Director Ben Brand: “When my girlfriend told me the story of spreading her deceased grandmother’s ash over the sea (like a lot of people around the world do) I started wondering what actually happens to all that ash.” [Watch]
If your quarantine fatigue includes a growing aversion to be-nice-to-each-other messages, Swiss director/animator Lorenz Wunderle and the crew at YK Animation in Bern have the perfect antidote. [Watch]
The Mill Directors, Lisha Tan and David Lawson return to the helm for the latest Apex Legends trailer following a series of films for the Respawn franchise including spectacular work for the original launch and season two. [Watch]
Salomon Ligthelm, a self-taught filmmaker signed to Stink, conjures a dreamlike escape punctuated by glitches of chaos for Icelandic electro three-piece aYia with the ominous VFX and post handled by Artjail in NYC. [Watch]
Director and CG designer Kouhei Nakama extends 3D techniques he pioneered in his delightful 2017 breakout film “Makin’ Moves” for the winter collection of Japanese fashion brand Tiger Magic Bottle. [Watch]
The existential struggles of a stop-motion puppet come to life with visceral force in this Kafka-esque short film by director/screenwriter Marco Jemolo and his team who taught themselves the art of animation as they went. [Watch]
