He is an motion designer who loves to mix different media and is always experimenting and exploring new ways of creating animations. What is key for Lucas Zanotto is that his work feels very modern and analogue at the same time that has to do with the way he combines classic animation and digital media.

In Cannes his work received a Golden Design Lion and he got rewarded Gold at the Promax International, the HAFF, the ITFS and also at the Ottawa Animation Film Festival.

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After he graduated BA in Moving Image at Central St. Martins, John has continued to play and educate himself. He grew up in rural Asker in Norway and still he gets his inspiration from long aimless and self-entertained walks. These walks usually result in sketchbooks filled with odd ideas.

This odness and aimlessness is also very present in his work because there is some type of restless progression which comes in all different type of mediums and techniques he works with. Be it live action, stop motion, compositing, puppetry, prop making and 2D animation.

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Anna pushes the realms of what is possible in terms of live visuals, music videos and animation. Most recently she directed a short film for Selfridges ‘Material World’ exploring sustainable fashion using 2D animation.

Her first music video for Bombay Bicycle Club’s ‘How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep?’ won a Bafta at the New Talent Awards, since then Anna has received incredible praise for her film ‘Private Parts’, which was screened at film festivals worldwide.

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Greg might start with a simple idea, but he takes that idea and pushes it as far as the form will allow, taking the viewer to places they have genuinely never been before.

Therefore it’s not odd that there is a list of awards and nominations. Most recently he won the Graphite Pencil at the D&AD (Hello Play 360) in 2016 and a first place (Fortunes) at the Young Directors Awards in Cannes 2014.

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Patswerk produces bold illustrations with attention to detail, for a range of national and international clients. Their work is playful and often colourful. They like to incorporate fun characters, clean lines and the occasional moustache in their designs.

Ok.. make that a lot of moustaches. The guys are also pretty enthusiastic about beers. So especially for this edition of Cinetoko, they brewed a limited edition beer.

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The common thread that runs through their creative approach is their interest in building worlds based on meticulous attention to detail. The duo constantly explores different materials, textures, forms and processes.

These experiments helps them to create immersive visual experiences that come to life on screen, on paper or in a 3D space. From Form often combines digital and analogue approaches within the same project to create playful, engaging and memorable work.

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