Guy de Maupassant’s classic 1883 short story “The Piece of String” finds a new audience among Gen Z students with help from this concise animated version by Cape Town studio We Are Batch for education technology platform Nearpod. [Watch]
Eddy director Lucas Durkheim indulges his obsession with action movies in this short, intense, and comedic glimpse into the work and family life of Coco, a rogue hit woman who finds plenty of satisfaction in her job. [Watch]
Inspired by the upcoming birth of his son, director/CG artist Nejc Polovsak (aka Twistedpoly) crafts an intricate, organic, and very personal film about the start of life which premiered at Burning Man 2023. [Watch]
In a refreshingly upbeat take on the future of the environment, director Artem Shcherbakov and the ZHEESHEE animation crew introduce a trash-powered robot with existential problems for the 2023 portfolio of Pause Originals short films. [Watch]
Division director François Rousselet and the VFX team at The Mill Paris build a fabulously over-the-top, gilded maritime adventure around American actress/producer Yara Shahidi for Jean Paul Gaultier’s Divine perfume. [Watch]
Psyop directors Marie Hyon and HANZOHANZO amp the excitement ahead of the League of Legends 2023 World Championship this week with a four-minute ode to grit and determination powered by vocals from K-Pop phenom NewJeans. [Watch]
