In their latest for Riot Games, the animation crew at The Line in London conjure a sweeping and richly rendered three-minute fantasy to launch the upcoming second season of League of Legends, Spirit Blossom Beyond. [Watch]
It’s tough to name a current director/animator more sought after or influential than Alberto Mielgo (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Love, Death & Robots, plus an Oscar) so he gets our full attention when new work drops. [Watch]
Veteran Giant Ant animator and CD Conor Whelan steps into the writer/director role for this tense, atmospheric drama centered on the planet’s one remaining White Rhino and “the splintered morality of our efforts to save it.” [Watch]
The list of actors portraying KFC founder Col. Harland Sanders is long and often dubious (Rob Lowe, Norm Macdonald, Mario Lopez, Reba McEntire, etc.), so Golden Wolf’s super-powered anime take is certainly a welcome departure. [Watch]
LA-based Brazilian director/animator Diego Coutinho reworks an abandoned commercial project as an opportunity for weaving traditional motion techniques with AI tools to explore “a blend of machine capability and human sensitivity”. [Watch]
Flamboyant Paradise directors Javier Lourenço and Álvarez Ortega Bianchi team with composer Pedro Gómez to stage a musical fecal frenzy for animal rights organization PETA while making the point that being vegan is good for your gut. [Watch]
