

Goede ideeen beginnen altijd op een wit vel papier.... Daarna voegt knippen, plakken en stopmotion animatie altijd wat toe!

Pilsner Urquell ‘Legends’ – The Day Pilsen Struck Gold

Pilsner Urquell ‘Legends’ – The Day Pilsen Struck Gold

  • Chris Randall
  • United Kingdom, 2012
Raptor Blues

Raptor Blues

  • Ian Timothy
  • United States, 2013
  • 2 min.

A musical stop motion animation about the secondary poisoning of raptors from rat poison in a way that everyone can understand

Rollin’ Safari

Rollin’ Safari

  • Ännie Habermehl / Kyra Buschor / Constantin Paeplow
  • Germany, 2012
  • 3 min.

Ordinary Life is hard for the balloon animals of the savannah.

Sloth Bear Cub – Never The Same

Sloth Bear Cub – Never The Same

  • Crush
  • Canada, 2013
Stereolove – I Wish That

Stereolove – I Wish That

  • Jayden Dowler
  • Australia, 2012
  • 4 min.

An evil Dictatress commands over and oppressed populace but the power of dance will set them free.

Summer Ident

Summer Ident

  • Alex Grigg / Eamonn O'Neill / Impactist / Lecrcr / Rubber House & Awesome Inc.
  • United States, 2013
Teardrops

Teardrops

  • Pauline Flory
  • Germany, 2012
  • 4 min.

My heart is a teardrop, I watch it falls to the ground and burst.

The Beards – Got Me a Beard

The Beards – Got Me a Beard

  • Chris Edser
  • Australia, 2012
  • 3 min.
The Bell Ringer

The Bell Ringer

  • Jayson Whitmore / Brien Holman
  • United States, 2012
The Real Bears

The Real Bears

  • Lucas Zanotto
  • Finland / United States, 2012
  • 4 min.

This is the director's cut of the The Real Bears, a film I directed and animated for a campaign to reduce the consumption of soda and other sugary drinks.

The Wind

The Wind

  • Mike Judge & Griffith Kimmins
  • United States, 2012
  • 3 min.
ThinkLA 2012 Interactive Awards Gala Sizzle

ThinkLA 2012 Interactive Awards Gala Sizzle

  • Jayson Whitmore / Brien Holman
  • United States, 2012
Travelbird – New Horizon

Travelbird – New Horizon

  • Jordan Bruner
  • United States, 2013
Triskaidekafobia

Triskaidekafobia

  • Televisuals / Dennis Heida - Ront & Roald Vergeer
  • The Netherlands, 2013

Trsikaidekafobia: the fear of the number thirteen, so good luck next year!

Two Fingers – Vengeance Rhythm

Two Fingers – Vengeance Rhythm

  • Chris Ullens
  • United Kingdom, 2012
  • 3 min.

This is the story of a very very angry teddy bear...

Vitra Silent Wall

Vitra Silent Wall

  • Dustin Rees
  • Switzerland, 2012

vitra's new system to organise space

When This Meets That

When This Meets That

  • Smith & Foulkes
  • United Kingdom, 0