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Kedi

By Anya Ow / June 23, 2017 / Comments Off on Kedi

Kedi is a film about cats in Istanbul that’s been described as the “Citizen Kane of cat documentaries”, and it’s showing for the next couple of weeks at ACMI in Melbourne! We know what we’re doing this weekend. Via the Guardian: Film-maker Ceyda Torun grew up in Istanbul until the age of 11 and is […]

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Neil Blomkamp's Rakka

By Anya Ow / June 22, 2017 / Comments Off on Neil Blomkamp's Rakka

Neil Blomkamp, the director of District 9 fame, has released a short postapocalyptic science fiction film involving space lizards titled Rakka. Verge interviewed him about the film: A couple of weeks ago, District 9 and Chappie director Neill Blomkamp unveiled Oats Studios, his new project focusing on experimental short films. At the time, Blomkamp described […]

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IKEA Cook This Page Campaign

By Anya Ow / June 21, 2017 / Comments Off on IKEA Cook This Page Campaign

We love this IKEA campaign! Called Cook this Page, you literally place ingredients where marked on the printed baking paper and pop it into an oven. Via Huffington Post: It’s hard to tell which company is winning the fight for world domination: Amazon or Ikea? A Toronto-based advertising agency created Cook This Page recipe sheets […]

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Epic Hari Raya Ad

By Anya Ow / June 20, 2017 / Comments Off on Epic Hari Raya Ad

This epic Hari Raya ad (Eid al-Fitr) is brought to you by TNB Careline, a Malaysian power company. Remember to turn on the captions. The festival of Eid, also known as Aidilfitri or Hari Raya Puasa in Malaysia and Singapore, marks the end of Ramadan, the month of feasting. It’s a major holiday in several […]

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Toio is a Craft Set for the Coding Generation

By Anya Ow / June 19, 2017 / Comments Off on Toio is a Craft Set for the Coding Generation

Sony’s Toio is a craft set for the coding generation: the purpose is “Moving hands. Thinking crazy. Coincidental discovery.” Via FastCo Design: In an era of STEM “toys” that forget toys are supposed to be fun, the weird side of Sony has showed up to save the day. Toio is a new game console by […]

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Chauka, Please Tell Us the Time

By Anya Ow / June 16, 2017 / Comments Off on Chauka, Please Tell Us the Time

Manus Island is the setting for this unique collaboration between an Iranian-Kurdish journalist detainee and an Iranian-Dutch filmmaker, made with footage from a mobile phone. Having opened to rave reviews at the Sydney Film Festival, it’s showing in Melbourne today and this weekend at the ACMI: Over a period of several months, journalist and Manus […]

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Gravity Cat

By Anya Ow / June 15, 2017 / Comments Off on Gravity Cat

ICYMI: Playstation Japan built a rotating, Inception-esque rig to film this incredible short film called Gravity Cat for an upcoming game. Please turn on subtitles! Via The Verge: At first, Gravity Cat may seem like your average kitten. It crawls on laptops when you’re trying to work. It knocks over liquids with a troll-like speed. […]

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Billion Colour Film

By Anya Ow / June 14, 2017 / Comments Off on Billion Colour Film

Samsung and R/GA have filmed a Billion Colour Film to promote Samsung’s new QLED TV. And of course it was filmed in Paris! Via Adweek: How many colors can a person count? How many can a human eye even see? And perhaps more important, how many can the brain comprehend? A few dozen? Hundreds? A […]

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Raku Kichizaemon XV

By Anya Ow / June 13, 2017 / Comments Off on Raku Kichizaemon XV

Raku Kichizaemon is a short film about the head of the Raku family on his art and his family’s 450 year tradition as ceramics craftsmen. Via Nippon.com: The black Raku tea bowl made by Chōjirō, the first-generation head of the Raku potter family, seems totally undecorated, lacking gaudy color or elegance of form. Made in […]

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Five Mistakes Fatal to Storytelling

By Anya Ow / June 12, 2017 / Comments Off on Five Mistakes Fatal to Storytelling

Patrick Moreau—founder of Muse Storytelling—has narrowed down the top five mistakes in storytelling that he’s seen around the globe. Via Muse Storytelling: Over the years, I’ve been fortunate enough to conduct workshops in countries across the world. Regardless of where I find myself, there is one thing that they all have in common. As soon […]

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