Director/animator Alex Semenov, whose Simpson’s Couch Gag is simply the darkest ever, just dropped us his latest black comedy – a sci-fi take-down of scrolling culture starring the voice of Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley). [Watch]
Working thru Denver agency Sukle, Passion Pictures director Anna Mantzaris applies her talents for warm and fuzzy stop-motion to the heavy lift of getting youngsters away from their screens and into the great outdoors. [Watch]
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After a stellar festival run (a big win at Annecy and an Oscar nom), animator Yegane Moghaddam’s highly inventive mixed media short Our Uniform, based on her school days in Iran, is now available for your viewing pleasure. [Watch]
CalArts animation seniors Sofia Kondrasheva and Veda Lee co-direct a small army of their fellow students on this rousing, character-packed trip through art history for the school’s 2026 Producers’ Show Opening. [Watch]
Playful abstract animation may not be what comes to mind to open an investigative journalism program, but Riga-based director/illustrators Eduards Balodis and Roberts Rurans do exactly that for Latvian Television (LTV). [Watch]
If a brand film for your own studio should be fun to work on, co-founders/directors Uri Lotan and Kobi Vogman at Studio Bump in Tel Aviv certainly met the mark in this jaunty mock stop-motion piece called Under Construction. [Watch]