Motionographer

FIFA retires its mascots after one summer; the smartest brands never do. In his first Motionographer column, Pickbrain founder Federico Masini makes the case for characters as brand infrastructure, armed with fresh data, a fan-elected thermos, and a lemon that went to the World Cup.

The Motion Awards X reopens for Motionographer's 20th anniversary, combining 2025 and 2026 work in one edition for the first time. Our birthday gift: every submission through September 30 includes one extra, free. Final deadline: January 15, 2027. Happy Birthday Motionographers!

Studio VAS turns twenty the same year we do. Martín Schurmann on falling dreams, backups on CD, and finding a new name hidden inside the old one.

For today’s animation students, a thesis film is no longer just a graduation requirement. It’s often the project that lands a first job, attracts collaborators, gets into festivals, and introduces artists to the industry. That’s why MAKE created the Animation Thesis Grant. The program provides funding, professional support, and industry visibility to help emerging animators... Read more »

Twenty years of Motionographer, built by artists, studios, readers, and collaborators, and the opening frame of a next chapter shaped with the industry.

"Director c. Craig on the Tribeca short that wraps a hand-drawn soul in a CG cloud. Practice makes magic." Or even tighter: "The artists' hands stay visible in every frame of ChikaBOOM! Practice makes magic.

Versus has announced the appointment of Nico Puertollano as Executive Creative Director. As part of the move, Rezonate’s commercial client portfolio will transition to Versus, further expanding the studio’s creative capabilities across design, animation, storytelling, and brand experiences. Puertollano founded Rezonate, an award-winning creative studio recognized for its work across animation, Motion Design, brand storytelling,... Read more »

The conversation could have been about tools, pipelines, or AI. Instead it kept returning to something older and harder to automate: the compulsion to make. Tim Thompson talks with director Onur Senturk at OFFF Barcelona 2026.