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EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION
FILM PRODUCTION

We create experimental short films at the intersection of animation, digital media, and immersive technologies.

About
STORYTELL
ING CGI
ANIMATION
FILM

We are an indie studio based in Vienna, working at the intersection of animation films, CGI, and immersive storytelling. We work with experimental technologies such as virtual and mixed reality, 360° videos, photogrammetry, point cloud filming, and motion capture.

About studio

We are a creative collective of
filmmakers

Vienna, Austria

Films
SYMPOIETIC BODIES
2020
| FLAVIA MAZZANTI | MANUEL BONELL | CAT JIMENEZ
REALIZED WITH THE SUPPORT OF ORF, BMKOES, STADT WIEN
NEXUM
2021
| FLAVIA MAZZANTI | MANUEL BONELL | MAARTJE PASMAN
REALIZED WITH THE SUPPORT OF STADT GRAZ
RE/AKTION
2024
| FLAVIA MAZZANTI | MANUEL BONELL
IN COOPERATION WITH SPEAKERAT | FUNDED BY STADT WIEN
SYMPOIETIC BODIES
2020
Genre Experimental Short
Lenght 11 min
Video 4K 16:9
Format Hybrid Format
DIRECTOR FLAVIA MAZZANTI
CGI AND ANIMATION MANUEL BONELL
STARRING CAT JIMENETZELISA PIRONE
CAMERA GABOR RACZ
SOUND DESIGN WOBBLERSOUND

Sympoietic Bodies is an artistic-philosophical project presented through the medium film, which explores the disruption of the boundaries between the human body and its social and physical surroundings.

The short film arises from my interest in combining a philosophical understanding of our bodies and their interaction with other beings in and within the constructed environment, with the exploration of new technological possibilities in the experimental and animation film context.

NEXUM
2021
Genre Experimental Short
Lenght 5 min
Video HD 16:9
Format Hybrid Format
DIRECTOR FLAVIA MAZZANTI
CONCEPT MANUEL BONELLMICHAEL BONELLFLAVIA MAZZANTI
CGI MANUEL BONELLMICHAEL BONELL
STARRING MAARTJE PASMAN
CAMERA GABOR RACZ
SOUND DESIGN YURII RADKO

Nexum questions how we as individuals are psychologically relying on our inhabit spaces and how we as society are influencing and being influenced by our surroundings. The plot follows the everyday displacements of the protagonist through different urban, public and private spaces, and her way of interaction and exchange with them. A second parallel layer shows in a fictional way the impact of the different realms in the protagonists affective sensation, reflecting on how the interaction within diverse environments generate different psychological behaviours.

RE/AKTION
2021 | 2024
Genre Experimental Short
Lenght 4 min
Video 4K 16:9
Format Hybrid Format
DIRECTOR FLAVIA MAZZANTIMANUEL BONELL
CONCEPT ABDEL RAHMAN HAWYJENNIFER VOGTMANNDUHA SAMIR
CGI AND ANIMATION MANUEL BONELL
SOUND DESIGN YURII RADKO

"Re/Aktion" is an animated short film from the performance series in public space (Re)Aktion. The project deals with the topics of homeland, human rights, young people who are invisible. A performative examination of one own's history intended to create new connections.

Resources
TUTORIALS
YouTube
HOUDINI | SOPs | COPERNICUS |
RENDERING | PRODUCTION PIPELINE
SHORTS
YouTube TikTok
HOUDINI | CGI |
BEHIND THE SCENES
MAKING OF
Making Of
SYMPOIETIC BODIES | REAKTION |
DIGITAL PRODUCTION
Tutorial gallery 01
EXPERIMENTAL ARCHITECTURE
Part 1: Procedural Design in Houdini
Tutorial gallery 02
EXPERIMENTAL ARCHITECTURE
Part 2: Windows System in Houdini
Tutorial gallery 03
ARCHITECTURAL SECTION
Stylized Graphic using Solaris + Copernicus
Tutorial gallery 04
DISSOLVING ANIMATION
Dissolve Effect in Houdini using VDBs
Tutorial gallery 05
SIMPLE MOTION SEQUENCE EFFECT
Creating a Motion Sequence Effect in Houdini
Tutorial gallery 06
OPEN STREET MAPS + HOUDINI
Generating a Procedural City in Houdini
Tutorial gallery 07
HOUDINI BASICS: WORKSPACE
Getting started in Houdini: Organizing your Workspace
Tutorial gallery 08
HOUDINI TIPS: LINK PARAMETERS
Essential Tips: Linking Parameters
Tutorial gallery 09
HOUDINI TIPS: VISUALIZERS
Using Visualizers: Debug and Analyze Geometry
Tutorial gallery 10
HOUDINI BASICS: ATTRIBUTES
Understanding Attributes in Houdini: Core Concepts
Tutorial gallery 11
HOUDINI BASICS: FIRST STEPS
Introduction to Houdini: First Steps for Beginners
Contact
INQUIRIES
[email protected]
Manuel Bonell
APPLY

Currently there are no open Positions
but we would love to receive your
interest for upcoming productions