About Nexus Studios
Based in London and LA, we make talked about work in film and interactive media. Be it handcrafted or high-tech, we create heartfelt stories and experiences that transform brands and engage audiences through the power of entertainment and culture.
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We're teaming up with Netflix and bringing together three exceptional voices in #stopmotion #animation. Emma de Swaef & Marc James Roels, Niki Lindroth von Bahr and Paloma Baeza will be directing our dark comedy animated series ‘The House’. Read more here: https://bit.ly/2Ns3fQc
As 2019 closes, we say goodbye to one of the most iconic cars on earth: the VW Beetle. Launching today and screened in NYC's Times Square before the ball drops, #TheLastMile directed by Fx Goby is an homage to the cultural significance of the car. Read more on our site!
Today on the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and #WorldChildrensDay we launch #RightRunner. A first of its kind game that aims to empower & inform children on their rights.
Created in collaboration with UNICEF Latin America and Caribbean with feedback from children in the region, Right Runner is free to download and is available on iOS and Android. Read more on our website!
Through the power of 5G and AR, we helped Samsung and AT&T reinvent the live sports experience at the AT&T stadium. An AR first that brought Dallas Cowboys fans closer to the game. Check it out on our website!
Nexus Studios is proud to introduce #MaisonHanko, a pop-up roster of outstanding directorial and illustrative talent from Japan, backed by our global production offices and animation studios in London, Los Angeles and Sydney. Find out more about the talent here: https://maisonhanko.com/
To celebrate Samsung's 50th anniversary we crafted two 2D animated shorts looking at their past, present and soon-to-come bright future. Check out ‘Moon’ directed by Felix Massie where we remember Samsung’s early beginning.🚀 #DoWhatYouCant
Over the moon to see three of our recent projects shortlisted for a Shots Award! 'The Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page's '59 Telecaster' directed by Smith & Foulkes for Fender, 'It's All Family' directed by Johnny Kelly for Cheerios and 'The History of La Cerveza Mas Fina' directed by Nicolas Ménard for Corona México are all up the award under the 'Best Animation in a Commercial' category. Congrats teams! See the work on our website. #animation #2Danimation #stopmotionanimation #puppetry
Alex Jenkins, our Creative Director behind some of our most groundbreaking work caught up with Creative Review on ideation for AR/VR for their 'Ideas' Issue. Check out the article below.
Smith & Foulkes take the Prix du Jury at this year's Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy! Produced in collaboration with McCann London and commissioned by Wimbledon, our spot #TakeOnHistory beautifully illustrates the journey through the evolution of the Wimbledon championships. Congratulations teams! 🎉 Read more here: https://nexusstudios.com/work/take-on-his tory/
Annecy International Animation Festival is approaching and we're so excited that 'It's All Family' our puppeteered film made for Cheerios and part of the quartet 'Right On Tracks' directed by Johnny Kelly, is in the official selection. Don't miss it! Festival d'animation d'Annecy 2010 [page officielle]
The Barbican’s landmark AI exhibition opens today and we’re proud to be a part of it. AI: More than Human invites us to explore our relationship with technology and brings together artists, scientists and researchers to create an unprecedented survey of AI over time.
Created for the Data Worlds area of the exhibition, our series of 7 installations focus on AI in today’s world and include work that makes use of GAN, YOLO real time object detection and Computer Vision technology and work by artist Memo Akten. Our series culminates in ‘Meet the AI, a chance to personally reflect on the role that we play in AI’s development.
Proud to announce that we're welcoming BAFTA winner and Pictoplasma headliner Laurie Rowan onto our roster of directors! Part of the Inter_Faces installation and with sound design by David Kamp, Laurie created this animated intro film for Pictoplasma. See more of his work on our website: https://bit.ly/2Ykdol8
5G is here and it's HyperFast! In this new spot, Smith & Foulkes joined forces with Samsung to herald the power of the S10 5G, with just a little of their trademark irreverency. Read more here: https://bit.ly/2ITJYXi
And the BAFTA goes to... Smith & Foulkes, BBC Sport BBC One and VMLY&R London 🎉🎉 Honoured to receive this award alongside our partners for the craft behind ‘The Fearless Are Here’. The bold and exhilarating 2D animated spot that heralded the 2018 Winter Olympics. #BAFTATV #BAFTACraft 🎉🎉 Watch it here: https://bit.ly/2DvQ3X5
Get ready to rock because Smith & Foulkes’ latest short is here! Made with the amazing team at Fender ‘The Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page's '59 Telecaster’ is a psychedelic journey through a pivotal time in music, as recounted by Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page
The History of La Cerveza Mas Fina is here! Our latest work in collaboration with Observatory & Corona is an epic stop motion journey through Mexico & Corona’s intertwined history directed by Nicolas Ménard #LaCervezaMasFina Read more on our website and see the BTS! https://bit.ly/2Fz8HME