Hornet Inc. is a production company located in New
York City that represents and produces the work of
directors who work in an assortment of media.
Ranging from live action, animation, mixed media,
stop-motion, 2D, 3D and film; Hornet seeks great
talent to develop and support their vision. Through
this director-focused approach, Hornet has been able
to assemble a talented and diverse team of directors,
each contributing a unique style and vision.
In late 2006, Hornet Films was formed to support
noncommercial, long form projects developed by
Hornet directors. Represented by the William Morris
Endeavor Entertainment, Hornet Films is content driven and focuses on supporting the ideas of their directors as they develop work for TV and film.
Many of Hornet’s directors are also great character
designers and Hornet Toys was created to give them
an outlet for their creativity. PillowPillowPillow is the
inaugural project for Hornet Toys. PillowPillowPillow
brings to life the character designs of director Aaron
Stewart.
Hornet’s core support team of producers, designers,
3D artists and editors work out of our 5000 sq foot
studio in SoHo, New York, with an additional shooting
studio in Dumbo, Brooklyn and a satellite office in Los
Angeles. Hornet’s directors work globally through its
representation with Patricia Claire Co. and Passion
Pictures UK.
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Hornet director Yves Geleyn's work for the mixed media Parisian museum, La Gaite Lyrique, gets discussed in this month's issue of UK's Shots Magazine. |
View Article | July 2010 | |
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Hornet director Yves Geleyn is featured in France's culture and design magazine CreaNum. Discussed in the article is Yves' work for La Gaite Lyrique and Pirates. |
View Article | June 2010 | |
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Congratulations Peter De Seve! He just won his first Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Achievment on an Animated Television Series. He won for the character design he created for a show within a show on Sesame Street, called Abby's Flying Fairy School. Check out his blog here. |
View Article | June 2010 | |
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UK's Shots Magazine write's a profile piece on Hornet's directing duo PetPunk. Make sure you download the pdf and give a read... |
View Article | January 2010 | |
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New York Post discusses Peter Sluszka's animation in their write up about new film "Youth in Revolt." |
View Article | January 2010 | |
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Peter Sluszka's opening title sequence for "Youth in Revolt" has been placed into Creativity's Pick of the Day, Board's Top Spot and Shot's Contenders section. |
View Article | January 2010 | |
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Aaron Stewart creates the Character Designs for Spore Island, a new Facebook game. See more here at Creativity. |
View Article | November 2009 | |
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Matt Lambert of Motionographer, gives an account of the process that went into Here Comes The Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized, Hornet's collaboration with the Decemberists and Flux. Check out the article here. |
View Article | October 2009 | |
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Shots.net wrote a great article about Hornet's collaboration with Flux and the Decemberists: check out the article here. Also, excerpts from all four directors have been placed in their contenders section. |
View Article | October 2009 | |
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Los Angeles Times: Alie Ward discusses the inspiration and development of Hornet directors' collaboration with The Decemberists for Here Come The Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized |
View Article | October 2009 | |
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Digup (digup.tv), an independent editorial project based in France, interviewed Hornet's directing duo Santa Maria. Shot on location in picturesque Paris, Santa Maria chase pigeons and take in the sites as they tell the story of how they met and decided to join forces. Starting with their first project with Sony to how they enjoy working on PSAs, we learn a bit more about their working style and process. In this interview we not only get a glimpse of what they are interested in doing but who they are as a directing team. Their charismatic and energetic vibe is infectious as they begin their journey in the directing world. |
View Article | April 2009 | |
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British Gas Print Campaign: Guilherme Marcondes creates the print campaign for British Gas.
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View Article | February 2009 |