Over the last decade, tourism has become one of the world’s largest industries. We all know that it’s having a huge impact on our environment. But what about the cultural impact of tourism and our ongoing hunt for ‘authentic cultural experiences’? Imagine yourself eating an authentic meal at a local’s home somewhere in, say, … Continued
As always, summer came and found me quite in disarray. Also this year, I had no idea where to go on holiday. Over the past few months, I’ve been working pretty hard and as soon as the first warm days arrived, I realized that I needed to unplug from daily life for a while. I … Continued
It may seem that Marvel’s focus on diversity and representation is a recent development, but that’s not entirely true. From its early days, the Marvel Universe has had a diverse cast of characters. Black Panther, Luke Cage, Falcon, Sunspot, Danielle Moonstar, Karma, Storm, Blade, Puma, Daredevil and Rocket Racoon (shouldn’t genetically engineered animals be represented … Continued
It was time to recharge my creative batteries. So when the opportunity presented itself to tag along with some of my Submarine colleagues to the world’s biggest animation fest, I seized it. While they were busy meeting and pitching at the MIFA –Annecy’s Animation Film Market– I spent most of my time in the cinemas … Continued
Surveillance and security seem to be the prevailing strategies when it comes to fighting terrorism. But how do you prevent people from radicalizing in the first place? In terms of creating awareness, nothing has a more profound impact on people than hearing a firsthand story told by an actual witness. In May 2018, researcher Hans … Continued
Going to the cinema can be a powerful experience. It summons us to a specific place at a specific time. We make a trip out of it often with friends or family, so it’s a shared experience. For all those reasons, we’re very receptive to the story told there and then. Nothing exists outside of … Continued
YouTube is filled with fascinating, mind blowing video-essays on films and popular culture. But it can be challenging to find these gems in the sea of mediocre content. For great creatives to get noticed, they need to upload regularly, preferably a couple of times a week. Video-makers who do not meet the demands of the … Continued
“There is nothing more human than telling stories,” says Tommy Pallotta in the trailer of Submarine’s documentary More Human Than Human, which he co-directed with Femke Wolting. For the final scene of the film, the directors built a robot to replace themselves as the filmmakers, asking the ultimate question: Will AI be better than humans at … Continued
Graphic journalism, also known as comics journalism, has some major advantages in this digital age of clickbait news. As a form of visual storytelling it can clarify complex subjects in an easy and approachable way, which is invaluable when most people have neither the time nor the attention span for long, in-depth articles. Also, it’s … Continued
December. That time to confront the better images of ourselves. And advertising is no exception. The weeks before Christmas mark the period in which even ads show a more human side; no longer exclusively focused on selling product, but on trying to prompt us to rememberwhat really matters. To stir emotions. To bring up the … Continued
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