Takashi Murakami, the multidisciplinary artist best known for his superflat work, casts American singer/songwriter and teen phenom Billie Eilish as an anime majokko (magical girl/princess) in “You Should See Me in a Crown.” [Watch]
Director Gabriel Nobrega and the Lobo crew conjure a mix of stop-motion, miniature sets, and CG to flip a fairytale into a riches-to-rags romp while highlighting benefits of the backup camera on the Vauxhall Astra. [Watch]
CG iconoclast Mike Winkelmann (aka Beeple) harnesses the talents of a group of 3D and 2D friends to showcase the stellar line up at the FITC Toronto 2019 conference with this fun and frenzied sequence. [Watch]
Hungarian director Balázs Simon fuses a variety of animation techniques (including 3D, 2D, and hand-rendered) into a surreal and cinematic music video for “Wurlitzer” by London multi-instrumentalist Leifur James. [Watch]
From Giant Ant in Vancouver: “For Valentine’s Day we made some li’l loops about all of the special kinds of love out there. We love you like Kanye loves Kanye… and Kanye… and Kanye.” [Watch]
Scott Wenner, CD at motion504 in Minneapolis, marks Earth Day 2019 with a quiet animated short to both celebrate wild animals and imagine their possible dark future. [Watch]
