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Bart Yates
Co-founder & Executive Producer, Blinkink
Bart Yates is the founder and Executive Producer of Blinkink / Blink Industries, a BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated hybrid entertainment and production studio known for its bold storytelling and innovative use of animation and mixed-media filmmaking. The company bridges the worlds of entertainment and advertising, creating original series, commercials, and music videos for global clients.
Blink’s work includes acclaimed projects for Netflix, Disney, HBO, and Channel 4, campaigns for Nike, Prada, John Lewis, Arsenal, and the BBC, and music videos for Dua Lipa, Gorillaz, Coldplay, Elton John, and Iron Maiden. Its productions have earned Annies, UKMVAs, an Emmy, a Cannes Lions Grand Prix, D&ADs, and British Arrows, cementing its reputation as one of the most creative studios in the world.
At BRIDGE Summit, Bart will share how Blink has built award-winning work across film, advertising, and music; showing what it takes to produce distinctive, culturally resonant stories that cut through. Drawing from projects for Nike, Netflix, and Elton John, he’ll unpack how creative risk, strong craft, and collaboration can turn bold ideas into global success.
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Bart Yatesat BRIDGE
- Technology Panel 8 December 4:10 - 4:25PM
Hand-Crafted Content in the Age of AI
In a world increasingly defined by automation and generative tools, there’s a growing creative counter-movement: a return to the tactile, the hand-made, and the human. From Blinkink’s clay-animated BBC campaign for the Women’s Euros 2025 to its collaborations with Coldplay and BritBox, craft is becoming a statement of authenticity in an AI-saturated age. This session explores why hand-crafted aesthetics are resonating across film, fashion, and advertising, and how physical artistry, imperfection, and emotion are shaping the next wave of visual storytelling. What does it mean when the most futuristic work feels the most human?
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