Venice-based director/animator Emanuele Kabu (who found his way to motion work via graffiti, painting, and music) just dropped us his latest experiment – a hypnotic hand-drawn piece exploring “repetition as a visual and sonic trance.” [Watch]
Director/designer János Nyujtó continues his string of stellar CG spec films (here and here) with this concept project whose style-forward execution belies the complexity of the 3D simulations driving the visuals. [Watch]
NYC director/designers Seiji Anderson and David Weinstock join forces on a dark and detailed new CG take on the 1953 dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 from the POV of a government “fireman” who finds great pleasure in burning books. [Watch]
After 18 years of crafting tasteful CG films for luxury brands, FRAME in Copenhagen embrace a full AI pipeline on this product film for Danish design company VERPAN. Join studio co-founder Thomas Bay as he walks us thru the experience. [Watch]
ECD Mariano Farías and the Plenty design and motion crew (whose work we’ve featured here), capture the studio’s creative attitude and philosophy in this beautifully lit, black and white CG film. [Watch]
Berlin animation studio Woodblock continues to explore content creation outside the client realm (watch their Bye Bear short here) dropping the first episode of Space Probe Force, a new animated series premiering on YouTube. [Watch]
The one and only Shark Awards officially kick off their 2026 season with the opening of submissions for the Music Video Awards – with an Early Bird discount of 20% for all entries received by January 31st. [Watch]
Yeti Pictures in Athens (whose work we track here) helps the Greek government highlight the distress caused by loud fireworks on animals while presenting an alternative in this technically ambitious CG spot. [Watch]
Brooklyn-based director and CG artist Wes Cockx says this compilation of recent 3D adventures “grew from a mix of curiosity, technical experimentation, and a desire to understand how form, light, and motion can shape an idea.” [Watch]
Working with international creative studio SENSITIVE, XK studio crafts a product film for the Beats x JENNIE Solo 4, a collab between Apple’s premium headphone brand and South Korean superstar Jennie Kim (aka Jennie Ruby Jane). [Watch]
To break out of the noise and chaos of the consumer marketing complex, brands need to elevate their products with outstanding creative and confident execution that grabs attention, ramps up desire, and opens wallets. [Watch]
Whether as a way to bolster the reel or as relief from briefs and budgets, personal short films provide a welcome outlet for self-expression and experimentation with 2025 delivering a wonderfully diverse lineup of new work. [Watch]
2025 was another stellar year for character-driven design and animation projects with an extraordinary range of styles and production techniques all focused on a singular goal: ensuring the narrative engages and resonates. [Watch]
As directors and studios continue to embrace the expansive creative freedom of producing titles and trailers for design-related events, the visual and emotional rewards have multiplied for both organizers and audiences. [Watch]
Often blurring the line between art and message, studios and marketers continue to expand their use of brand films (produced primarily for online, social, and out-of-home viewing), taking full advantage of the genre’s freedom of format and style. [Watch]