Based on a poem by an eight-year-old fan of the BBC kids’ show Blue Peter, this heart-tugger by director Åsa Lucander and the Aardman animation team was premiered for world leaders at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow. [Watch]
Director Adam Glickfield at Very True Story in Oakland, CA: “We were thrilled to partner with Defenders of Wildlife once again to create an animation to amplify their message of conservation and protection.” [Watch]
Ilya Lindberg, founder and art director at Kdbra in St. Petersburg, Russia: “When you hear about plastic recycling, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Maybe You think of separate garbage cans on the street. Or you think of taking one plastic and turning it into another. But it’s a lot more interesting than that.” [Watch]
Using a combination of 3D printing, mold-making, and 1,000 liters of ice, NOMINT directors Yannis Konstantinidis and Marcos Savignanoto transform 500 polar bear ice sculptures into a powerful stop-motion story of the disappearing Arctic. [Watch]
Studio AKA director (and avid environmentalist) Kristian Andrews helps US charity Climate Healers deliver an urgent message about how switching to a plant-based diet can reduce the emission of greenhouse gas and slow global warming. [Watch]
Ton Roosendaal, EP and Chairman Blender Foundation in Amsterdam: “Blender Studio’s 13th open movie is an 80’s-inspired horror-comedy: When a group of rowdy teenagers treks into an isolated forest, they discover peaceful mushroom creatures that turn out to be an unexpected force of nature.” [Watch]
