Welcome to Remus & Kiki’s “Love Nest”
If you’ve shared cramped quarters as a couple, you’ll appreciate this autobiographical peek into the tumultuous student days of Remus Buznea and Kyriaki Kyriakou, aka UK directing duo Remus & Kiki....
View Article“Tend” Short Film by Animade for WeTransfer
Animade directors Tom Judd and Ed Barrett craft a gentle animated tale of family and fixation in “Tend,” an eight-minute slice of branded content created for WeTransfer. From Animade: “Tend tells the...
View ArticleStrange Beast Signs Director/animator Hannah Jacobs
From the release: Strange Beast has signed illustrator, animator and director Hannah Jacobs. Hannah is well known for her fluid, hand-drawn technique. Her deliberately naïve style gives a human and...
View ArticleFramestore Advertising Appoints Vic Lovejoy Senior VFX Producer
From the release: Framestore is delighted to announce the permanent appointment of Vic Lovejoy as Senior VFX Producer in Advertising. Vic previously freelanced with the creative studio, working across...
View Article“How to Soothe Ourselves and Others” by Caitlin McCarthy
Animator and illustrator Caitlin McCarthy in London: “A short film on the topic of soothing, commissioned by The School of Life.” Client: The School of Life Animator: Caitlin McCarthy...
View ArticleGorillaz “Humility” Music Video
The first video for the Gorillaz’ new album The Now Now positions the band’s lead singer 2-D as the least strange character on Venice Beach in a kinetic and campy mix of cel animation and live action....
View ArticleMalaki “Molasses” by Ditroit
The seductive packaging of Malaki’s flavored tobaccos provide the starting point for this sleek and sensual CG brand film by Milan motion studio Ditroit. From Ditroit: “As the Molasses flavors are...
View ArticleNtropic LA Adds Feature Film Vet Juliet Tierney as Executive Producer
From the release: Fresh off of her work on Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA-winning feature film “I, Tonya” (Dir. Craig Gillespie), acclaimed VFX Producer Juliet Tierney has signed on to lead Ntropic’s...
View ArticleNike “White Hot” By Buck
From Buck: “For the launch of five classic shoes in perhaps the most classic colorway there is [white], we unlocked the gradient tool and blasted our screens with ramped colors. “Then, we bubbled, we...
View ArticleStash State of Design Poll 2018
This is your chance to weigh in on issues facing all of us in the creative industry. It only takes two minutes – so go ahead, CLICK RIGHT HERE, tap the POLL button and choose your answers. Poll results...
View ArticleShare, Learn, and Support your Fellow Artists with Holdframe
Holdframe is a new platform for the animation and motion design community offering a curated collection of project files to purchase for educational purposes from top designers and directors. From the...
View ArticleUppercut Partners with VFX Shop ZERO
From the release: New York, NY, June 4, 2018: Creative editorial shop Uppercut has partnered with bicoastal visual effects studio ZERO. The partnership allows the shops to offer comprehensive...
View ArticleVanMoof “Ride the Future” by Ambassadors
If a product film’s purpose is to spark desire in the viewer while revealing the product’s features and benefits, then this project by Amsterdam studio Ambassadors for Dutch bicycle maker VanMoof goes...
View ArticleASICS “A Shot At The Title” by Hello Savants
Inspired by traditional Japanese watercolor techniques, Not to Scale directors Hello Savants craft a fluid tribute to the ingenuity and philosophies of ASICS founder Kihachiro Onitsuka on the company’s...
View ArticleGatorade “Heart of a Lio” by Gizmo
Lionel Messi’s quest to bring the World Cup home to Argentina continues this summer in Russia and this four-minute tale, lovingly crafted by Gizmo in Buenos Aires, provides a spectacular recap of the...
View ArticleLeviathan Adds Executive Producer, Creative Director, and Senior Motion Designer
From the release: CHICAGO – (June 6, 2018) – President Chad Hutson, executive creative director Jason White and their colleagues at specialized creative agency Leviathan are very proud to announce the...
View ArticleVELCRO® “Hook & Loop” by Alexa Sirbu and Lukas Vojir
The last time we saw London 3D artists Alexa Sirbu and Lukas Vojir join forces the result was a splendid personal project called “flow/er.” With “Hook & Loop,” the duo apply their prodigious CG...
View ArticleTED-Ed: How Do We Study Living Brains?
Let’s say you woke up this morning with a burning desire to learn all about modern neuroimaging techniques but didn’t know where you’d find the time. Lucky for you, this TED-Ed explainer, directed by...
View ArticleSelfridges + Sustainability by Strange Beast
Strange Beast directors Anna Ginsburg and Hannah Jacobs add whimsical hand-drawn life to the voices of Selfridges staff revealing the array of sustainability initiatives underway at the venerable UK...
View ArticleAnnecy Festival “100 Years in 100 Seconds”
Brazilian production powerhouse Vetor Zero pulls together 18 guest artists to celebrate 100 Years of Brazil at the Annecy Festival with a crazed collection on animation styles. Created for the...
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