With this first film for VISA, acclaimed Dutch DOP Joost van Gelder steers his career into the new territory of direction. The likely succession felt only natural as he had always been drawn towards story telling. Joost now looks forward to combining strong visual language with a sense for storytelling.

Working with new advertising agency, Johannes Leonardo, Woof Wan-Bau has just finished an imaginative two-minute online film for Nomis for their recently launched AG football boots. Shot entirely in-camera the film takes us through the twist and turns of a young footballer s career. We follow the footballer as he watches scenes from his own life play out before him, his choice of football boot setting off a disastrous chain of event..

Collaborating with Wieden & Kennedy, Simon Robson has created two films for Save the Children, atypical of your usual charity spots, that clearly and powerfully communicate the charity's message that simple solutions save lives. Robson's films "Clever" and "If" contain his signature mix of 2D and 3D animation with innovative transitions and mirror the straightforward narration of the voice over.

This new video by UFO repped French directorial collective Holograms for NY producer / electronic ensemble Kap10Kurt and their track "Dangerseekers" is a subtle CG mix of geeky references ranging from Japanim to Tron and Gorillaz. Simon Robson wrote on the frontpage of motiongrapher.com "Now and again we get a submission here at motionographer mansions that makes me smile from ear to ear and scream for everyone to come check out what I am watching the latest culprit is the new video...".

At a ceremony held at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Les Télécréateurs received for the third time in 5 years the Production Company of the Year Trophy awarded by CB News Magazine. Out of the 35 campaigns produced by the company in 2007 a record 21 have been voted for by the panel of journalists. Barcelo (who joined the company one year ago) received the Director the Year Trophy. The panel of journalists voted for a record of 7 campaigns out of the 8 ones he shot in 2007

Using his Asics commercial in traditional animation as a raw material, Wu Yue is currently performing live as motion designer for ASICS in sportswear stores all over the world.

Paris based directing combo SL CO sign this amazing NOVA commercial for Y & R Paris. It is a blend of styles and a real comment on our STRESSFUL world... SL CO were nominated in the Bit Films selection, One Dot Zero Festival and Pictoplasma Animation Festival. Their work is featured in the STASH 29 and 35.

Les Télécréateurs team up with Recordmakers for Sebastien Tellier's "Sexual Sportswear" music video, first single from the forthcoming album SEXUALITY, produced by Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo. Directed by newcomer team Fleur & Manu, the video went straight up to #1 on the 1st day it was broadcasted on YouTube with more than 100,000 connections

Les Télécréateurs sweep 4 awards at the 2007 Epica ceremony. Barcelo gets a Silver for Canalsat "Experts" (BETC) and two Bronze for France Football "The Cliff" (DDB Paris), and L'Equipe "Souvenirs" (DDB Paris). David Horowitz gets a Silver for the Ikea "Solutions" Campaign (La Chose). Canalsat "Experts" also get a Cristal at the Meribel Ad Festival.

Kris Moyes, the arty Australian music video wonderboy joins Les Télécréateurs for exclusive French representation.