French electronic duo Cassius disbanded in 2019 after the death of co-founder Zdar, but the recent discovery of the unreleased track “Dance On” spawned this fully-mad animated romp by directing team Mrzyk & Moriceau. [Watch]
Blinkink director Nicos Livesey, whose stop-motion titles for BBC’s coverage of the UEFA Women’s EURO nabbed a BAFTA this year, expands his animation canvas exponentially in this trailer for the World Cup on BBC Sport. [Watch]
Pushing the knock-on effects of a healthy gut to whimsical extremes, director Freddie Powell and Not to Scale character masters Luca&Sinem build out a universe of good vibes for prebiotic soda brand OLIPOP. [Watch]
Category Advertising, Animation, Character Animation, Featured, VFX · Tags Callen, DROOL, Freddie Powell, Luca&Sinem, Not to Scale, Olipop, Untold Studios
Heart-tugging animated lottery spots may have hit an apex with this classic, but this new campaign from Laundry Studios thru Wunderman-Thompson keeps all the emotion while redefining the pipeline for the age of AI production. [Watch]
Working thru LA agency Soda Creative, Buenos Aires designer/animator Nacho Julian updates the perennially cool Felix the Cat (107 years young and counting) in this sizzle reel for the IP’s current owners NBCUniversal. [Watch]
Despite her Olympic gold medal and holding the record for the most goals scored in international soccer (for men or women), I’m willing to bet you have never heard of Canadian athlete Christine Sinclair. [Watch]
Category Animation, Brand film, Character Animation, Explainer, Featured, Motion Design, Short Films · Tags Belly, British Columbia Knowledge Network, Eoin Duffy, Henrique Barone, Ryan Reynolds