Free as F*ck: Celebrating Diversity on Canada’s 150th
Without a Mountie or beaver in sight, Anik Rosenblum and Dancing Line Productions in Vancouver help Canada mark 150 years with this jaunty, feel-good animation commissioned by the Canadian Centre for...
View ArticleSurviving Your “Morning Coffee”
Five students at Gobelins School in Paris make a strong case for switching to decaf (and the single life) in “Morning Coffee,” their Master of Arts in Character Animation project. The team worked for a...
View ArticleCelebrating Nissin’s “White Mystery” Meat
Taking a poke at self-important design awards and holier-than-thou organic foodies, Nissin and their agency Dentsu flaunt the 10-millimeter cubes of pale mystery meat found in their Chili Tomato...
View ArticleBeware the Great White of Strawberries
“The Shark In The Park” reveals the freakishly devious and ultimately carnivorous behavior of the Parco Pistris, an otherwise innocent-looking strawberry species discovered by The Korean Strange Plant...
View ArticleThe Mill and Titmouse Animate JAY-Z’s “The Story Of O.J.”
The racial stereotypes perpetuated by animated shorts from Disney, Fleischer, Warner Bros. and others in the 1930s-40s take on a somber new power in this JAY-Z video designed and animated by The Mill...
View ArticleSean Pecknold and Adi Goodrich (aka Sing-Sing) Sign with Strange Beast
From the release: Sing-Sing, the studio made up of Adi Goodrich and Sean Pecknold, have signed to London-based, Strange Beast. Based in LA, Sing-Sing prides itself on innovative animation, photography...
View ArticleMorphika Teases Full Stack Fest 2017
The creative crew at Morphika inject classic retro-future imagery with shiny new fun in this teaser for the Full Stack developer’s conference taking place this September in Barcelona. Morphika:...
View ArticlePlatige Alumni Launch Deep Blue Studio in Warsaw
From the release: Grzegorz Kukuś, long time Head of CG at Platige Image, Monika Paćkowska Animation Department Manager and Marcin Panasiuk, art director, set up a film and animation studio Deep Blue...
View ArticleMaking of Mercedes Benz X Class “First Of A New Kind”
The Mercedes-Benz X-Class (aka the world’s first luxury pick-up truck) makes a sneak appearance ahead of it’s official launch on July 18 in this all-CG teaser from Sehsucht and Important Looking...
View ArticleDaniel Bruson: The Biggs “Breech Delivery”
Sao Paulo designer/director Daniel Bruson, who directed the powerful NSPCC “Pete’s Story” spot last year, changes gears completely in this frenetic Basquiat-flavored video for Brazilian power punk trio...
View ArticleLagunitas Brewing “Equinox” Directors Cut
Seattle designer/animator Reece Parker brings an anonymous Bukowski-wannabe to life for Lagunitas Brewing in this smile-inducing animated short based on a drunk call received by the company. In case...
View ArticleMercedes Benz X Class “First Of A New Kind”
The Mercedes-Benz X-Class (aka the world’s first luxury pick-up truck) makes a sneak appearance ahead of it’s official launch on July 18 in this all-CG teaser from Sehsucht and Important Looking...
View ArticleBig Block Welcomes Director Cody Stokes
From the release: Content production agency Big Block welcomes director Cody Stokes to their deep and growing bench of talent. Stokes is a talented and resourceful filmmaker, known for turning out...
View ArticleOscar-nominated Time Travel Tale “A Single Life”
Nominated for an Oscar in 2015 and screened at over 200 festivals, “A Single Life” from Dutch directing trio (and Stash faves) Job, Joris & Marieke is the first time travel story that might...
View ArticleNicolas Pomet: Pink Guy “I Love Sex” (NSFW)
The music and comedy of Japanese-Australian YouTuber Filthy Frank (aka Pink Guy) is definitely not for everyone, but the hilarious instruction-style animation by Paris motion designer Nicolas Pomet in...
View ArticleTendril Reveals Starlink: Battle For Atlas for Ubisoft
After three years under wraps, the Tendril crew in Toronto just released the wonderfully detailed and atmospheric early concept development work they completed for the Ubisoft game Starlink: Battle For...
View ArticleLUMBRE’s Broadcast package for Sportia 2017
LUMBRE, the Buenos Aires animation and design studio, take their talent for attention-grabbing and intensely detailed CG broadcast work into a bold new graphic direction for TyC Sports. For reference,...
View ArticleTrueView “Undateable Suspects”
London studio Feed Me Light says they “had a blast capturing all the horrifying characters you encounter in the world of online dating” in this witty and revealing clip for UK start-up TrueView. FML...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes: Graphics Package for FX’s “The Strain”
Have a look at how Amsterdam studio Onesize created the graphics package for the fourth and final season of the FX hit series “The Strain” in collaboration with Berlin-based artist Susi Sie. From...
View ArticleMaking of “Salvation”– Stop Motion Objet d’art
Join Blinkink director Noah Harris and veteran stop frame animator Andy Biddle as they turn seemingly random flea market finds into a series of playful and charming films for record label Village...
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