CHEZ SOI - NEWSBLOG OF STUDIO SOI

Dept. of DIY: Want to build your own 3D Scanner?

Sabrina — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:48:02 +0000

We´ve given it a try and now you can as well. See what we’ve built during the production of “The Gruffalo”:

All you need is a beamer and a digital camera and this neat little software Florian Schreck programmed for us. See how it works:

You can download the programme and the source code here .There’s also a rudimentary instruction included.

Beast wins at Mundos Digitales!

Jakob — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:40:20 +0000

We’re very happy to hear that Johannes Weiland’s and Uwe Heidschoetter’s “The Little Boy and the Beast” has been awarded as “Best Animation / Short Film” at Mundos Digitales in A Coruña, Spain.

Monster Tale in Digital Production

Jakob — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:07:43 +0000

A moment ago, we opened the June issue of Digital Production to find this very lavish spread on “The Gruffalo”. Something for the blog.

Gruffalo comes in second at Palm Springs.

Jakob — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:48:17 +0000

“The Gruffalo” was voted runner up for the Audience Award at this year’s Palm Springs International Short Film Festival. We’re very happy that the film was well received.

Beast wins in Shanghai!

Jakob — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:18:37 +0000

Production Manager Sabrina Schmid has returned from China and brought home the Golden Magnolia Award in the category “Best Foreign Animation” for “The Little Boy and the Beast”!

Double Victory in Annecy: Cristals for Beast and Gruffalo!

Jakob — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:21:19 +0000

Both our latest productions have been awarded at this year’s 50th anniversary of the “Festival international de film d’animation, Annecy“.
“The Little Boy and the Beast” took home “The Cristal for Best TV Production”, whilst “The Gruffalo” was awarded as the “Best TV Special”. We are happy.

“Sueddeutsche Zeitung” on Soi

Heiko — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:45:24 +0000

There’s a nice little piece on Studio Soi in today’s (June 8th) “Sueddeutsche Zeitung”. (Panorama, pg.9). Link

Gruffalo & Beast: Triple Victory at “Prix Jeunesse”!

Jakob — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:01:48 +0000

Last Wednesday Studio Soi was awarded an amazing three “Prix Jeunesse” with “The Gruffalo” and “The Little Boy and the Beast”.

“The Little Boy and the Beast” was awarded in the category “Up to 6, Fiction”, “The “Gruffalo” won both the Prix Jeunesse in the category “7 – 11 Fiction” and the “Prix Jeunesse of the Children’s Jury”. We’re very happy and would like to thank the fine people of Prix Jeunesse for a wonderful evening.

Big Festival Round-up: China, Japan, Korea, Brasil, USA, Pakistan

Jakob — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:46:52 +0000

“The Little Boy and the Beast” (together with our producer Sabrina Schmid) will be visiting China, where the film is in competition at the 16th Shanghai TV Festival (June 6th to June 11th) next week. “The Gruffalo” is going West then, to compete at Siggraph in LA (July 25th to July 29th). Both “The Gruffalo” and “The Little Boy and the Beast” plus its predecessor, Jakob Schuh’s and Saschka Unseld’s “Angel Afoot” are competing at 3rd Lahore International Children’s Film Festival 2010 (Sept 1st to Sept 12th). We’re very happy to hear that “The Little Boy and the Beast” will also be competing at Hiroshima 2010 (Aug 7th to Aug 11th) and Brasil’s Anima Mundi (July 16th to July 25th) and will be screened at SICAF (July 21st to July 25th).

René Aubry celebrates with “The Gruffalo”.

Jakob — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:14:11 +0000

On April 19th René Aubry gave an anniversary concert in Peter Brooks’ legendary “Bouffes du Nord” to celebrate a carreer that started on that very stage 30 years prior. Here’s a clip of René and his ensemble playing a sweet version of the “Mouse Theme” to a packed house that night, one of René’s many beautiful compositions for “The Gruffalo”. Thanks for everything, René!