2022: Tankard

Client: Nuclear Blast
Tutor(s): Simon Norton, Aonghas Shearer-Boyd

Brief: The Nuclear Blast / RMIT collaborative 2D animated metal music video project will continue for its ELEVENTH instalment. Nuclear Blast is a German independent heavy metal music label and a major international client. https://www.nuclearblast.de/
In this studio offering, you will work in a group studio environment to create a new 2D animated music video for one of Nuclear Blast’s high-profile heavy metal bands: TANKARD TANKARD is considered one of the "Big Four" of Teutonic thrash metal (with Kreator, Destruction and Sodom). This release is a special event to mark the 40th anniversary of first forming the band, and to promote their upcoming new single and album.

- World Premiere - Melbourne Science Fiction Film Festival, Australia 

- Finalist - Los Angeles Cineverse Film Fest, US 

- Official Selection - Anima Cinefest, New York US 
- Official Selection - Animated Expressions Expo, France 

- Official Selection - Caribetoons Festival Internacional de Animación, Colombia 
- Official Selection - Fort Smith International Film Festival, Arkansas US 

- Official Selection - Unspooled Film and Animation Festival, Wisconsin US