Passion Pictures

Passion Pictures Award-winning animation studio and film production company based in London, Paris, Melbourne and New York Passion was founded by Andrew Ruhemann.
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Passion is a multiple-Oscar-winning independent production company with offices and animation studios in London, Paris, Melbourne and New York. We create every form of animation and live action imaginable across an unlimited range of media. Between Passion Pictures and Strange Beast we represent over 60 exciting directors, from established names to emerging talent. Together, this team makes an eno

rmous range of work including commercials, digital, shorts, features, music videos, computer games, websites and live events. Passion is world renowned for its ground breaking Gorillaz music videos, a 10 year collaboration with the band’s founders Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn and Passion director Pete Candeland which produced a multitude of award winning films and live concerts. We are also enormously proud of The Lost Thing, a short film directed by Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Tan and winner of an Oscar Academy Award for Short Film Animation in 2011. The Lost Thing was produced by Passion Pictures Australia with funding from Screen Australia and Passion Pictures. The TV commercial campaign for Compare the Market directed by Darren Walsh has broken industry records in terms of its success and Aleksandr the Meerkat has become a UK household name. The stunning animation for the Harmonix game The Beatles: Rock Band directed by Pete Candeland was described by Rolling Stone magazine as “insanely cool”. We could go on but…would love you to take a look for yourselves. www.passion-pictures.com

22/07/2022

PASSION signs Sara Liztenberger () for representation in the UK and US.

Sara’s art style is painterly and playful, with a hand-drawn aesthetic to the linework. Her debut film ‘Undiscovered’ has screened at festivals worldwide after being featured in The New Yorker.

We are excited to have Sara join the PASSION roster of skilled directors!

Look out for more of her work on here in the coming days
https://lnkd.in/ehtMeZfJ

19/07/2022

Take a look at our most recently signed director, Future Power Station and their work for Wimbledon x Evian ‘The Journey of the Bottle’!

Created with an impressive use of 2D brush strokes to emphasise the rapid moments of movement from the characters and match the pace of the narrative.

A perfect reminder to keep hydrated today 😓 ☀️

26/05/2022

The talented team at Passion animation studios brought all our favourite childhood toys to life in this magical CG project directed by againstallodds for Fisher Price and Wieden Kennedy Portland.

18/05/2022

Take a look at the behind the scenes of BBC's Doctor Who "The Runaway" and how our in house experts put together the Doctor's first interactive adventure in Virtual Reality!

Produced by & directed by Mathias Chelebourg

11/05/2022

Another one from our newest signed director: Tom O'Meara! Tom reimagines David Hockney’s most signature pieces to accompany the artist’s return to Britain in 2017.
Tom uses Hockney’s dreamlike colours and world famous imagery to bring the artwork to life with stop motion 🖼

Check out more of his work here https://lnkd.in/eRJEhrfh

10/05/2022

Tom O'meara directed 'Endless Road' to showcase Paris' A/W bag collection in 2018 with a fluid stop motion sequence.

04/05/2022

We are very excited to announce our new signing: Tom O'Meara👏
Tom is a director who specialises in animated storytelling filled with charm, craft and fun with expertise in stop motion. Tom has won a slew of major awards and created films for some of the world’s biggest brands including Microsoft, Facebook, The Crown Estate, the U.N and worked on Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs’!

Here is one of Tom’s most iconic pieces, ‘The Wind in the Willows’, where he worked with David.Attenborough and Stephen Fry to reimagine the classic and highlight the destruction of habitats, for The Wildlife Trusts.

Click the link to check out more of his work https://www.passion-pictures.com/director/tom-omeara/

We're thrilled that two of our series in development have been selected for the MIFA Pitch Marketplace at Annecy 2022!Fi...
29/04/2022

We're thrilled that two of our series in development have been selected for the MIFA Pitch Marketplace at Annecy 2022!

First up it’s: "Love" by Anna Mantzaris ❤️
The series follows several characters sharing the same city as they explore their inner desires and attempt to find connection through unconventional relationships, sexual kinks, and modern romance.

11/04/2022

A short film you should watch this week, ‘Your Mountain is Waiting’ 🏔🦊produced by our sister company, Strange Beast, directed by Hannah Jacobs and written by Harriet Gilligan.

The BFI short follows a protagonist named Martha, who has stopped listening to her intuition and her life begins to suffer. After a strange encounter, she starts to reassess and begins her journey of self discovery.

Click the link to watch the full film: https://vimeo.com/660229716

08/04/2022

Who’s in the mood for a little love story this afternoon…
to Saschka Unseld’s, ‘A Love Story’ produced by ❤️

06/04/2022

ARE YOU READY TO RUMBLE!?🤼‍♂️ 🚨

Mads Broni directs this explosive trailer for Garena Free Fire Free Fire Latino américa latest collaboration with Mexican wrestling company, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide in commemoration of their 30-year anniversary! 👹

Mads takes the comic book inspired look to the next level. The stylised and signature animation technique is elevated with impressive texture and incredible detail, producing dynamic character design and fluid fight sequences.

04/04/2022

To The Max, directed by Jack Antoine Charlot and Valere Amirault, produced by Passion Pictures Paris for Garena Free Fire has been nominated in the Animation Catergory at the Berlin Music Video Awards!

01/04/2022

‘Nora’s Joy’, directed by Kyra & Constantin for TOYOTA has been nominated in the 3D Animation Category at shots.net The Americas Awards!

30/03/2022

Metamorphosis by Robert Valley for Apex Legends has been selected in the Commissioned Film category at Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy

We’ll see you in France this Summer!

09/03/2022



To celebrate the launch of SK-II 'Simone Biles vs Trolls' in 2021, Passion took over 40 screens with a fully immersive 360 experience in Times Square, New York.

Check out how we did it! 🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️

07/03/2022

Take to the slopes and warm up your heartstrings ready for MegaComputeur's newest short film…💕CRUSH💕

click the link to find out what happens next! https://vimeo.com/677324350

Produced by Passion Pictures for Valthorenski ❄️

28/02/2022
20/12/2021

Happy Christmas from all
of us at Passion! It will be another *different* celebration this year, but enjoy what you can, stay safe and we’ll see you in 2022!

Our animated Christmas card this year is directed by Anna Mantzaris and we have partnered with The New Normal Charity.

The New Normal is a peer-to-peer support charity that connects people through their grief and mental health. Founded in 2018 TNN feel that the best form of therapy is to talk to others with similar life experiences. TNN run a diverse range of free, open and non-judgemental spaces to talk, and if you would prefer, listen.

Credits
Director Anna Mantzaris
Music & Sound Phil Brookes
Modelmaking Malin Guiistrand
Puppet Costumes Martha Mantzaris
Puppet & Animation Anna Mantzaris
Postproduction Hugo Vieites Caamano
Cinemtography Advisor Donna Wade
Additional Modelmaking Isabel Fahlen
Producers Sam Gray & Becky Perryman
Executive Producers Andrew Ruhemann, Belle Palmer & Debbie Crosscup
Special Thanks to Saskia Burke & Johan Edström

Once again we are proud to have partnered with Jung von Matt/Donau  to create a touching Christmas film for Erste Bank u...
24/11/2021

Once again we are proud to have partnered with Jung von Matt/Donau to create a touching Christmas film for Erste Bank und Sparkasse.

This year, Mark Waring directs a CG stop motion style story about how a father-to-be is moved to act sustainably for his unborn child’s future. The ad addresses climate change and how even a small act can make a big difference in creating a better future for all: ! 🌍

https://youtu.be/VWJ-owque-Y

This holiday, let's give something that brings joy to all of us: a better future. ▷ https://www.erstegrou...

05/11/2021

🎄🐻We’re so proud to share this Christmas film produced by Passion for Barbour featuring none other than Paddington Bear. Directed by againstallodds, this is the first time the original Paddington illustrations by Peggy Fortnum have been brought to life in animation, we couldn’t be prouder.

Sound and Music by Pitch & Sync
Creative agency Thinking Juice

08/03/2021

On we're proud to share this latest Passion production, directed by Anna Mantzaris for NZ Global Women.

What’s the most career limiting thing you can do?

It turns out that if you’re a woman, it’s having a baby.

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