Yukai Du Keeps the Social Sciences Engaging for UCLA

Applying her unmistakable combination of vibrancy and texture, London-based illustrator/animation director Yukai Du elevates what could have been a dry and academic branding film for the UCLA College of Social Sciences. [Watch]

Taxfreefilm Captures the Spirit of a Good Life for Davines

Director Giovanni Grauso and the CG crew at Taxfreefilm in Parma team with Italian animation studio Primal Shape on this gently philosophical and very tactile film for haircare brand Davines. [Watch]

BluBlu & Natasza Cetner Bring Raw Tactility to WWF “Nature Needs Us Now” Campaign

Working with London animation director/illustrator Natasza Cetner, the crew at BluBlu Studio in Warsaw craft a stripped-down, hand-drawn treatment for WWF powered by a poem written and performed by WWF CEO Carter Roberts. [Watch]

Layla’s Mountain short film Richard Paris Wilson | STASH MAGAZINE

Climbing “Layla’s Mountain” One Painting at a Time

London-based writer/director Richard Paris Wilson teams with animation director Ewa Smyk to assemble thousands of hand-painted frames into an emotional and true tale of a young girl, a rare disease, and plenty of hope. [Watch]

Project Unbroken The Beauty of Broken Alex Levinton & Ariel Danziger | STASH MAGAZINE

Piecing Together Shattered Lives for Project Unbroken

Teaming with Landia director Ariel Danziger, Buenos Aires 3D artist/animator Alex Levinton and his motion crew anchor this emotional film for US non-profit Project Unbroken with powerful CG metaphors. [Watch]

Breguet Expérimentale 1 by le truc | STASH MAGAZINE

Rigor vs Wonder: le truc Conducts Expérimentale 1 for Breguet

Director/CDs Albin Merle, Romain Delaunay, and the CG motion crew at le truc aim to strike “a balance between mechanical rigor and visual wonder” in this product film for venerable Swiss luxury watchmaker Breguet. [Watch]