Balázs Simon

BAFTA-NOMINATED BALÁZS SIMON IS CONSTANTLY PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF IN-CAMERA CRAFT AND TECHNICAL INGENUITY. BORN IN HUNGARY AND NOW BASED IN LONDON, HE HAS CREATED AWARD-WINNING FILMS FOR NILS FRAHM, BRONSON, BBC WINTER OLYMPICS, GREENE KING AND MANY OTHERS. WHETHER HE'S COMBINING 3D-PRINTED ICE SCULPTURES WITH ALGORITHMIC CGI, OR PROJECTING HAND-DRAWN ILLUSTRATIONS TO ANIMATE THE SHADOWS CREATED, HIS WORK IS ALWAYS MOTIVATED BY EMOTION, RICH VISUALS AND CUTTING-EDGE TECHNIQUES.

BBC Winter Olympics

Extreme by Nature

Odesza

Light of Day

COLLABORATORS

BBC Creative • Ninja Tune • Parlophone Records • House 337

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Greene King 'Centuries In The Making'
Creative Circle - Animation - Best Lens Based Animation: Gold
Creative Circle - Animation - Best Animation Design: Silver
British Arrows - Animation 2d: Shortlisted

Odesza ‘Light of Day’
British Arrows - Music Video: Shortlisted
1.4 - On The Cusp - Animation: Gold
UKMVA - Best Animation In A Video: Shortlisted

BBC Sport ‘Extreme By Nature’
BAFTA - Titles & Graphic Identity: Nominated
British Arrows - Entertainment & Sport Promotions: Shortlisted
British Arrows - Best Over 30 And Up To 60 Second Commercial: Shortlisted
1.4 - On The Cusp - Animation: Shortlisted
D&AD - Production Design - Animations: Graphite Pencil
D&AD - Visual Effects - Practical Effects: Graphite Pencil
D&AD - Production Design - Technical Achievement: Wood Pencil
D&AD - Animation - Mixed Media: Wood Pencil
Creative Circle - Animation - Best Animation Design (Single): Gold
Creative Circle - Animation - Best Mixed Media Animation (Single): Silver
AICP - Production - Visual Effects: Winner
Young Arrows - Animation: 2D, Stop Motion & CGI: Gold
Ciclope - Animation: Shortlisted
Bastille 'Thelma & Louise’
1.4 - On The Cusp - Animation: Shortlisted
BMVA - Best Animation - Stop Motion: Shortlisted

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