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13/12/2024
Executive Producer Anthony Austin on the Future of 2D
Anthony explores the enduring magic of 2D animation
16/9/2024
UFC’s “For Mexico, For All Time’ in the press
Rounding up the coverage for our cinematic experience at Sphere.
15/8/2024
Kibwe Tavares’ ‘The Kitchen’ featured in The New York Times
Publication lists the Sci-Fi Drama a movie to stream right now
29/4/2024
LBB: Conor Finnegan on Putting Adorable Characters through Hell
LBB catches up with Conor discussing his career and recent work
22/3/2024
Headspace XR launch in the press
Rounding up coverage on the mindfulness experience for Meta Quest
4/3/2024
She Creates Change: Warner Bros. Discovery partnership in the press
Rounding up some of the best coverage on the broadcast deal
10/1/2024
Nexus Studios is one of JP Morgan’s Top 200 Women-Powered Businesses in 2023
We were thrilled to secure the 40th position on the list, recognising our contribution to advertising, branding content, and film
30/11/2023
How Nexus’ Flamingos Brought Hun Culture to Christmas for Very
LBB speaks to director Paloma Baeza and CG Lead Florian Caspar
23/11/2023
Bridging the Gap: Animation for Marketers
LBB speaks to Nexus Studios’ Jo Bierton and Rebecca Archer.
14/3/2023
We’re a Standout in Ad Age’s 2023 Production Company A-List
Celebrating our fourth consecutive year in Ad Age’s prestigious A-List & Creativity Awards
7/3/2023
Neeraja Raj in Forbes 30 under 30
Neeraja is honour in the Entertainment segment of the prestigious round up
6/3/2023
Variety covers our ‘She Creates Change’ project
Created in collaboration with non-profit Room to Read, She Create Change will launch in October
6/3/2023
She Creates Change: A six part docu-series by Nexus Studios
Created in collaboration with global charity Room to Read
28/9/2022
‘The Noisy Generation’ Ad of the Day
Transporting viewers back to the heady days of the 60s and 70s, Mischa Rozema’s new spot...
17/11/2021
Conor Finnegan’s Macy’s spot makes a splash
We're excited to welcome the holiday spirit with Conor Finnegan's, charming stop motion...
17/11/2021
Animation Magazine opens the doors of ‘The House’
Animation Magazine praise the first look at 'The House' as "texturally rich and charmingly odd"...
15/10/2021
Variety’s Animators To Watch: Marc & Emma
A massive congratulations to Marc & Emma who have been named in Variety’s top 10 Animators to Watch in 2021...
16/9/2021
Design Boom on the beautifully boozy ‘Clink Clink’
Nicolas Ménard, Jack Cunningham and James Graham talked to Design Boom about their stylish short film
8/9/2021
Patrick Osborne in Conversation with Animation Magazine
Animation Magazine took a deep dive into Patrick Osborne’s latest project, a concert special by global superstar Billie Eilish...
8/9/2021
The New York Times Reviews ‘Happier Than Ever’
Catching up on The New York Times review of Billie Eilish’s new concert film, directed by Robert Rodriguez and Patrick Osborne...
5/8/2021
Dezeen explores Factory Fifteen’s BBC Olympics Trail
The architecture and design magazine caught up with Factory Fifteen on how they re-imagined Tokyo into a frenzied, Olympics-obsessed megacity...
23/7/2021
AdAge Editor’s Pick for our Olympic Trailer
Featuring as an Editor’s Pick in AdAge, Factory Fifteen’s “vibrant, Easter egg-packed Olympics trailer” was praised for celebrating both Japanese culture and the athletes about to take part in the games...
20/7/2021
Campaign Pick of the Week: BBC Olympics Trailer
We were thrilled to see Campaign choose the “sumptuous film” as ‘Pick of the Week’...
14/7/2021
Shots on our Tokyo Olympics Trailer
As anticipation builds for the summer Olympics in Tokyo, Factory Fifteen’s BBC Olympic trailer has been keeping viewers entertained.
1/7/2021
Creative Review on Factory Fifteen’s Tokyo Olympics trail
We were thrilled to see our official Tokyo Olympics trail go live on the BBC. Creative Review caught up with Factory Fifteen, to find out more...
29/6/2021
Chris O’Reilly in Campaign on the Golden Age of Animation
Catch up on Campaign’s insightful article where they detail the renaissance of animation in advertising over the last year...
14/6/2021
‘The House’ cast revealed at Annecy Festival
The stellar cast list for our stop-motion Netflix series, 'The House' has been revealed at Annecy Festival...
8/6/2021
Top 20 AdAge Creativity A-List 2021
Pleased to be included in AdAge's 2021 Production Company A-List standouts...
27/5/2021
Nowness premiere Fx Goby’s series
'The Shimmering Extraordinary' is a powerful new film series for the Scottish Ballet...
27/5/2021
Neeraja Raj featured in LBB’s editorial channel ‘Uprising’
Head over to LBB where they’ve profiled Neeraja Raj in their editorial channel championing up and coming talent from across…
11/5/2021
It’s Nice That celebrate ‘Drawn Closer’
Following the online premiere of ‘Drawn Closer’, It’s Nice That spoke to Patrick Osborne about the hands-on process of working…
23/4/2021
Creative Review: Manshen Lo’s illustrations praised
We've loved seeing Manshen's beautiful illustrations for Sally Rooney’s hotly anticipated, new book 'Beautiful World, Where Are You'...
23/4/2021
Sojiro & Eri feature in Campaign’s Movers and Shakers list
Great to see Sojiro & Eri included in Campaign’s Movers and Shakers list. They highlighted the directors work for music…
8/4/2021
We’re in Televisual’s 2021 Commercials 30 survey
The results are in! Televisual Commercial’s 30 Annual Survey results have now been published in the Spring edition of their…
22/3/2021
Our commitment to Ad Net Zero
At Nexus Studios, we are recognising the enormity of the climate crisis and our role within it, that is why we are one of the founding signatories of the Ad Association's AdNetZero Action Plan to tackle climate change.
12/2/2021
Campaign: The girl who built a rocket by Neeraja Raj
Another great write up for Neeraja and WaterAid. Campaign highlights the wonderful soundtrack by David Bowie and accompanying voiceover from the one and only Trevor McDonald
10/2/2021
AdAge: Neeraja’s WaterAid spot is selected as Editor’s Pick
The positivity continues for Neeraja as AdAge chooses 'The Girl Who Built a Rocket' as their Editors Pick
10/2/2021
It’s Nice That praise Neeraja’s powerful campaign for WaterAid
It's a real joy to see 'The Girl Who Built a Rocket' received so well across the web. Our friends at It's Nice That remarked on its heartwarming premise...
29/1/2021
Comm Arts praises Robertino’s CTCP films
We were so pleased to see Communication Arts praising Robertino’s poignant storytelling through animation in his CTCP film trio
29/1/2021
Smith & Foulkes feature in AdAge Superbowl hits
AdAge review Coke and Pepsi's Big Game triumphs over the years, including “Video Game,” directed by Smith & Foulkes
21/1/2021
Laurie Rowan’s ‘It’s A Messy Business’ launches on shots
Finding originality in the most unusual of places, Laurie Rowan was tasked with creating a memorable animation to to build…
18/1/2021
D&AD spotlight VW in their themed report
After a year of uncertainty, D&AD's themed report takes a look at the work that has tapped into the human drive for connection, including Fx Goby's VW spot
18/1/2021
Creative Boom on Robertino’s animated PSAs
We were so happy to see Robertino Zambrano’s “gorgeously animated PSAs” featured in Creative Boom. Featuring moments from all three…
11/1/2021
AdWeek on Robertino’s empathetic stop smoking campaign
A new multi-faceted, multi-year stop smoking campaign has launched with an animated series created by Robertino Zambrano
4/1/2021
SHOTS Covers Our Oculus Quest 2 Promo
As we powered up after the Christmas break we were greeted by a lovely write-up of our "snazzy promo" for Facebook's VR headset Oculus Quest 2.
16/12/2020
Creative Boom: Neeraja Raj on cats and the meaning of life
Our friends at Creative Boom interviewed our newest director, Neeraja Raj about her beautiful stop-motion short ‘Meow or Never’. Along…
25/11/2020
The Drum: Inside the Changdeok ARirang Experience
The Drum celebrates our first of its kind AR enhanced tour experience, Changdeok ARirang
25/11/2020
Animation Magazine joins the Boobolution
Thanks to Animation Magazine for covering our all-female produced and animated short film 'Boobs'
12/11/2020
Neeraja Raj in Animation World Network
We were so pleased to see Animation World Network featuring our Neeraja Raj signing news
12/11/2020
SHOTS | Neeraja Raj signing
Thanks to our friends over at SHOTS for covering the Neeraja Raj signing announcement
7/10/2020
Liam Walsh: Reality, Augmented through Art
LBB asked a selection of techie and arty people from the ad industry to share their favourite works highlighting where…
27/8/2020
AdAge Editors’ Pick | Smith & Foulkes
Smith & Foulkes’ recent collaboration with renowned animator Dante Zaballa for Kellogg’s receives praise across the advertising industry. We are…
31/7/2020
It’s Nice That and Liam Walsh inspire creatives to take up Emerging Tech
It’s Nice That recently released ‘The Creative Skills Report‘ created in partnership with Adobe. The report reflects the skills, needs and opinions…
10/7/2020
Campaign Ad of the Day for Felix Massie’s ‘Nightingale’
We’re excited to share that Felix Massie’s recent spot for Karmarama and the British Army has featured in Campaign as…
18/6/2020
Annecy Festival: WIA Summit feature The House directors
Check out The House directors talking about the working of remote stop motion production as part of Women In Animation's virtual summit at Annecy Festival.
3/6/2020
Shots: Shynola’s 20 Year Legacy
For the month of May, Shots focused on animation as a powerful creative solution and talked to some of the…
3/6/2020
Anna Roberts named Pitch Superwoman
Pitch Magazine is dedicated to spotlighting women and men behind the scenes in the creative industry and select 100 individuals…
28/4/2020
EP Tracey Cooper on working through Covid-19
Our Executive Producer Tracey Cooper caught up with the British Arrows team to help shed light on how Covid-19 is currently…
23/4/2020
Liam Walsh on GILDA and the future of AR
GILDA is our suite of tools and techniques that enables us to create ‘Location Aware’ experiences, transforming any real world…
21/4/2020
We’re in the top 10 for Televisual’s Commercial 30!
The eagerly anticipated annual Televisual Commercial’s 30 Survey results have just been published and we’re excited to announce that Nexus…
21/4/2020
Proud to feature in AdAge’s Creativity Production A-List!
The coveted AdAge A-List & Creativity Awards honor the forward-thinking leaders, top agencies and production companies...
21/4/2020
LBB Online: Mark Perrett and Google AR Animals
In times when staying inside is more important than ever, we need new and safe ways to interact with the…
16/4/2020
Metro: Kibwe Tavares talks race in Noughts + Crosses
Congratulations to our director Kibwe Tavares, who as Development Lead and Executive Producer, helped realise ‘Noughts + Crosses’, the BBC…
15/4/2020
VR Focus: Back to the Moon returns in AR Form
We’re so excited that our Emmy nominated ‘Back to the Moon’ returns in the form of an augmented reality experience!…
15/4/2020
Sam Southward’s Milka featured in Shoot’s top 10 VFX/Animation Chart
We are excited to see Sam Southward’s ‘Goodness’ spot for Milka and Widen + Kennedy Amsterdam selected in Shoot Online’s…
15/4/2020
Inspiration and craft: Robertino Zambrano talks to LBB Online about ‘Accents’
Director Robertino Zambrano caught up with LBB Online on all things ‘Accents’. The 2D animated short film in collaboration with…
31/3/2020
Muse by Clio: 4 Great Ads of the Past we Could Make Today | Honda Grrr
As we aim to continue to help inform and inspire in these challenging times, we were pleased to see one…
27/3/2020
Shots: Throwback Thursday & Shynola
For their March Talent Focus, Shots caught up with a number of established directors on the promos that launched them…
16/3/2020
Nexus Studios named in Fast Company’s Top 10 AR/VR Companies
As virtual, mixed and augmented reality evolve, they continue to open realistic doors into magical worlds where one can hold…
9/3/2020
We’re finalists of AdAge’s A List & Creativity Awards!
The AdAge A List & Creativity Awards are nearly here and we’re super excited to see our name on the…
16/1/2020
Our stop-motion animated series ‘The House’ goes into production with Netflix
We’ve teamed up with Netflix to bring together three exceptional voices in stop motion animation – Emma de Swaef & Marc James Roels, Niki Lindroth von Bahr and Paloma Baeza.
6/1/2020
LLB Online: Fx Goby on using Rotoscope to celebrate an iconic vehicle as its production comes to an end
Volkswagen welcomed in the new decade with a moving ode to its most iconic vehicle, the Beetle, which will be…
4/1/2020
Adweek: Volkswagen Bids Final Farewell to Beloved Beetle
With just hours left until the new year, Volkswagen is saying one last goodbye to its classic car via an…
22/10/2019
Inside the imagination of Mischa Rozema with Campaign
Mixed-media filmmaker and creator of ulterior realities Mischa Rozema, caught up with the Creativity Editor of Campaign. Director Mischa Rozema…
10/10/2019
Chris O’Reilly talks to Digital Arts about the Japanese talent to watch in 2020
To finalise their special feature on Tokyo DADA series, Digital Arts caught up with our Co-Founder and ECD Christopher O’Reilly…
20/8/2019
Curating your animation portfolio with Digital Arts
In an effort to help animation talent curate their portfolios, Digital Arts caught up with our directors Manshen Lo, Nicolas…
5/8/2019
Our Google Assistant Ride named Ad Age’s ‘Best of Experiential 2019’
Ad Age looks back at the most epic experiential experiences of the year and recognises our Ride in their ‘Best…
30/7/2019
Creative Review: Alex Jenkins on ideation for AR/VR
For their ‘Ideas Issue’ Creative Review featured Alex Jenkins’ position on how to develop ideas into AR and VR content.…
18/7/2019
Two Nexus immersive projects featured by PC Magazine
PC Magazine announced their top app picks in their ‘Coolest apps for iPhones and iPads’ recap and featured two Nexus projects! Big Bang AR, created in partnership with Google Arts and Culture and CERN and narrated by Tilda Swinton was celebrated for bringing the beginning of our universe to people’s homes. See project here. And […]
18/6/2019
Co-Founder and ECD of Nexus, Chris O’Reilly talks to Shots
For the Cannes Lions issue, Shots caught up with our Co-founder and Executive Creative Director, Christopher O’Reilly, on a few…
19/3/2019
Cartoon Brew and The State of VR Animation
In his article ‘The State of VR Animation’ Cartoon Brew review VR @ Anima Festival in Brussels. Back to the…
25/2/2019
Johnny Kelly and It’s Nice That talk puppets
Pleased to see director Johnny Kelly‘s interview with It’s Nice That on making puppets for ‘Right on Tracks‘ INT: Was…
12/2/2019
Right on Tracks features as AdWeek’s Ad of The Day
We’re thrilled to see ‘Right on Tracks’ feature as AdWeek’s Ad of the Day. Says Doug Zanger: Working with 72andSunny,…
5/1/2019
Back to the Moon in Forbes’ top 15 VR videos of 2018
Delighted to see Forbes magazine include Back to the Moon in their top 15 VR videos of 2018. Jesse Damiani…
22/12/2018
Notable Women in top 8 AR projects of 2018
Augmented Reality Top 8 of 2018 2. Notable Women by Rosie Rios, Google Creative Lab and Nexus Studios The Notable…
5/12/2018
VR Scout: empathy & empowerment in Tuna Bora’s Little Red the Inventor
We are thrilled to see Little Red the Inventor so well-received by VR Scout. Kyle Melnick and Alice Bonasio reviewed Little…
12/11/2018
LBB talks emerging talent: Fx Goby
Droga 5’s Influencer Ruben Mercadal on how agency producers can help give emerging directors their time in the spotlight. “With…
27/9/2018
It’s Nice That features Notable Women AR
It’s Nice That reviews Notable Women AR, made for former treasurer of the US, Rosie Rios in collaboration with Google…
12/6/2018
Adweek’s Ad of the Day for #TakeOnHistory
#TakeOnHistory, directed by Smith & Foulkes for Wimbledon has been awards ‘Ad of the Day’ by Adweek. “Developed with Nexus…
11/6/2018
It’s Nice That: Interview with Fx Goby
It’s Nice That caught up with Nexus Studios’ director Fx Goby on the making of his short animation, ‘Make Good Things…
10/5/2018
Variety Magazine interview Fx Goby and Hélène Leroux
Variety Magazine caught up with Nexus Studios’ director Fx Goby and Google Doodle’s Hélène Leroux about their film ‘Back to the…
3/5/2018
Variety: Google Celebrates Georges Méliès With First-Ever VR Doodle
“Back to the Moon” was created by Google’s doodle team in collaboration with Google Spotlight Stories, Google Arts & Culture and…
29/3/2018
Creative Review: Headspace and Mindful Storytelling
The Headspace creative team has been working with Nexus Studios to convey the complexities of the mind through a series…
12/3/2018
It’s Nice That catch up with Producer Claire Cook about ‘Civilisations AR’
It’s Nice That caught up with Nexus Studios’ Producer, Claire Cook, about ‘Civilisations AR,’ the BBC’s first AR app, created…
9/3/2018
It’s Nice That catch up with Nexus Studios for IWD
It’s Nice That caught up with our Director Niki Lindroth von Bahr and our Studio Manager Natalie Busuttil to talk…
2/3/2018
Little Black Book chat to EP Colin Davis on Mobile World Congress
Mobile World Congress Roundup: Evolution Not Revolution. The recent 2018 Mobile World Congress was filled with acres of booths promoting…
26/2/2018
Wall Street Journal: How Creativity Boosts Collaboration
This short film made by the Wall Street Journal showcases our collaboration with The Google Spotlight Stories team. Hear why…
29/1/2018
Animation World Network: Interview with Fx Goby
AWN had a chance to ask Goby about the making of To Build A Fire, including the development of the visual…
22/1/2018
Shots: Smith & Foulkes Reveal Fearless Approach to Winter Olympics Ad
“The BBC kicks off its 2018 Winter Olympics campaign today with this stunning animated spot from Nexus Studios’ Smith & Foulkes. Created…
22/1/2018
It’s Nice That: Nexus Studio’s Smith & Foulkes design BBC’s 2018 Winter Olympics campaign
“BBC’s The Fearless are Here campaign declares the arrival of the 2018 Winter Olympics and features an animated 2D film designed by…
21/12/2017
1.4 interviews Fx Goby
1.4’s Lyndy Stout interviewed our director Fx Goby about his award-winning animated short ‘To Build a Fire.’ The film swept the…
21/12/2017
Animation World Network: Staff Pick Premiere for ‘To Build a Fire’
Animation World Network covered the Vimeo Staff Pick Premiere for our director, Fx Goby’s animated short ‘To Build a Fire.’…
8/12/2017
Shots Hot Shot: Colorscope: Orange
Emmanuelle Walker’s beautiful spot for CNN’s Colorscope series, ‘Orange’ has been awarded a ‘Hot Shot’ badge by Shots. Colorscope is…
8/12/2017
Shots speak to Liam Walsh about working with AR
Shots caught up with Nexus Studios’ Creative Tech Director, Liam Walsh, on appropriately augmenting reality & how to get the most…
7/12/2017
‘Orange’ for CNN’s Colorscope directed by Emmanuelle Walker
The latest film in the CNN Colorscope series is ‘Orange’ directed by Nexus Studios’ Emmanuelle Walker. The film explores our perception…
17/11/2017
Motionographer: Cózar’s title sequence for MUSE
Motionographer have featured Nexus Studios’ director Cozar’s title sequence for the film MUSE. Cozar explains what influenced his creative decisions…
15/11/2017
Shots on HotStepper and Nexus LA
Nexus Hotsteps over to LA “Animation, film and interactive company Nexus Studios has stepped across the pond to open a…
15/11/2017
Road to VR: HotStepper, Nexus Studios’ AR app
Thanks to augmented reality, the world is about to get weird. Real weird. Thankfully we’re not the only ones who…
14/11/2017
Shoot Magazine exclusive as Nexus Studios opens in LA
Shoot Magazine ran an exclusive piece about the opening of Nexus Studios’ LA office: “Oscar-nominated and multiple Cannes Lions Grand…
10/11/2017
Skwigly speaks to Fx Goby about To Build a Fire
Last year, to mark one hundred years passing since the death of pioneering American writer Jack London, Nexus Studios and Composite…
30/10/2017
It’s Nice That talks to brothers Kibwe Tavares and Gaika
It’s Nice That talk to brothers Kibwe Tavares and Gaika about youth, grief and their boundless work ethic. “We’re Irish twins,”…
11/9/2017
It’s Nice That on Nicolas Ménard’s TVC for Habito
Agency Who Wot Why has enlisted the talents of Nexus Studios and Nicolas Ménard to create a short animation to…
31/8/2017
Kibwe Tavares: Modern Fairytale Maker
Factory Fifteen founding partner Kibwe Tavares’ journey to becoming an award-winning young director of emotionally intelligent, effects-enhanced shorts and original,…
2/8/2017
How to…Work well as a duo
Smith & Foulkes of Nexus on what they’ve learned over 20 years of working together. Directing can be a fairly…
24/7/2017
1.4 in conversation with Kibwe Tavares
“It was a good three years ago when we first met Kibwe following a slew of awards for his wildly…
21/7/2017
Johnny Kelly on the changing landscape of animation
Our industry is constantly shifting and the internet has acted as a major catalyst in our medium’s evolution. More and…
17/7/2017
Felix Massie recreates Mr Benn in hand-drawn advert
Nexus studio director Felix Massie has recreated beloved children’s television character, ‘Mr Benn’ in two adverts for The Insurance Emporium. A…
14/7/2017
Road to VR on Inside-Out Tracking
Nexus Interactive Arts, an immersive media division of VFX production studio Nexus Studios, have used Apple’s ARKit working on an iPhone 7 in…
14/7/2017
Nexus Studios’ Inside Out Tracking VR Experience
One of the major things that is holding back the VR experience at the moment is the need for external…
23/6/2017
The Observer: Google Gets Imaginations Pumping
Google just released a cartoon that will punch all those creative buttons. If you’ve had trouble working on your side…
11/6/2017
Variety: Oscar winner Patrick Osborne returns with ‘Pearl’
Academy Award winning director Patrick Osborne talks to Variety about the release and production of ‘Pearl’. A 360 film created…
8/5/2017
Nexus Studios signs Director Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Announcing our latest Director signing, Niki Lindroth von Bahr
25/4/2017
Nicolas Ménard on personal work, problem solving and pitching
Nicolas Ménard was in the midst of making plans to move to London when ECD Chris O’Reilly contacted him after…
25/4/2017
Lecture in Progress: Learning and leadership with Mark Davies
Creative Lives — “Animation is about constantly expanding your skill set” CG supervisor Mark Davies on learning and leadership Nexus’ CG…
25/4/2017
Lecture in Progress: Creative Life with Beccy McCray
Creative Lives — Nexus’ creative producer Beccy McCray on going from a “university slacker to pulling my socks up overnight” Bringing…
20/3/2017
It’s Nice That talk to Nicolas Ménard about his award-winning short
“Originally released through Channel 4’s Random Acts, and now the winner of Best Animated Short at the SXSW awards, Nicolas…
23/5/2016
VR Focus on Eran Amir’s 360 music video
Today Nexus VR Studio has announced the release of music video for the track Chapita, by electro-pop artist, Mind Enterprises. Directed by…
11/6/2014
Animation World Network: Disney Serves Up a Sumptuous ‘Feast’
In an in-depth interview with Animation World Network’s Dan Sarto, Patrick Osborne, director of Disney’s short ‘Feast’ talks about what…
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