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‘Myth: A Frozen Tale’ Helmer Inks Content Deal With DreamFlare AI (EXCLUSIVE)
Carolyn Giardina Jeff Gipson, the director of Disney Animation’s VR shorts “Myth: A Frozen Tale” and “Cycles,” has inked a deal with startup DreamFlare AI to create a series of shorts for its recently-launched generative AI content platform. With a background in VFX and immersive storytelling, Gipson was honored with the AIXR VR Film of the Year award in 2020 for his short “Myth: A Frozen Tale,” a story set in the “Frozen” world; an Advanced Imaging Society Lumiere Award for best animated VR film in 2019 for Cycles, a story that follows a family in their home that was billed as Disney Animation’s first VR short; and four Visual Effects Society Award nominations.
