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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:34:18 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Chipotle unexpected star of the Grammys!</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:34:18 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Back to the Start&#8221; for US food chain, Chipotle, was the surprise hit at the Grammy awards on Sunday night, getting major plaudits as the show stealer of the night.

Directed by Royal College of Art graduate Johnny Kelly at Nexus, the spot made its tv premiere at the awards and features a cover by Willie Nelson of the Coldplay song &#8220;The Scientist&#8221;. Already enjoying acclaim since its online launch last year, &#8220;Back to the Start&#8221; has been named in the top 10 ads by Adweek  and its rapturous reception at the Grammys looks set to see it continue on its upward path.

Twitter lit up in response to the first TV showing of the work with many viewers admitting to be being deeply moved by the spot. In coverage usually only seen for Superbowl commercials the phenomenon was picked up by the likes of The New York Times and The Washington Post where it was described as &#8216;performance of the night&#8217; even though not part of the actual show.

The ad has been tweeted more than ten thousand times since the awards and the Youtube views now stand at over five million. The song itself has worked its way up the iTunes charts (#24 on the main charts, #1 on the US country music chart)

Further Articles:

Advertising Age
Fox News
Yahoo News]]></description>
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				<title>&#8216;Robert&#8217; wins Prix Canal +</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:40:22 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Elaborate End of Robert End got the very coveted Prix Canal + at the prestigioussimo Clermont&#45;Ferrand Festival! 

Congratulations to Fx, Matthieu and Clement and everyone who worked very hard here and in France to make it happen. 

The Clermont&#45;Ferrand Short Film Festival has become the world&#8217;s premier cinema event dedicated to short films. It is the second largest film festival in France after Cannes in terms of audience and professional attendance.

Click here to view the full award details.


Click here to view the project and trailer.]]></description>
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				<title>More4 Rebrand by ManvsMachine</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:02:23 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[After winning a competitive pitch, Channel 4 commissioned ManvsMachine to create a new brand identity and on&#45;air look for More4. The package aligns with a re&#45;focussed range of content on the channel.

The re&#45;brand is centred round a bold, flexible logo that morphs through a series of flips, folds and reveals. The colour palette reflects the vibrant nature of interiors, food culture, fashion and other contemporary lifestyle programming.



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				<title>Nexus in Best of Stash&#45; 2011</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:15:33 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Stash have published their Best of 2011 list, which includes two Nexus projects –&amp;nbsp; FX &amp;amp; Matt’s Coke: The Siege and Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes Intel: The Chase.&amp;nbsp; Congrats to all!

Click here to read the post and view all the films in the selection]]></description>
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				<title>LIA &amp;amp; BAF Win!!</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:40:55 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a double week of award wins for Nexus:

Intel&#8217;s &#8216;The Chase&#8217; won silver for best editing at the London International Awards (LIA&#8217;s) and Mighty Nice scooped the award for &#8216;Best commercial at the Bradford animation festival earlier this month for &#8216;The Girl Effect&#8217;

Congratulations to everyone involved!


You can view the full list of LIA winners here.


You can view the full list of BAF winner here.



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				<title>Art in Unusual Spaces</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:40:48 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A digital cat which breaks down into its constituent pixels, a group of happy children pointing and laughing at you while you wait for the number 55 and a wide&#45;eyed face comprised of little cardboard rooms; you might have recently noticed some surprising artwork popping up on digital screens across London. 

Nexus has collaborated with outdoor media specialist Clear Channel to provide art in unusual places, namely a brand new network of 100 digital screens in bus stops, from Shoreditch High St to Cambridge Circus, Hammersmith to Oxford Street. 



Nexus artists featured so far include Johnny Kelly with &#8216;Head&#8217;, Fx Goby with 6 specially created illustrations varying from children and cats to jellyfish and a waterfall, Ceyln&#8217;s delicate illustrations of tumbling women and a crowd of shoppers and 3 segments lifted from Quayola&#8217;s &#8216;Strata 4&#8217; film installation, a graphic reinterpretation of the Ruebens altarpiece painting &#8217; La Descente du Croix&#8217;, which was originally commisioned for Le Palais Des Beaux Arts in Lille. 

The ambition of this project is to make surprising and high quality contemporary art available to the general public in those wasted moments spent waiting for the bus home. Longer term, the plan is to offer full moving image and interactive work on the screens, once council permissions allow. 

In the meantime, enjoy a refreshing change from billboard advertising &#45; these &#8216;digital 6&#45;sheets&#8217; are like secret treasures, waiting to be discovered. 

www.clearchannel.co.uk/ld6



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				<title>Carolina Melis Exhibition: Bloom</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:54:47 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Carolina Melis has has en exciting exhibition opening this Thursday 24th November and running until 15th December.

“Bloom is collection of illustrations, animations and textiles inspired by the traditional crafts and landscape of the artist’s native Sardinia,”

Where:
Italian Cultural Institute
39 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8NX 

Thursday 24th November 2011 at 7pm

Sardinian delicacies
RSVP rsvp.icilondon@esteri.it&amp;nbsp; Tel. 0207 396 4430
Book online www.icilondon.esteri.it

Exhibition open until 15th December 2011
Mon&#45;Fri 10am&#45;8pm, Sat&#45;Sun 9am&#45;4pm]]></description>
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				<title>Nexus 13th in Televisual&#8217;s Top 30!</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:14:04 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Congratulations, 

Nexus came in 13th in the Top Production Companies, commissioned by Televisual. 

For a place in the Top 30, a commercials production outfit is ranked across five criteria, its showing at awards shows, its standing among its peers, the number of ads it&#8217;s made and whether it houses one of the survey&#8217;s most voted for directors or whether it made one of the survey&#8217;s most voted for ads.

You can see our full stats below!]]></description>
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				<title>New &#8216;Lost In Lace&#8217; app from NIA</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/new-lost-in-lace-app-from-nia</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:10:07 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Check out our new app by NIA &#8216;Lost in Lace&#8217;

Inspired by contemporary artworks from the Craft Council’s ‘Lost in Lace’ exhibition this app generates abstract, three&#45;dimensional, ‘laced’ sculptures of your photos. It allows the user to ‘lace’ their image and then explore the landscape of the lines and intricate shapes that it creates.

You can check out the exhibition site and download the app here]]></description>
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				<title>Shots Awards 2011</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:33:27 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Shots Magazine has announced the shortlist for their TV Commercial of the Year award, and two (out of ten) of them are Nexus productions:  Intel: The Chase and Honda Jazz: This Unpredictable Life, both of which were directed by Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes.&amp;nbsp; You can see the short list and how to vote (via Twitter) on their website here.]]></description>
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				<title>Woof Wan&#45;Bau for Tate Tacita Dean Website</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:55:54 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Director Woof Wan&#45;Bau has teamed up with the Nexus Interactive Arts digital team to create a ‘film based navigational website’ for artist Tacita Dean’s new installation at Tate Modern.

Taking inspiration from Dean’s passion for analogue film making, the immersive website is a journey through a series of cinematic tableaux, each one describing a part of the film making process.

The site content includes over 20 original articles and films especially created for the site with a range of film&#45;makers and artists.

Visit: TACITADEAN.TATE.ORG.UK]]></description>
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				<title>Quayola at Palais des Beaux Arts, Lille</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:08:44 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Quayola has created at new multi&#45;screen video installation based on a series of paintings at the Palais des Beaux Arts in Lille, titled Strata #4. The installation was shown at the museum this weekend: Two teaser clips from it can be seen here

More information can also be found on the Creative Review blog.]]></description>
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				<title>BT Digital Music Award Win for NIA and Coke</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/BT-Digital-Music-Award-Win-for-NIA-and-Coke</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:52:59 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[NIA won the award for &#8216;Best Event&#8217; at the BT Digital Music Video Award last nights for Coca&#45;Cola Music – 24 Hour Session with Maroon 5, by Hellicar &amp;amp; Lewis. 

The BTDMA&#8217;s celebrate the great and good of the digital music scene, from the freshest talent to the websites and fans who support them.

This year bought the highest number of public votes and the stiffest competition, so a massive congratulations to everyone who worked on the piece.

For a full list of the winners click here!]]></description>
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				<title>Ottawa Grand Prize for Best Commissioned Animation for Intel ‘The Chase,’</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/ottawa-grand-prize-for-best-commissioned-animation-for-intel-the-chase</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:32:33 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Ottawa Animation Festival, the largest of its kind in North America, ran Sept. 21 to 25, presenting short and feature films on screens around town, as well as workshops and special screenings outside of the competition.

Adam Foulkes and Alan Smith won the  Grand Prize for Best Commissioned Animation for Intel ‘The Chase’. Congratulations. 

To view the full list of winners click here!]]></description>
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				<title>Intel &amp;amp; Honda Jazz selected for the 2011 APA Collection</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/intel-honda-jazz-selected-for-the-2011-apa-collection</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:29:16 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Two commercials from Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes, Intel Core &#8216;The Chase&#8217; and Honda Jazz &#8216;Unpredictable Life&#8217; were selected for the 2011 APA Collection.

The event was held on Thursday 9th September 2011. The Show has rapidly established itself as the most popular commercials event of the year. 
The venue for the 2011 Show was V&amp;amp;A Museum.

http://www.a&#45;p&#45;a.net]]></description>
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				<title>Willie Nelson, Chipotle and Johnny Kelly!</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/Willie-Nelson-Chipotle-and-Johnny-Kelly</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:52:29 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Check out Johnny Kelly&#8217;s new film for Chipotle, which features a cover of the Coldplay song “The Scientist,” sung by music icon and family farm advocate Willie Nelson.

Keep your eyes peeled for the film as from next week it will be released in 7000 movie theaters.

Also, view a special &#8216;Making of&#8217; Film here:]]></description>
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				<title>Chunkothy to be screened at the BBC Music Video Festival 2011</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/chunkothy-to-be-screened-at-the-bbc-music-video-festival-2011</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:59:02 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Celyn&#8217;s &#8216;Chunkothy&#8217; video has been selected to be screened at the BBC Music Video Festival 2011, the UK&#8217;s only dedicated music video festival, nationwide on 21 Big Screens from the 19th September to the 1st of October!

The BBC Music Video Festival will be hosted on the screens in 20 major towns and cities in September.

It will feature new and emerging acts and include 30&#45;minute showcases of local talent in each location.

For further info events and booking details Click Here!]]></description>
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				<title>Intel wins at the 2011 Rushes Soho Shorts</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/intel-wins-at-soho-shorts</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:03:16 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Intel Core &#8216;The Chase&#8217;,&amp;nbsp; directed by Smith and Foulkes, won the Broadcast Design award (formally the commercials category)&amp;nbsp; at this years 2011 Rushes Soho Shorts.

As well as being a runner up in the same category with the spot for the Honda Jazz &#8216;This Unpredictable Life&#8217;. 

Congratulations to everyone involved.]]></description>
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				<title>The Space Between exhibition: 12th&#45; 23 July</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:28:27 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Space Between, an exhibition in collaboration with London College of Communication graduates from the Design for Interaction and Moving Image BA programme, offers an intriguing approach to interactive art. Award&#45;winning Shoreditch&#45;based production company, Nexus Productions and Nexus Interactive Arts, co&#45;curate the show bringing a series of live events and installations that push the boundaries of moving image and interaction through a range of media and technologies.

Held in the dramatic setting of a disused 80s office building in Canary Wharf, The Space Between is part of the Create 11 festival, a London 2012 initiative, and explores the endless artistic possibilities of the space between moving image and interaction. 

Create House,
2&#45;4 Heron Quays, E14 4JB

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				<title>Wagon Christ&#8217;s Chunkothy by Celyn</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/wagon-christs-chunkothy-by-celyn</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:19:02 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>See No Evil Event with Chris O&#8217;Reilly</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/see-no-evil-with-chris-oreilly</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:06:47 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Chris O’Reilly (Nexus Productions Co Founder) is giving a talk Tonight, 7th June at See No Evil.&amp;nbsp; Its going to be a no holds barred expose on the history of the studio with yet to be heard anecdotes.

For full details  Click Here!

Come along as better still there’s beer and music.

When – Tues June 7st

Time – Doors Open 7.00pm Talk Starts 7.30pm

Where – The City Arts &amp;amp; Music Project 70&#45;74 City Road EC1Y 2BJ

Price – Free]]></description>
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				<title>A Busy Week of Awards Wins</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 17:38:12 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a triumphant week for Nexus.

Smith and Foulke&#8217;s &#8216;Intel: The Chase&#8217; and Johnny Kelly&#8217;s &#8216;I Am Not An Artist&#8217; won silver interactive awards at The One Show for Interactive film and website. 

Click here to view the full list of winners

As well as this &#8216;I Am Not An Artist&#8217; scooped two D&amp;amp;AD awards for the &#8216;In Book&#8217; segment.

Johnny Kelly&#8217;s &#8216;YouTube Play&#8217; also contributed to the People&#8217;s Voice award win at The Webby&#8217;s for the Guggenheim, in Best Web/Art, Best Web/Events, and Best Event/Live Webcast.

Well done to everyone involved.]]></description>
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				<title>Jim Le Fevre talk at &#8216;Art in the Streets&#8217; in LA</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/art-in-the-streets-la</link>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 14:21:39 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[For those of you based out in LA and find themselves kicking their heels on Saturday the 14th of May you could do worse than pop down to the Geffen Contemporary part of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles ) for 13:00 where Nexus&#8217; Jim Le Fevre will be doing a talk/workshop on his Phonotropes as part of the Art in the Streets exhibition.]]></description>
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				<title>Nexus at FMX 2011</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:30:09 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, May 04, Raum Reutlingen, 18:00 &#45; 19:00

Nexus&#8217; head of Studio, Ben Cowell,&amp;nbsp; will present a  behind the scenes talk detailing the methods and tools used in the studio at Nexus Productions to tackle the huge variety of projects we produce.

He will also talk about a number of our recent projects, including traditional animation, CGI, stop motion and interactive work. He will also break down in detail the work on our recent Honda commercial &#8216;This Unpredictable Life&#8217; directed by Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes, which featured ambitious volumetric and particle effects.
 
Artist Manager, Rebecca Barbour will also be there throughout the whole festival, attending talks and catching up with potential crew, so please feel to say hi! 

The event runs from 3rd to 6th May.

For full details Click Here



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				<title>Silver and Gold Awards for TIm Burton Promo</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/silver-and-gold-awards-for-tim-burton-promo</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:20:14 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Tim Burton Promo created by Champagne Valentine has won a Silver Promax for best On Demand Promo in Berlin and Gold for Best Art Direction at The New York Festivals.

Congratulations on a double achievement!

Click here to view all the winner at the Promax Awards

Click here to view all the winners at The New York Festivals Awards]]></description>
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				<title>Vote for the Muybridgizer app in the Webby Awards!</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/muybridgizer-app-webby-awards</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:23:52 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Theo and Emily&#8217;s App &#8216;Muybridgizer&#8217; for the Tate has been nominated for The 15th Annual Webby Awards in the Best Use of Device Camera.

As well as this YOU can vote for us in the People&#8217;s Choice Award by clicking on the link below. 

Click here to vote!!!]]></description>
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				<title>One Band. 24 Hours. A Brand New Song.</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/coke-music-maroon5</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:56:27 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Maroon 5 held a Coca&#45;Cola Music 24hr Session where they were the first artists ever to write and record a brand new track, inspired by fans from around the world. The project was conceived by Wieden + Kennedy and Lexis PR and featured innovative technology that helped fans interact with the band, designed by Hellicar &amp;amp; Lewis, directors at Nexus Interactive Arts. Fans were asked to send in words, pictures and comments to inspire the creation of the song and had the chance to ask questions of the band and help with critical decisions by voting for different options.&amp;nbsp; 

Fans from over 139 countries took a virtual seat in the studio with the band and lend their thoughts and inspirations through a Twitter feed that was projected onto the walls of the studio direct to the band.

Click here to go to the Coke Music website for more videos

Read about the event in worldwide press:

Contagious Magazine
Jakarta Globe]]></description>
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				<title>TED: Ads Worth Worth spreading!</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:03:23 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[TED have announced the 10 winners of their first Ads Worth Spreading competition.

There are three Nexus directors within the Top 10!!!! 

Intel by Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes
Girl Effect by Mighty Nice &amp;nbsp;  &amp;nbsp;  
The Infinite House by Woof Wan&#45;Bau  

Judges were asked to look for submissions that were powerful and memorable enough that a typical TED audience member would feel compelled enough to pass it on.

Go to the awards page here.

A great achievement for all involved.]]></description>
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				<title>Motionographer interview Fx &amp;amp; Mat on Coke &#8216;Siege&#8217;</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/motionographer-interview-fx-mat-on-coke-siege</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:23:45 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Motionographer were particularly impressed by Fx &amp;amp; Mat&#8217;s latest Super Bowl spot, Coke &#8216;Siege&#8217;.
 Read their exclusive interview about the teams latest piece here.]]></description>
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				<title>Muybridgizer in The Sunday Times Top 500 Apps.</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/muybridgizer-sunday-times</link>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 11:13:52 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Sunday Times featured Theo and Emily&#8217;s Muybridgizer app in it&#8217;s top 500 apps in the world, and it was one of only 5 art apps featured. A brilliant achievement.

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				<title>Super Bowl Spot Breaks for Coca Cola</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/superbowl-spot-breaks-for-coca-cola</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:12:48 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Directors Fx &amp;amp; Mat hit the Superbowl with this epic CG fantasy for Wieden + Kennedy Portland and Coca Cola.
The spot sees an army of fearsome fire warriors poised to descend upon a peaceful community of creatures that dwell within the ramparts of an ice castle. Working with the VFX house Framestore, they&#8217;ve created a spot that combines outstanding landscapes, beautiful compositions and well&#45;choreographed action scenes, where the imaculatey detailed character&#8217;s story builds to a dramatic yet humorous conclusion.&amp;nbsp; 

View the full spot here]]></description>
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				<title>Honda Jazz: ‘This Unpredictable Life’ by Smith and Foulkes</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/honda-jazz-this-unpredictable-life-by-smith-and-foulkes</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:52:09 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Nexus&#8217; Brand new spot for Honda Jazz, directed by Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes aired on TV yesterday and looked stunning.

‘This Unpredictable Life’ is a breathtaking mix of volumetric lighting and magical particles bringing to life a beautiful fantasy world through which we take an amazing trip.&amp;nbsp; 
Click here to view the spot.

The film is supported by a print campaign and also a digital app – which introduces the functionality to enable users to ‘play’ with a television ad using a mobile phone, in real time.
Click here to download the app on itunes

News round up: 

The spot is being widely talked about on various blogs such as Contagious and Creative Review



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				<title>Creative Review introduce Nexus Interactive Arts</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:44:20 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Check out this month&#8217;s edition of Creative Review for a glorious introduction to Nexus Interactive Arts;&amp;nbsp; from Jonthan Puckey&#8217;s cover, designed using a Scriptographer tool built for the task, to the 4 page offering of our work, directors and our plans for the future.

Click here to view the whole article]]></description>
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				<title>Quayola in Top Spot at Yota Space</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/quayola-yota-space</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:33:41 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Behind its ramshackle facade, a disused, Stalin&#45;era shopping centre in St Petersburg has been transformed to house a digital revolution in art – and its most innovative pioneers are British.

Billed as the &#8220;world&#8217;s greatest exhibition of digital art&#8221;, Yota Space, the brainchild of the mobile broadband firm Yota, is also Russia&#8217;s debut digital festival

An entire floor of the Yota festival was curated by Britain&#45;based digital&#45;arts organisation Onedotzero who&#8217;s best piece was Nexus Interactive arts, Italian&#45;born artist Quayola. 

Read the full article on the Independent website here

And it&#8217;s feature in Wired UK here.]]></description>
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				<title>NEXUS 12th in the Commercials 30!</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/nexus-12th-in-the-commercials-30</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:47:25 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Congratulations, 

Nexus came in 12th in the Top Production Companies, commissioned by Televisual. 

For a place in the Top 30, a commercials production outfit is ranked across five criteria, its showing at awards shows, its standing among its peers, the number of ads it&#8217;s made and whether it houses one of the survey&#8217;s most voted for directors or whether it made one of the survey&#8217;s most voted for ads.

Well done everyone! 

Click here to view the whole article]]></description>
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				<title>Ben Hibon joins Nexus Productions</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/ben-hibon-joins-nexus-productions</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:31:10 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Nexus Productions, is delighted to welcome Ben Hibon to join its thriving pool of talent; who will have worldwide exclusivity for commercials. 

Chris O’Reilly, Co&#45;Founder of Nexus, added, 
&#8220;Ben is above all a fantastic storyteller.&amp;nbsp; With his strong sense of design and his experience in character animation, we&#8217;re really excited to have him join the studio.&#8221;]]></description>
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				<title>Hellicar &amp;amp; Lewis Join NIA</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/hellicar-lewis-join-nia</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:23:32 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Nexus Interactive Arts is delighted to announce that they have signed the superb design and interactive talents of hot directing duo, Hellicar&amp;amp;Lewis.

Having already established a reputation for creating outstanding interactive installations for major brands and institutions including the Victoria &amp;amp; Albert Museum, Selfridges, the British Council and G&#45;Shock, the pair are looking to expand their conceptual, interactive skills into all media. Nexus Interactive Arts&#8217; strong values and experience in storytelling and design partnered with a drive to push technological boundaries, makes it a perfect home.]]></description>
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				<title>The Muybridgizer app featured on iTunes &#8216;New and Noteworthy&#8217;!</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/muybridgizer-itunes</link>
				<guid>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/muybridgizer-itunes</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:54:26 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Theo and Emily&#8217;s Tate Muybridgizer app has been featured on the &#8216;New and Noteworthy&#8217; section of itunes and has been receiving terrific reviews, with an average rating of 4.5 out of 5. Congratulations on a great app. 

Download the app for yourself here]]></description>
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				<title>Who&#45;Fu: Uk Music Video Award Winners!</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/who-fu-uk-music-video-award-winners</link>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:33:59 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Well done Who&#45;fu for scooping Best Budget Video for &#8216;Hibi No Niero&#8217; at the 2010 UKMVA&#8217;s (and also being nominated in 2 other different categories (Best Innovation and the top award, Best Video)!

And congratulations to Roel &amp;amp; Jonathan for coming a very close 2nd in the Best Innovation category for &#8216;One Frame of Fame&#8217; and to Champagne Valentine for being nominated for their &#8216;The Never Ending Why&#8217; interactive video in Best Innovation too!!]]></description>
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				<title>ManvsMachine join Nexus</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/manvsmachine-join-nexus</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:29:11 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[We are delighted to have signed ManvsMachine, who are led by Tim Swift and Mike Alderson who joined forces in 2007. A founding member of design agency Precursor, Tim brought his design, branding and animation experience to ManvsMachine having worked for the likes of Nike and Orange. Tim also has an international reputation as a short filmmaker featuring in festivals including ResFest and Onedotzero. Mike, a Ravensbourne graduate, came to the studio with a Promax Gold Award already under his belt won as Head of Design at Mainframe where he also worked with major advertising and broadcast clients.

ManvsMachine has since distinguished itself for its globally acclaimed work in high&#45;end motion graphics and moving image. From Kylie to Nokia, Syfy and MTV, they have also bought their design skills to bear across a range of disciplines from print to live events. Tipped as &#8220;the studio you must go to next year&#8221; at Promax 2010, ManvsMachine are very much on the up.]]></description>
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				<title>Woof Wan Bau Crushes Empires</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/woof</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:24:29 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been patiently sitting on this gem for a while now, but it&#8217;s well worth the wait&#8230;

Woof Wan&#45;Bau has created a darkly compelling promo for hotly tipped new force in music Barbara Panther.

Using a mix of animation, live action and inspired model&#45;making, the video is a complex visual rendering for Barbara Panther&#8217;s first official single, &#8216;Empire&#8217;. The promo perfectly mirrors the track&#8217;s bold, jumpy sound and the theatricality of Barbara herself.   ]]></description>
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				<title>Dutch Design Award</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/dutch-design-award</link>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:34:06 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Roel Wouters and Jonathan Puckey&#8217;s One Frame of Fame crowd&#45;sourced promo is up for a Dutch Design Award for &#8216;Best Design Digital Media&#8217;! The finalists have been selected from over 700 projects by committees comprised of experts in the design field. The winners are announced during Dutch Design Week on 23rd October 2010.

The interactive promo also featured on the BBC&#8217;s &#8216;Webscape&#8217;, check it out here.]]></description>
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				<title>Clemens&#8217; Other Side</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/clemens-other-side</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:27:10 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Clemens&#8217; solo exhibition at Sydney gallery Grantpirrie open this Thurs, 29th July.

An interesting idea, Clemens will be exhibiting the reverse sides of his existing collages entitled &#8216;Other Sides&#8217;.

For more info click here.]]></description>
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				<title>Video of the Week</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/video-of-the-week</link>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:21:27 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[BBC 6 Music&#8217;s, Nemone has featured Clemens&#8217; Pivot music video as her &#8216;Video of the Week&#8217;!

The promo is truely immersive performance video experience. Inverting the experience of watching a band perform, Clemens had Pivot band members record themselves by wearing a small POV camera while on tour. Seen from a first person perspective, the band and sound is split visually into its three component parts, then rhythmically layered. 

We are given a unique chance to feel what it might possibly be like being in Pivot, on tour, on stage.

Go to Nemone&#8217;s webpage here.]]></description>
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				<title>Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes Paint it Black</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/smith-foulkes-paint-it-black</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:10:50 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes have worked their own brand of black magic creating a brilliant CG animation for the launch of the new Panasonic Neoplasma television.

Running through some of the dark associations that can be made with black, under a classic B&#45;movie voiceover, the film ends with an explosive celebration of the fact that black allows other colours to stand out.

Stayed tuned for the 3D stereoscopic version!]]></description>
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				<title>Saatchi &amp;amp; Saatchi New Directors Showcase</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/saatchi-saatchi-new-directors-showcase</link>
				<guid>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/saatchi-saatchi-new-directors-showcase</guid>
				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:56:26 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Who&#45;Fu were selected in the annual Saatchi &amp;amp; Saatchi New Directors Showcase, which was held at the Cannes Advertising Lions Festival!

Their crowd&#45;sourced music video for Sour &#8216;Hibi No Neiro&#8217;, which has been picking up award left, right and centre recently, made the showcase.

Well done Masa and Magico!]]></description>
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				<title>YouTube Play</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/youtube-play</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:42:43 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Nexus director Johnny Kelly, has created a fantastic, fun film for YouTube Play, a celebration of original digital creativity organised by YouTube and the Guggenheim Museum, with the selected videos to be showcased on both YouTube and at the Guggenheim. 

Johnny links a hand crafted series of different worlds to represent the incredible range of content YouTube makes available, all linked by the instantly recognizable YouTube play button.&amp;nbsp; Through the use of magical animations and model sets made to human scale, using real people, Johnny transports us from eerie forest scenes through to ultra&#45;modern graphics, all at the touch of the YouTube play button!]]></description>
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				<title>Twist My Nipples</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/nexus-roel-wouters-warps-up-new-promo-for-adam-brat-ft.-dazzled-kid-track</link>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:22:32 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Roel got an invitation he couldn&#8217;t refuse when American/Dutch producers Adam Brat and Dazzled Kid approached him to create the promo for their new track &#8220;Twist My Nipples&#8221;.

Rising to the challenge, Roel worked with construction designer Paul Beuk to design and build a giant tape spool in which leader singer, Tjeerd Borhof is wound up in, playing the part of the nipple. Making a guest appearance in the video is notorious Dutch rocker, Elle Bandita, who observes as Tjeerd revolves around the spool being wound up in real tape. Content to suffer for his art, Tjeerd endured 13 takes in which Roel used a slow zoom in on his head. The final version shows the last take of the day in which Roel didn&#8217;t employ the zoom, in order to focus on the relationship between Elle and Tjeerd as she watches him turn while she enjoys the track.]]></description>
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				<title>Damaged Goods at V&amp;amp;A</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/damaged-goods-at-va</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 16:07:41 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Damaged Goods has been selected by writer and curator, Karen Alexander, in association with Artangel&#8217;s The Concise Dictionary of Dress to screen at the V&amp;amp;A&#8217;s Friday Late on 28 May from 6:30pm.

V&amp;amp;A&#8217;s Friday Late: A fancy dress evening of words, music, games and film.

For more info click here.]]></description>
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				<title>Heavy Pencil / ICA</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/heavy-pencil-ica</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 17:50:02 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Jim le Fevre take his Phonotrope to the ICA this Thursay, 27th May @ 7pm.

It&#8217;s free &#45; so no excuses get yourself down there!

From the ICA website:
&#8220;Jim le Fevre &#45; experiments on the Phonotrope, his amazing turntable zoetrope. A twist to the usual HP format, no drawing but live turntable animation and live music from Malcolm Goldie.&#8221;]]></description>
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				<title>Carolina Melis &amp;amp; Celyn Exhibition</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/carolina</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 14:22:36 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Celyn and Carolina Melis are joining forces in an exhibition of their illustrative work.

The exhibition is on from Mon, 17th &#45; Sat, 22nd May at Coningsby Gallery, 30 Tottenham Street, London, W1T 4RJ.

Why not come down to the Private View on Tues, 18th 7pm&#45;9pm, when there will be live music from The London Snorkeling Team? And it&#8217;s Celyn&#8217;s birthday!]]></description>
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				<title>Best Of One Show Design</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/tone-of-the-one-show</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 11:42:12 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[It was an amazing night for Who&#45;Fu at the One Show Design awards last night, who not only picked up a GOLD pencil in the Broadcast Design/Single category for their groundbreaking music video, Hibi No Neiro (Tone of Everyday) but it also nabbed BEST OF SHOW!

Masa and Magico said the ceremony was lots of fun&#8230;

Mighty Nice were also winners at the awards show, receiving another GOLD pencil this time in the Broadcast Design/Campaign category for the SBS idents.

Well done guys!]]></description>
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				<title>Webby Win!</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/webby-win</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 16:10:37 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[We’ve just won our first Webby award – widely considered to be the Oscars™ of the interweb world.

Hurrah for us!

Champagne Valentine&#8217;s Tate ‘How It Is’ microsite won in the Art category, fighting off fierce competition from MoMA, Neue Digitale, RISD and LIA Sotware.

Link to Webby winners and nominees.]]></description>
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				<title>Art Directors Club</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:25:01 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Who&#45;Fu&#8217;s Sour &#8216;Hibi No Neiro&#8217; music video received an Advertising Broadcast Bronze award for Media Innovation at the ADCs!

Theo and Emily also scooped up an award at the ADCN (Art Directors Club Nederlands). Their Film Museum augmented sandsculpture won the Silver Award Jury Graphic Design.

Big up to all involved!]]></description>
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				<title>Jonas Creates New Stones Promo</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/jonas-creates-new-stones-promo</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:13:24 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Jonas Odell has created a clever new promo for The Rolling Stones soon&#45;to&#45;be&#45;released archive track &#8216;Plundered My Soul’. The track is taken from their classic album &#8216;Exile on Main St.&#8217;, which is to be reissued next month, supplemented by ten previously unheard songs.

The music video&#8217;s animated collage style takes the iconic cover artwork from the original &#8216;Exile on Main St.&#8217; as its inspiration. The cut&#45;up montage style presents archive stills and moving footage of the band that take us on a nostalgic but epic journey through a very special era in The Rolling Stones’ history.

Jonas also shot some new footage inspired by some of the stills from the original album, giving a sense that even the burlesque performers of the original art work have come alive.]]></description>
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				<title>TWU Wins Over The Audience</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/twu-wins-over-the-audience</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:39:49 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes animated short picked up the Pulic Choice Favourite Film Award last night at the British Animation Awards!

Thanks to everyone who voted for the film! This Way Up loves you too.]]></description>
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				<title>Oscar Win For The Cove</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/oscar-win-for-the-cove</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:32:10 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Champagne Valentine worked alongside Nate Naylor to co&#45;direct the opening titles for doc film &#8216;The Cove&#8217;, which picked up &#8216;Best Documentary&#8217; at the Oscars this weekend!

The film follows an annual dolphin hunt in the Japanese town of Taiji.

A film critic writing for Trespass Magazine commented on the titles, &#8220;the opening of the film is more like a modern spy thriller than the animal planet type documentaries we are used to seeing. Filming with a heat&#45;seeking, military&#45;issued camera, the opening sequence establishes a sinister tone that permeates the whole documentary. This isn’t going to be a ‘look at the dolphins aren’t they pretty, aren’t they clever’ sort of film &#45; be prepared for something completely different.&#8221;]]></description>
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				<title>Nexus at the BAAs</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:10:54 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Fx &amp;amp; Mat&#8217;s recent commercial for IOC &#8216;All Together Now&#8217; has been selected as one of 3 finalists in the Best Commercial: Director category at the British Animation Awards this year.

The fact the spot was selected from 2 years worth of animated work makes the achievement an even greater honour than most.

The awards are held in April but the BAA&#8217;s Public Choice screenings are currently touring the UK, including the BFI in London. Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes &#8216;This Way Up&#8217; and Comcast campaign plus Barnaby Barford&#8217;s &#8216;Damaged Goods&#8217; are all featured in the Public Choice programme. Check out the venues and playdates on the BAA site and get voting! 

http://www.britishanimationawards.com/]]></description>
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				<title>Johnny Gets To The Core Of Things</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:07:17 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Johnny Kelly, has created a new title sequence for the popular, long&#45;running Dutch children&#8217;s programme, Het Klokhuis.

Dutch agency KesselsKramer approached Johnny with the brief as part of a rebrand for the programme, with the show&#8217;s new logo to be lifted from the animation for the title sequence.&amp;nbsp; An apple is the basis for the new identity, as the programme’s title literally translates as ‘The Apple Core’.&amp;nbsp; 

The stop&#45;frame animation sees a series of apples, all with a different experiment happening at their core to wet the appetite for what’s to come. Once Johnny had decided on which experiments to use he called on the talents of established model&#45;maker, Jethro Haynes, and the pair retired to the laboratory to collaborate on the look and design of the piece and how each of the elements would be animated.]]></description>
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				<title>Hot vid for Hot Chip</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:06:34 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Roel Wouters has devised a unique concept for Hot Chip’s latest single, &#8220;One Life Stand&#8221;. Roel created an ‘experimental’ environment in which the band were left alone to explore and develop their own music video.

With the rest crew closed off from the set, the band became director, cameraman and even choreographer to create a promo that is nothing but ‘Hot Chip’.

The band had a minimal set&#45;up to play with of just one fixed camera, one handycam and their instruments. A silver sphere was also suspended in the middle of the room (inspired by Roel&#8217;s daily gaze into his silversphere teapot!) giving the band further creative scope to experiment with different perspectives. The constant revolutions of the band, the sphere and the cameras moving around each other all work to create a surreal and almost trippy experience for the viewer.]]></description>
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				<title>Your Frame of Fame! Roel Wouters&#8217; new interactive promo</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:41:02 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Nexus director Roel Wouters has created a new concept interactive music video utilising crowd sourcing and he’s inviting YOU to play a starring role..!

Developed for a track by Dutch band, Cmon &amp;amp; Kypski, the band perform a series of slightly bizarre dance moves straight to camera. These shots form the &#8220;framework&#8221; for the video. All you have to do is use your webcam which will automatically send in the still of yourself mimicking one of the bands&#8217; poses. 

Ultimately, 50% of the video will be made up of images sent in from fans which will be updated daily to include new images. The entire framework will be available to view, as well as images that are queued up, and you can even send out links of your frame of fame to your friends and Facebook profile!]]></description>
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				<title>10 Years of Nexus at LSFF</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:12:34 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[What better way to celebrate hitting the big one zero than having a retrospective at the ICA as part of London Short Film Festival? 

Work screened will include the &#8216;commercial of the decade&#8217; (see previous news feed) Honda &#8216;Grrr&#8217; and our Oscar nominated shortie &#8216;This Way Up&#8217;.

The screening will be followed by a Q&amp;amp;A session chaired by James Mullighan of Shooting People, and will provide a rare opportunity to pick the brains of our very own MD Chris O&#8217;Reilly and directors Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes, who&#8217;ll be discussing developments in animation over the last decade.

Tickets are on sale here.]]></description>
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				<title>Commercial of the Decade!</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/commercial-of-the-decade</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:31:55 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[To win &#8216;commercial of the year&#8217; is one thing, but to win &#8216;commercial of the decade&#8217; in another story entirely but that&#8217;s just what Adweek have awarded Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes&#8217; Honda &#8216;Grrr&#8217; in their final round up of all things media in the 21st century&#8217;s first decade.

To say we&#8217;re all pretty chuffed here at Nexus is an understatement!

Read why the ad won the top spot here.]]></description>
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				<title>A Walk in the Dark</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/a-walk-in-the-dark</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re interested in just what went into creating Champagne Valentine&#8217;s &#8216;How It Is&#8217; micro&#45;site for the Microslaw Balka Turbine Hall exhibition then the recent Boards interview with the directors is a good place to start.

Click here to be taken to the Boards article.]]></description>
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				<title>Boards Top Production Companies 2009</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:49:18 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Nexus made the grade in the Board&#8217;s annual round&#45;up of the year&#8217;s top production companies.

&#8220;The London&#45;based animation company’s directors clearly benefited from Adland’s sudden penchant for colorful, upbeat creative in these difficult recessionary times. Highlights from ’09 included Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes’ Where’s Waldo&#45;like Comcast campaign Sing&#45;a&#45;Long for Goodby, Johnny Kelly’s IOC ad “Olympic Spirit”, A Town Called Panic creators Pic Pic Andre’s manic Cravendale work for W&amp;amp;K and Woof&#45;Wan Bau’s utterly insane “The Cry” for VW. The company signed interactive design duo Champagne Valentine, who produced a spellbinding web experience to accompany Miroslaw Balka’s installation at the Tate Modern. Nexus also hired former 180, Amsterdam head of production Cedric Gairard as EP.&#8221;

Check out the feature for yourself here.]]></description>
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				<title>Pixels to Paper Part II</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/pixels-to-paper-part-ii</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:44:42 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes&#8217; second spot for HP has just been released. The campaign launched the world&#8217;s first web&#45;connected home printer, the HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web. 

The super&#45;stylish ad illustrates the cutting edge technology of the printer that comes fully equipped with the next generation of apps, in this case letting you book and print your cinema tickets and avoid the queues &#45; from touch screen to big screen &#45; the power is in your fingertips.]]></description>
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				<title>Champagne Valentine in Dazed &amp;amp; Confused</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/champagne-valentine-in-dazed-confused</link>
				<guid>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/champagne-valentine-in-dazed-confused</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:11:03 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Champagne Valentine feature in this month&#8217;s issue of Dazed &amp;amp; Confused referred to as artists who &#8220;refuse to grow up&#8221;.

Grab a copy now!]]></description>
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				<title>RBC at the ADC</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/rbc-at-the-adc</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:24:23 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Tom and Mark&#8217;s &#8216;Muffin Man&#8217; and Fx &amp;amp; Mat&#8217;s &#8216;Mr Long Legs&#8217; took the top spots at the ADCC Awards in Canada last night! Muffin Man bagged a GOLD and Mr Long Legs scooped up SILVER in the Animation Broadcast category.

N.B it&#8217;s the ADCC as in Art Directors Club Canada, NOT Abu Dhabi Combat Club. Thank you Tom&#8230;]]></description>
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				<title>Johnny Kelly Gets Into The Olympic Spirit</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/johnny-kelly-gets-into-the-olympic-spirit</link>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:46:25 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Johnny has created a beautiful hand&#45;made spot that encapsulates the spirit of the Olympic goodwill.

Using an innovative technique, Johnny uses stop motion to animate hundreds of individual paper collages, each hand&#45;cut and torn.&amp;nbsp; 

Filmed in one continuous shot, we are taken on a journey as each Olympic symbol seamlessly segues on into the other.&amp;nbsp; The subtle differences and imperfections in colour and texture that this creates infuse the spot with a warm energy that communicates in a universal way the over&#45;riding message of the Olympics &#45; it&#8217;s a celebration for everyone, all shapes and colours.]]></description>
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				<title>Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes Get Crafty</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/smith-foulkes-get-crafty</link>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:31:48 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Top spot for best computer animation at the BTA Craft Awards this year has gone to Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes&#8217; DFT commercial, &#8216;The Boy Who Didn&#8217;t Stop, Look &amp;amp; Listen&#8217;! 

And it doesn&#8217;t stop there for Adam &amp;amp; Alan, their latest spots for Comcast and Coca&#45;Cola were also nominated as finalists in the awards, which are an ode to commerical craft.

Well done to everyone involved!]]></description>
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				<title>Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes Turn Pixels to Paper</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/smith-foulkes-turn-pixels-to-paper</link>
				<guid>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/smith-foulkes-turn-pixels-to-paper</guid>
				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:45:53 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes, latest spot for HP, launches the world&#8217;s first web&#45;connected home printer.

Working with Goodby, Silverstein &amp;amp; Partners, the brief was to dramatise the collision of Internet meeting paper, using the groundbreaking HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web. 

Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes created a landscape that cleverly illustrates the easy digital to print connection the printer makes. 
 
 
From searching a location on the Internet, Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes take us there on a technicolor, digital journey, whilst injecting the spot with their usual sense of fun and character.&amp;nbsp; The journey then seamlessly transforms into a physical map print&#45;out of the location making the transformation from a digital world to paper world complete.&amp;nbsp; 

See more of Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes&#8217; work]]></description>
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				<title>Promax Awards are Mighty Nice</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/the-promax-bda-awards-are-mighty-nice</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:43:26 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Mighty Nice bagged a Promax/BDA Award in their home town of Sydney. 

Their SBS ident &#8216;Africa&#8217; won Silver for Best 2D Animation Design in the awards, which recognise excellence in broadcast promotion, design and marketing.]]></description>
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				<title>Celyn Goes Global with WWF</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/celyn-goes-global-with-wwf</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:30:45 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Celyn&#8217;s WWF film has been selected for broadcast in the Euronews program ‘One Minute of Responsibility’!

The film is one of 20 amazing advertising campaigns, which are all part of the ACT Responsible collections.

&#8216;One Minute of Responsibility&#8217; is aired several times daily, and each campaign selected will be shown at least 5 times a month, for 5 months in 130 different countries.

For more info click here.]]></description>
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				<title>Champagne Valentine for Tate Online</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/champagne-valentine-for-tate-online</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:10:31 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Champagne Valentine have created a fully interactive website for the tenth commission in The Unilever Series for the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern, How It Is by renowned Polish artist Miroslaw Balka.

Working in close collaboration with the Tate and the artist himself, Champagne Valentine have designed the site to allow the online visitor to experience the concerns of the work via a unique 3D interface. The &#8216;How It Is&#8217; site combines Flash and Papervision technologies to create the essence of darkness, using complex shading algorithms to give the user the experience of an infinite landscape of audio and visual content.

They have also developed a ‘How It Is’ iPhone application that will shortly be available at Apple’s iTunes store.

See more of Champagne Valentine&#8217;s work here]]></description>
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				<title>&#8216;My Lover the Server&#8217; Exhibition</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/my-lover-the-server-exhibition</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:56:06 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[This coming Friday, 16th October, sees the launch of Champagne Valentine&#8217;s new exhibition entitled &#8216;My Lover the Server&#8217;. 

Running until Nov 17th at Concrete Store, Amsterdam, the exhibition explores the phenomenon of Internet romance which has exploded online in recent years. Drawing on real digital communications with web stalkers, strangers and actual lovers, and re&#45;interpreting them for the Concrete gallery space.

Digital prints will be presented in dedicated Rococo frames, and an exquisite My Lover the Server book will be launched in a limited run of just 150 copies.]]></description>
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				<title>Energy Saving Put Their Trust in Tom &amp;amp; Mark</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/est-put-their-trust-in-tom-mark</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:34:02 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Tom &amp;amp; Mark have just finished their fantastic new spot promoting the Energy Saving Trust.

The animated spot, which highlights the need for the consumer to save energy and money, follows the character “Dave”, a regular Joe doing his bit in a house that just won’t cooperate.

As well as encouraging people to make small changes in their daily routine in a personable manner, the Energy Saving Trust hope that the spot will imbue their organisation with personality and increase public awareness.]]></description>
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				<title>Clemens Flies Solo</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/clemens-flies-solo</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:37:37 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[&#8216;100 Kites&#8217;, Clemens Habicht&#8217;s first solo show, opened this week at Lamington Drive, Melbourne. 

Clemens set himself the task of making 100 collaged kites as an illustrative exercise in restrictions and limitations. Each is an individual discovery and all have the potential of flight.

The exhibition runs until 10th Oct 09.

Click here to view all 100 kites]]></description>
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				<title>Scream for the APA&#8217;s</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/scream-for-the-apas</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:04:56 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Last night saw Woof Wan&#45;Bau&#8217;s recent commercial, &#8216;The Scream&#8217;, celebrated as one of the top UK spots produced this year at the annual APA Show. 

The show which incorporates the APA 50, is a definitive collection of the years best 50 commercials made by UK production companies and agencies this year. It&#8217;s also an excuse to have a good old knees up in the name of production.]]></description>
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				<title>Ignition at ondotzero</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/ignition-at-ondotzero</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:41:16 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Ignition at onedotzero&#8217; is a screening and panel to mark the launch of Engine, a new online magazine, for debate and discussion exploring the intersection and crossover between diverse areas of independent moving image practice.

Nexus&#8217; very own Chris O&#8217;Reilly will be chairing the discussion, which invites Gaëlle Denis, Quayola and Tal Rosner on the panel to explore the different approaches to making work for various contexts, the challenges of collaboration, and changing roles in a multi&#45;platform world. 

10 September, 8.30pm
BFI Southbank, London]]></description>
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				<title>Champagne Valentine Go Interactive For Placebo</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/champagne-valentine-go-interactive-for-placebo</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Champagne Valentine have just completed their first project as Nexus&#8217; newest signing &#45; an interactive promo for Placebo&#8217;s new track &#8216;The Never&#45;Ending Why&#8217;.

Champagne Valentine’s multi&#45;sensory experience takes the viewer through an interactive gothic landscape full of shadows, monsters and psychedelic splashes of colour.

Internet users can immerse themselves within this world by moving their mouse over the video as the song plays, becoming fully involved with the images presented to them.

Experience it yourself by clicking on the image.]]></description>
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				<title>Guru Guru</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/guruguru</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:36:31 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Joji Koyama (a.k.a Woof Wan&#45;Bau) has collaborated with Rotozaza’s Ant Hampton and electronic composer Isambard Khroustaliov to create an interactive theatre experience called GuruGuru. Since premiering at the Fusebox Festival (Texas) in April the hi&#45;tech experiment has been making the rounds and is currently at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as part of the British Council Edinburgh Showcase, where it has received rave reviews!

GuruGuru takes a mischievous and surreal look at focus groups, self&#45;help culture and the consumer mindset.

&#8220;This smart, mysterious exercise in programmed thinking and collective chaos is strange but exhilarating&#8221; &#45; The Times

See more of Woof Wan Bau’s work

Click here to read the review on the guardian.co.uk

Click here to read the review on the Times Online]]></description>
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				<title>Showdown at Soho Shorts</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/showdown-at-soho-shorts</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:18:03 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[This Way Up bagged yet another award last night for best animation, this time at the Rushes Soho Shorts.

It&#8217;s a real plus for the film to be commended by a festival in the home town, especially when it&#8217;s up against two other great UK finalists, &#8216;Txt Island&#8217; directed by Chris Gavin and &#8216;This Is Where We Live&#8217; directed by Ben Falk &amp;amp; Josiah Newbolt.

This month also brought with it a &#8216;Best Short Film&#8217; award for the comedy caper at Montréal&#8217;s Just For Laughs Festival, the largest festival of its kind in the world.

Big&#45;up to all involved!]]></description>
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				<title>Let there be Sims</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:02:30 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[From directing duo Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes come two commercials for one of the most widely anticipated computer game releases ever, EA Games’ The Sims 3.

The two 30 second films, each rendered in beautiful high def 3D animation, show a new beginning for hundreds of Sims characters as they discover their new home – a pristine seaside town set in an idyllic valley – and what they can do there.

Almost all the characters and sets were designed by the Nexus team using the new in&#45;game software but animated with Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes’ trademark wit and comedy, from fantasy wives to death&#45;defying grannies. Alan Smith, comments, “The idea was simply to bring a bit of epic cinematic silliness into the lives of the Sims as they discovered Sunset Valley, the dawn of a new age.”

See more of Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes’ work]]></description>
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				<title>Woof Wan&#45;Bau’s giddy new VW spot</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/woof-wan-baus-giddy-new-vw-spot</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 20:20:17 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Innovative directing talent Woof Wan&#45;Bau’s witty new spot for the VW Touran takes us from the moment of birth and launching us into orbit to follow one family’s journey, from boisterous baby to troublesome teen.

Woof Wan&#45;Bau gets our heads spinning with his stunning use of stop frame animation and live action. Created in camera and using a dizzying series of rotational transitions, Woof Wan&#45;Bau switches between camera angles to swing from the child&#8217;s perspective to the parent&#8217;s and back again, communicating the chaos of family life.

Woof Wan&#45;Bau comments: &#8220;Shooting a combination of stop&#45;frame and live action with a gang of very young children in two days was a tall order, but we somehow managed it and it turned out to be a lot of fun.&amp;nbsp; Maybe it was the fact that we had to endure a lot of screaming that we all worked so fast!&#8221;

See more of Woof Wan&#45;Bau&#8217;s work]]></description>
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				<title>A busy day on the Nexus mantelpiece</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 11:26:13 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Drum roll please&#8230; 

Woof Wan Bau’s &#8216;Damn Boots&#8217; for Nomis has won two Gold Clio awards &#45; one for the Apparel / Fashion / Footwear category and the other for Original Music. The spot also scooped a Bronze at the One Show Awards in the Non&#45;broadcast (Single) category. 

Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes’ &#8216;Tales of the Road&#8217; campaign for the Department for Transport picked up Gold for Art Direction at the Art Directors Club Awards.&amp;nbsp; 

Johnny Kelly’s ‘Procrastination’ short film won First Place for Animation at BEFILM 09, the NY underground film festival, whilst Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes’ ‘This Way Up’ short won the jury award at RiverRun International Film Festival, as well as the Special Award For Jury at ANIFEST 09 in the Czech Republic. 

Congratulations everyone! 

See more of Woof Wan Bau’s work

See more of Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes’ work

See more of Johnny Kelly’s work

See the trailer for Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes’ ‘This Way Up’ short]]></description>
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				<title>First Boards Awards</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:11:44 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[It was a bit of a Nexus&#45;fest at the First Boards Awards held on April 16th. Johnny Kelly won the Animator category and Fx &amp;amp; Mat were selected as finalists.

Interviews with all the winners and finalists can be seen in the new issue of Boards magazine. There is also a slightly worrying illustration of Johnny holding back a girls hair whilst she hangs over a toilet bowl ... worth a read.

Well done guys!

See more of Johnny Kelly’s work

See more of Fx &amp;amp; Mat’s work]]></description>
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				<title>Celyn is feeling very connected</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:08:46 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Celyn beautifully illustrates the absolute reliance and connectedness of our world’s ecosystem in this WWF spot.&amp;nbsp; A wheel of life, inspired by animation from classic children&#8217;s TV programmes of years gone by, gives the animation a universal appeal but with a real consideration given to engaging children.

The music too also reflects a little nostalgia for classic BBC children&#8217;s shows and adds real warmth.

See more of Celyn’s work]]></description>
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				<title>Comcast &#8216;Sing&#45;a&#45;Long&#8217; campaign</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/smith-foulkes-comcast-campaign</link>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:03:09 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Comcast takes the high tech and renders it brilliantly everyday – a celebration of all things digital amongst a whole community that lives to the rhythm of the music.

Built with an isometric&#45;style perspective often seen in illustration and gaming, the set is unique and is a 3D&#45;built construction with a 2D render.&amp;nbsp; All the individually constructed elements were designed then carefully pieced together by a team of skilled animators and compositors.

Nexus have also created animated interactive banners for the campaign with Goodby, launching on various sites across America this week.

See the first set of interactive banners
See the second set of interactive banners
Visit the Comcast Town site]]></description>
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				<title>More Cravendale ads from Pic Pic Andre</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:58:39 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Nexus and Belgian stop&#45;frame directors Pic Pic Andre have produced three more unique commercials for Cravendale milk, once again featuring Pirate, Cyclist and Cow and introducing a rather irate bull as well as a few generations of milk&#45;obsessed farmers.&amp;nbsp; Following on from 2007’s original films, the three spots centre on a milk bar that, you’ve guessed it, only serves Cravendale milk.

Pic Pic Andre’s technique of animating mass&#45;produced toy figures is raw and charming, producing films of distinctive humour that always seem to be on the verge of anarchy, whilst remaining inspirational and infectious. You never know what’s going to happen next – but once you’re inside their world you see that it always works out perfectly. Wonderfully bonkers.]]></description>
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				<title>Tom &amp;amp; Mark&#8217;s ice cool Coke spot</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/tom-marks-ice-cool-coke-spot</link>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:54:15 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[An animated collage of Manga&#45;to&#45;Marvel inspired styles, Tom &amp;amp; Mark’s ‘Secret Ingredient Swelter Stopper’ spot for Coke shows there&#8217;s a lot of work that goes into making stuff not perfect.

According to Tom &amp;amp; Mark, trying to create a look that could have been made by cutting up a stack of old comic books isn’t as simple as it seems. With a tight schedule and a ton of artwork to create, the brothers immersed themselves in the design stage of the project, creating endless creature possibilities before settling on our two hero characters. Tom and Mark worked with comic book artists to create character designs with a truly authentic look, then each part was animated individually with each scene assembled in layers to show the depth and shadows of the elements. The animation varies from smooth and stylish to slightly clunky and raw to give the spot the effect of having been created from individual comic book frames.

See more of Tom &amp;amp; Mark’s work

See more ads produced for Coca Cola by Nexus]]></description>
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				<title>Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes&#8217; &#8216;Avatar&#8217; for Coke</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/smith-foulkes-avatar-for-coke</link>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:46:37 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[This new Wieden &amp;amp; Kennedy Portland commercial for The Super Bowl 2009 plays with the well established idea of the unifying power of Coke but gives it a modern twist.

Satirising our age of ubiquitous devices, with us so immersed in our digital lives we sometimes miss the chance to connect with people in the real world, the film vividly portrays just that. Coke becomes the catalyst for a shared moment, transforming people back from their digital selves.&amp;nbsp; It’s not about crazy 3D characters running amok, more about the everyday human behaviour of idly sitting around in parks and coffee shops.

The directors used a mix of live action and animation to achieve the split&#45;second transitions from human to racing car driver, zombie or spaceman – even a mythical centaur!&amp;nbsp; Shot in Buenos Aires, all 3D character design, modelling and animation was done in the Nexus studio in London.

See more of Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes&#8217; work

See more ads produced for Coca Cola by Nexus]]></description>
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				<title>Oscar® nomination for Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/oscar-nomination-for-smith-foulkes</link>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:42:56 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[We’re thrilled and proud that Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes&#8217; internationally&#45;acclaimed animated short, &#8216;This Way Up&#8217;, has been nominated for an Oscar® for best animated short at the 81st annual Academy Awards.

Paved with awards, the film’s road to the Oscars® has been far less bumpy than the one travelled by the hapless pair it features. Praise for the film has spanned the globe, with wins at festivals from the Palm Springs International Film Festival of Shorts to the London Film Festival via Siggraph Asia, and all stops along the way.&amp;nbsp; This makes us all very happy.

See more of Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes&#8217; work

Visit the &#8216;This Way Up&#8217; website

See more short films by Nexus&#8217; directors]]></description>
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				<title>Boney Clem for Friendly Fires</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:37:58 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Clemens Habicht got back to the bare bones of directing in his promo for Skeleton Boy, the latest single from super&#45;cool post&#45;punk electro rockers, Friendly Fires.

In this edgy, monochromatic music video the band were transformed into Skeleton Boys. By using a small confined black space, purpose built for them to play in and wearing special black suits so that only their faces were visible, an in&#45;camera effect simulating stripped back motion capture was achieved with hundreds of polystyrene balls.

The effect was really satisfying to watch – as the track built, the balls took on different patterns to create the skeleton outline and then the pixel cloud progressively fills into a whole suit.&amp;nbsp; The combination of this and the performance of the track takes a simple idea and gives it a playful edge.

Clemens&#8217; comments:&amp;nbsp; &#8220;Taking out all the excess information and concentrating on their movement through this pseudo motion control, meant we could focus on the performance dynamic of the band, especially lead singer Ed&#8217;s great dance moves.&#8221;

See more of Clemens Habicht’s work

See more music promos by Nexus’ directors]]></description>
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				<title>Sundance success for Jonas Odell</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:30:48 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Lies&#8217;, Jonas Odell&#8217;s long&#45;awaited follow up short to &#8216;Never Like The First Time&#8217;, has won the Best International Short Film category at the Sundance Film Festival.

In it, Jonas introduces us to a burglar who, when found out, claims to be a moonlighting accountant, the small boy who confesses to a theft he didn’t commit and the woman whose whole life has been one long series of lies. Truth turns out to be more intriguing than fiction, even when the subject is lies…

See more of Jonas Odell&#8217;s work

See more short films by Nexus&#8217; directors]]></description>
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				<title>Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes&#8217; &#8216;Tales of the Road&#8217;</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/smith-foulkes-tales-of-the-road</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:26:26 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes have just completed &#8216;Tales of the Road&#8217; for the Department for Transport&#8217;s THINK! Child Road Safety campaign.

The modern fairytale&#45;style ads are a set of cautionary tales warning children of the dangers of the road. Based around the idea that their injured selves are looking back to before the moment of impact the focal points of the campaign are the three children&#8217;s stories. The commercials have a unique painted backdrop, which contrasts beautifully with the 3D characters to create a striking, memorable campaign.

See more of Smith &amp;amp; Foulkes&#8217; work]]></description>
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				<title>Tom &amp;amp; Mark make muffins</title>
				<link>http://www.nexusproductions.com/news/tom-mark-make-muffins</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:11:40 GMT</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Tom &amp;amp; Mark created &#8216;Muffin Man&#8217;, a fully animated 60 second TV spot for the re&#45;brand of Royal Bank of Canada for BBDO Canada.

Based on the idea of a small business expansion, Tom &amp;amp; Mark designed and built a giant department store theme park based entirely on muffins! Using a stop frame aesthetic the team created nearly a hundred characters, a model railway, muffin boats and robot waiters as each stage of the expansion seamlessly builds making the finished ad very re&#45;watchable!

See more of Tom &amp;amp; Mark&#8217;s work

See Fx &amp;amp; Mat&#8217;s spot for Royal Bank of Canada]]></description>
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