Best known for her animated feature background work, Paris-based artist Anne Raffin leaps into the director’s chair with this dystopian vision for French DJ and musician François X with Les Monstres studio handling production. [Watch]
A young woman with crippling OCD confronts her worst fears head-on to save the day for her sister in this intimate, composed, and surprisingly emotional short film from five animation students at GOBELINS in Paris. [Watch]
Beijing’s B-O-D studio, whose animation talents range from anime action to sleek 3D design, shows off an additional flurry of styles in this new work for a conference staged by Chinese design platform ZCOOL. [Watch]
The late-night stress of an overworked agency creative takes on new dimensions with the full-on hallucination of a triple-threat cracker named Crumbles – courtesy of Skin and Bones director Edward Andrews and Tantrum Studio in Toronto. [Watch]
Fueled by a track from rapper and Run-DMC co-founder Darryl McDaniels, this ambitious spot/music video by director Paulo Garcia and Zombie Studios in São Paulo helps raise awareness of the dietary dangers of sugar for non-profit Hip Hop Public Health. [Watch]
Inspired by a dream, director/animator Cassie Shao mixes animation and live-action with paper cut-outs and 3D elements to conjure this whimsical and disorienting musical adventure for Los Angeles duo Maggie Dave. [Watch]
