For it’s 10th annual event, the HKJFF wanted to make a branded video to raise awareness of the event, using the HKJFF logo as the storyboard foundation.

The HKJFF logo contains three perspectives in it’s design:

1. The Star of David - Historic symbol of the Jewish faith and culture.
2. Audience eyes - Well, it is a film festival.
3. A circle of people holding hands - Bringing the community together for culture, entertainment, and new friends.

From Howard’s storyboard, Filmages developed and choreographed a cast of unique characters, composited, edited, and synched the edit to Carol’s great music. 

Design art in Hong Kong just got a feel for quirky Parisian-style with the “Antoine+Manuel Graphic Village” presentation at the Shatin Heritage Museum. 

Prolific Parisian graphic artists Antoine Audiau and Manuel Warosz had their first ever exhibition in Hong Kong. It reminded us of the “It’s a Small World” ride at Disneyland, only edgier and critter-free!

"Through our works, people can leave all their worries and concerns of the outside world behind for a moment, and enter a fun-filled and joyful world [sic], feeling like a child,” said Warosz.

Our challenge was to shoot and edit this video to best represent the experience of their exuberant, oddball style under the spotlight with larger-than-life exhibits "typographic room" and all-white 3D geometric constructions.

For the second consecutive year, while others were joyously splashing in the water, we were frantically editing the great Stanley Dragon Boat races for a PR dispatch to TV stations, and for a same-day sponsor after-party.

To deliver on time we had to derush fresh footage while editing the master timeline simultaneously. So we daresay that we may have been the fastest racers that day.

Ask anyone who speaks English, as a first or second language, and you'll know how fickle it can be.

But not only did we have to produce that video through complex approval process: We also had to produce 19 different language versions, with VO, Subtitles, and On-screen texts, inculding Arabic, Italian, Korean, German, Spanish (Spain + Latin America), Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Russian, Japanese, French, and Portuguese.

Talk about winning the polyglottery!

Continuing on our excellent relationship with the MIPIM Asia team, we were once again commissioned to produce the MIPIM Asia Awards 2009 Kick Off animation.

As the format was very short, this piece was edited to not only be eye-catching, but also to reach 3 goals simultaneously:

Establish the brand further 
Introduce the Awards' nominees
Feature China as this year’s "Country of Honour"
 

We were very honoured to be selected by Reed Midem to produce the opening piece for their commercial retail exhibition MAPIC in Cannes, France.

This high-octane, straight to the point edit reinforced their branding by giving a meaningful twist to their event’s visual.

An edited version of the Kroos 125 year anniversay video memoir.

Producing in-store promos may seem like a pretty straightforward job: Client provides visual elements, we develop a storyboard, client sends us some feedback, we fine-tune and finalise it shortly thereafter– no major technical difficulty there, so that should be it!

However the devil is in the details, and even more so for the cosmetics industry.

Understandably, whenever there is a big, new blockbuster product coming out getting global communication to follow the product guidelines is a daunting task. On the other hand our assignment was to create something unique, exclusive for Asia-Pacific.

So, with little room to maneuver, we managed to create a visually attractive animation and successfully surpassed the brand-guardian's approval.

To support Mr W.K. Tam’s candidacy as Vice-President of the Lions Club International Filmages created a full campaign including a communication strategy, visual identity, print materials, and a few video segments to spice up the website.

We were fortunate to follow Mr Tam to Beijing, to meet with and interview Ms Tai Lua, General Director of the China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe, and get a glimpse of their famous Thousand Hand Dance.

Let's say it wasn't just the athletes who had to bring their A Game to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 

GL Events suffered major setbacks due to incredibly harsh weather conditions and had only 15 days to do damage control.

As everyone waded ankle deep through the mud to rebuild the equestrian obstacle course, and with uttelry disrupted production plan, Filmages documented whatever the skies let them. Narrative could only be developed later.

In the end the competition went off without a hitch, and the audience at the GL Events annual convention were blown away by their comeback, heroically featured by our video.

While others were joyously splashing in the water we were frantically editing the great Stanley Dragon Boat races for a PR dispatch to TV stations and for a same-day sponsored after-party.

To deliver on time we had to derush fresh footage while editing the master timeline simultaneously. So we daresay that we may have been the fastest racers that day!

If you thought that the terrifying plague, the Black Death, was something from the past, here is some not-so-good news.

With the apparition of antibiotic resistant strains, the Plague is currently classified as a re-emerging disease.

The good news is, the folks at Institut Pasteur are hard at work keeping us safe, but there is still a long way to go.

You’ve been warned…

Introducing an IM app may seem like it was plucked from a historical archive from another era, but scientists argue that even time had a beginning.

That was Tencent's first introduction to the Hong Kong audience.

Le French May is one of Hong Kong’s largest celebrations of a foreign culture with hundreds of artists and performers making the journey from France to share their talents with Hong Kong.

In order to promote the headline acts, the Hong Kong audience first needed an introduction as most are not that well-known. Taking photos and footage of the featured, Filmages designed a slick, sexy animation sequence for each category, adding clips and photos of the acts throughout.

At the Client’s request we created 30, 60 and 180-second versions that were used in a variety of press conferences, TV ad campaigns, and internet marketing.

Et voila!

After we filmed the entire 3-day MIPIM Asia exhibition, MIPIM needed Filmages to edit a promotional video to promote next year’s event.

Our brief was to show the productivity and scope of MIPIM Asia to global real estate leaders.

We agree with our client that this video will be a major factor in attracting even more attendees to next year’s event.

Following our successful collaboration with Korean financial institution on their Hong Kong GMAL office launch, Woori asked us to create this video for a property roadshow.

Since the master plan was still a work in progress, we had to devise a storyline that would highlight the why rather than the how.

Want to fly eco-friendly from Asia to Europe? Fly Finnair!

That's the message we delivered for the rising Finnish airlines.

Well, the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull Iceland volcanic eruption wasn't very eco-friendly or particularly promotional for the northern route, was it?

Producing in-store promos may seem like a pretty straightforward job: Client provides visual elements, we develop a storyboard, client sends us some feedback, we fine-tune and finalise it shortly thereafter– no major technical difficulty there, so that should be it!

However the devil is in the details, and even more so for the cosmetics industry.

Understandably, whenever there is a big, new blockbuster product coming out getting global communication to follow the product guidelines is a daunting task. On the other hand our assignment was to create something unique, exclusive for Asia-Pacific.

So, with little room to maneuver, we managed to create a visually attractive animation and successfully surpassed the brand-guardian's approval.

Please note: This video is not available for public viewing.

Filmages was contracted to cover the women's exhibition tennis tournament organised by JB Group, and we rallied all our energy to keep up!

We provided end to end coverage throughout the games including press conferences, photo ops, and of course the closing celebrations.

Producing in-store promos may seem like a pretty straightforward job: Client provides visual elements, we develop a storyboard, client sends us some feedback, we fine-tune and finalise it shortly thereafter– no major technical difficulty there, so that should be it!

However the devil is in the details, and even more so for the cosmetics industry.

Understandably, whenever there is a big, new blockbuster product coming out getting global communication to follow the product guidelines is a daunting task. On the other hand our assignment was to create something unique, exclusive for Asia-Pacific.

So, with little room to maneuver, we managed to create a visually attractive animation and successfully surpassed the brand-guardian's approval.

With Gen-Y now reaching into every level of the job market, training just isn't the same.

Use of video as a medium for edu-tainment is a must even for internal training, and particularly for the cosmetics industry.

So we directed our lovely talents to act in an impromptu Side Walk Interview.

Put yourself in the shoes of a company executive: 

You've being given a marketing presentation: Would you rather go through the monotony of a powerpoint presentation, or watch a movie?

While both methods serve the same purpose, the better looking and more entertaining video cannot be ignored. 

Gold Winner - AVA Awards 2010 & Platinum Winner - Hermes Creative Awards 2009

Visit Karuna Shechen's Website here

Check out Matthieu Ricard's award-winning website and blog, designed by Filmages

Behind the glamour of an evening filled with celebrities, models, actors, and singers, events like the Elle Style Awards need to be flawless.

Through a meticulous but flexible design process we successfully created graphic animations for the 25+ requested nominees and awards recipients, even as information arrived late or was re-shuffled by the client literally at the last minute.

Outside of Europe many people do not know about The Cyclades, one of the many cluseters of Greek Islands.

So when Lancôme asked us to make a video for their new Cyclades fragrance we needed to communicate the serene, tranquil beaches, blue skies, fresh air, and, of course, elegance of the Aegean Sea.

With watercolor paints and a scanner we designed a fresh, vibrant setting for the floral unveiling of Cyclades. When watched by staff and customers alike, the video puts imagery to emotion in a previously unknown place. 

Ask them now about The Cyclades, and they'll have a lot to say!

We quickly discovered that there was something fishy about this project: it was shot over several weeks, in several locations, by several people, and yielded a large amount of footage, with many exposure, grain, and flickering problems. 

Yet there was very little time left to edit! 

It was our challenge to efficiently organise and edit all of the footage into a cohesive storyline and turn it into a great corporate documentary.

You tell us how we did. 

We rarely do private events, but Jacques Boissier is a good friend of ours. 

Jacques is a Frenchman, and is a keen diver; the ultimate frogman, as some might say.

Now here's the special part: We took photos of his friends during the cocktail party, edited them in to the video during the dinner, and showed the video just before dessert, ending the night on a high note.

Needless to say the attendees were pleased by the animation, and even more amazed to see themselves in the video.

What does the Rugby World Cup and Societe Generale have in common? Turns out, quite a lot! 

As a title sponsor, SG organised public screenings and took the opportunity to make that relationship crystal clear by regularly broadcasting this breaker promo.

In this video we put the corporate values of Societe Generale side by side with the elements of Rugby.

By intertwining corporate materials with the World Cup we were able to celebrate the conjunction of these two organisations and make a compelling breaker for the Cup. 

The Shechen Clinic in Kathmandu is a charitable institution helping people in need. Its original feature is that it features allopathic, homeopathic, and traditional Tibetan medicines.

But it also provides many other services such as counselling for those struggling with alcohol and drug abuse, and family planning.

Filmages has been supporting the Karuna-Shechen humanitarian organisation since 2003, including branding, printed material such as brochures, leaflets, annual reports, website, and overall communication strategy.