Ars Electronica Festival · 2010
Plane Stupid, Polar Bears
by Jake Mengers
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2010
“Plane Stupid, Polar Bears” by Jake Mengers received a Honorary Mention in the Computer Animation category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2010.
London, November 20, 2009—The brutal impact the global warming is having on the polar ice caps is illustrated in a shocking new ad created by Mother and directed by Daniel Kleinman on behalf of the climate-change charity Plane Stupid. The ad was made on a shoestring using a volunteer crew.
About Jake Mengers
Jake Mengers (UK), having studied 3D Animation at ICARI, Montreal, Jake began his career in 1995 at London’s Moving Picture Company, originally using Alias Power Animator and later Maya when it arrived on the scene.
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