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Forty years of history walks into one semifinal! Who are you routing for? Today's short is brought to us by Abe Scheuermann and was created with our storytelling platform, #Showcraft. Join the waitlist today at nurastudios.com

France and Spain have met at a World Cup only once, twenty years ago. Tonight, they play again with a place in the final on the line. To mark it, Elvis Deane produced this short entirely on #Showcraft, our storytelling platform: original characters, every frame crafted in days, not months. Early access is coming soon. If your team is exploring faster ways to produce original video, follow along or reach out, we'd love to show you what's possible. Link in comments.

Episode 03 of Pequena Máquina is out today. Deep beneath the morro, something has been waiting. Bayma and João stumble onto a secret buried under the favela that could change everything, but the cartel is still on their heels. Created by @byarlooo in Nura Showcraft, this episode balances playful, tender animation with real danger, and its one of our favorites yet. Watch it and catch up on the full series on the Nura Studios YouTube channel. New Episodes coming soon. #NuraShowcraft #AIfilmmaking #Rio #Favela #Adventure

Sculpting in clay → 3D model → Nura Showcraft → and back again. That’s what XENTROPA writer-director John Mahoney calls the “Ping Pong effect.” A former Disney visual development artist and USC professor, he used it to shape the characters of his post-apocalyptic sci-fi feature. XENTROPA is a reimagined Beauty and the Beast story. Alexis comes of age in the ruins of a broken world, helped by Mehan, an unlikely ally. To bring it to the screen with a small team, John is combining traditional filmmaking craft with modern production tools. In episode 1 of our 4-part interview series shot & directed by Vincent Scotti, John shows how moving between hands-on sculpting and AI-assisted animation makes his process faster without losing the human touch. Stay tuned to learn more. #NuraShowcraft #FeatureFilm #XENTROPA #SciFi

Pequena Máquina, Episode 02, is out today, and the gangster boss finally steps out of the shadows. Last week, a reckless chase across the rooftops above Rio earned Bayma a friend he didn't know he wanted. This week, we learn who was watching. The ocean and the morro were never the only forces pulling at him. Created by Alexandre (Arlo) Garnier in Nura Showcraft, the series offers the same mixed animation style, brilliantly art directed, with darker corners and higher stakes. New episodes every Thursday this month. Don't miss the boys' latest adventure. Catch up on Episode 01 on our YouTube channel. #NuraShowcraft #AIfilmmaking #Rio #Favela #Adventure

Pequena Máquina, Episode 01, is back. We're proud to reissue Alex Garnier's story of Bayma, a young surfer from a favela above Rio who belongs to both the ocean and the morro, but to no one in particular. A reckless chase through alleys and rooftops changes that, and earns him a friend he didn't know he wanted. Created by the talented Alexandre (Arlo) Garnier in Nura Showcraft this past spring, the pilot features mixed animation style and beautiful magic realism. You'll be reminded of Michel Gondry's early work ;) Stay tuned for more episodes every Thursday this month. #NuraShowcraft #AIfilmmaking #Rio #Favela #Adventure