The BFI and Bloomsbury have teamed up for the relaunch of the BFI Film Classics book series, which features reimagined covers honouring iconic movies including 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Big Lebowski and Spirited Away
The killing of George Floyd has prompted demonstrations across the world and an outpouring of anger from across the creative industries against racism. Here, we collate some of the most powerful resources and responses
As we tentatively begin to emerge from lockdown, climate change activism group Extinction Rebellion asks us to evaluate what we are returning to
As lockdown begins to slowly lift, companies are considering how our working life will adapt. Here, James Britton, group managing director at Stink Studios in London, examines how our enforced WFH period may create permanent change, and what might be lost along the way
May 28, in case you didn’t know, is International Masturbation Day, and director Raine Allen-Miller is marking the occasion with a quarantine film celebrating self-pleasure
Vincent Morisset has directed a interactive film made up of miniature clips, which invites the viewer to submit their own video as part of the narrative
Yuko Higuchi and Idea Oshima have reimagined A24’s folk horror flick Midsommar, as part of the film company’s ongoing series of artist-created posters
With the pandemic making large gatherings impossible, brands, festivals and cultural institutions have been planning online alternatives. We explore how creatives and organisers are responding to the crisis, and whether it could inspire new kinds of digital experiences
The location manager talks to CR about his work on Normal People, finding the right venues for film and TV shoots and helping directors bring their vision to life
The British Film Institute is kicking off its Japan season with a promotional trailer and imagery that channels some of cinema’s most iconic moments into one vision
As part of The Lowdown, a new series of content from Xeim’s brands, CR’s editor Eliza Williams was in conversation with Mother London’s ECD Hermeti Balarin. You can listen to their chat here
The CEO of Creative England and the Creative Industries Federation talks to us about the disciplines worst hit by the Covid-19 crisis, why the system has never fit the creative sector, and why we need to address the present before heading into the future
Following his witty work for Aviation Gin, actor Ryan Reynolds is also showing ad agencies how to do it in a set of new spots for Mint Mobile, which he owns
Whether we’re rewatching endless episodes of Friends or binging retro-inspired series like Stranger Things, revisiting the past is clearly playing a huge role in our viewing habits – but why? CR dissects television’s obsession with the nostalgia effect
Estonian animator Sander Joon depicts a boom operator on his quest to capture the sounds of fungus in this surreal animation
As facts and figures about the coronavirus outbreak flood in, it’s down to news design teams to make sense of them. Harry Ward, News Design Director at Sky Creative Agency, talks CR through the process
As coronavirus wreaks havoc with this year’s creative award shows, D&AD CEO Patrick Burgoyne reflects on why judging matters, if done well
As Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel gets a TV adaption, director Lenny Abrahamson discusses the challenges of translating the book’s intense emotions and internal monologues to a visual medium, and rethinking the way teenage relationships are portrayed on screen
Budweiser has done a subtle remake of its classic ad, originally made in 1999, to encourage people to keep in touch while in quarantine
While the lockdown is undoubtedly difficult, the wave of creativity and learning on offer to those in quarantine may have positive results in the long run, says Emma Chiu, worldwide director at Wunderman Thompson Intelligence
Richard E Grant, Naomie Harris and Ray Winstone are some of the famous faces appearing alongside the UK’s frontline workers in a film released by creative agency St Luke’s to reinforce the #StayHomeNow message
Nickelodeon and children’s mag Eyeyah have created a set of World Earth Day animations that teach children the art of re-using and recycling
Binge-watching TV is now a perfectly acceptable leisure activity. But what makes certain shows so addictive? CR speaks to the people making the hit shows to find out why we love them
Ravi Amaratunga Hitchcock couldn’t have chosen a worse time to set up shop – or could he? He discusses launching consultancy Soursop with his wife Lucy Hitchcock in the midst of Covid-19, and why it’s vital for creative businesses to be ready and willing to pivot in times of crisis