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July 2008
Birdo @ Anima Mundi

July is Anima Mundi - Brazil´s major animation festival - month, and Birdo Studio is well represented there.

We´re at the Portfolio session with the commercial Book, produced last year for Grendene/WWF and we´re also participating in the Competitive Program with two very special short films: Monkey Joy, directed by Amir Admoni (Shorts 14) and Animators, by Allan Sieber (Shorts 13).

If you´re around Rio or São Paulo this month, don´t miss the festival. Further information and schedules here.

June 2008
Leave the obviousness

It´s now on air (in brazilian cable networks) the new campaign for Xingu dark beer, with the motto "Leave the obviousness". The idea is a different perspective of the light, that is emitted by the beer - instead of brightening, it darkens its surroundings.

Birdo Studio animated two of the three ads from the campaign, with characters inspired in illustrations by Herbert Baglione, in collaboration for Vetor Zero.

Watch the film "Bar" here.

May 2008
Feel Like a Rocket

Our newest job has just been released, dutch band Voicst´s new video, directed by the amazing Fons Schiedon. All character animation was done here at the studio, in pretty intense month.

Check the video at the project´s official page, which also has a making-of and other goodies.

March 2008
The blog is on the table

Answering to requests, Birdo Studio´s blog is now bilingual. Now our news and updates can also be followed by our english speaking readers.

February 2008
Race to the Target!

Look inside our portfolio for a clip with the internet animations of the praised Target campaign we did for our friends at Lobo in the end of the last year. Everything is Flash made and was part of a game where you could choose your way through absurd situations to get to their 2-Day Sale.

February 2008
New Demo Reel and Blog!

We´ve begun 2008 with new projects and a more than welcome update: the new Birdo Studio Demo Reel, where jobs done in 2007 can be seen, including unreleased material.

The new demo also opens the studio´s Blog (in portuguese), which will feature, besides movies and spots, details on work in progress and thoughts about animation. Check it now!

November 2007
Grendene: Xuxa WWF

Our collaboration with agency W/Brasil has produced a visually groundbreaking spot, where the paper cut-out illustrations created by artist Patrícia Lima come to life in a pop-up book.

The commercial is for Grendene´s new sandal for Xuxa brand, and part of the sales profit will be destined to WWF Brazil. To get into the ecological vibe, no real paper was used in this animation!

You can check the hotsite, or watch the spot HERE.

October 2007
International Day of Animation

On the next 28th, 51 countries around the world celebrate the International Day of Animation.

Launched by ASIFA in 2002, the festival groups several animators for screenings, workshops and exhibitions of artworks and stills.

Here in Brazil, the event is organized by ABCA and takes places in 50 cities with the participation of 9 national productions among the international program.

One of those is our own Mobsquad.

Check the ASIFA website for more information about the international programs.

October 2007
Itaú Personnalité second film

The second Itaú Personnalité commercial is already on air with charactors animated by Birdo Studio for our dear friends from Lobo.

September 2007
"Battle - The Vinyl War"

On the next 21th, Cartoon Networks presents the premiere of "Battle - The Vinyl War" (2003), stop-motion series produced by Terpins Greco studio in association with the channel.

The show is based on the streets of a São Paulo's shanty town and narrates the battle of two hip-hop DJs mediated by the veteran DJ Thaíde.

In a special appearance, Birdo Studio presents an exclusive animation for the little clay tv sets.

Friday September 21th at 12pm on Cartoon Network.

September 2007
"Itaú Personnalité. Perfect for you"

This semester, Itaú Personnalité presents an innovative campain reflected on its leadership posture among private banking market. All four films associate different and creative techniques of animation, filming and editing. Two of these have charactors animated here, in Birdo Studio for Lobo.

Watch it on prime time now. (Brazil only)

August 2007
The Rock of the Kingdom in theaters

For those who haven't had the opportunity of catching it on TV, on the next 24th, "The Rock of The Kingdom" (micro-series based on Ariano Suassuna's homonymous novel and produced by Globo TV) will open in theaters. Directed by Luis Fernando Carvalho, the 5-episodes-series was edited into a movie.

Among the episodes, animations from Birdo Studio for our friends from Lobo.