Blinkink directors Luca Schenato and Sinem Vardarli spin the tale of a young girl, a hopeful snowman, and a flurry of woodland creatures into a charming mix of 2D and 3D animation for the Belgian National Lottery’s holiday spot. [Watch]
If the mid-December chills are taking their toll on your mood, I can recommend escaping into the sunny and stress-free world created by Detroit animator/illustrator Nick Parente in his music video for Flamingosis (aka Aaron Velasquez). [Watch]
UK director/animator Andy Martin: “I wrote a Christmas song to reflect the times we are living in and animated a character singing it to bring a bit of joy to the proceedings. It’s kind of a music video/short film.” [Watch]
Director/animator Marin Martinie in Paris: “[My] short animation film for graduation at EnsAD, Paris. What is exactly the fundamental tension between the still picture and motion picture? [Watch]
Director Trevor Conrad extends the manic fun of Psyop’s extensive body of work for Supercell’s Clash of Clans into the 2020 holiday season with this densely packed and perfectly-paced comedic exercise thru Wieden+Kennedy Portland. [Watch]
German animation/illustration/design duo Andreas Kronbeck and Tobias Knipf (aka Musclebeaver) conjure a delightful world full of graphically quirky characters for this explainer designed to engage kids suffering from Cystinosis. [Watch]
