The new Czech pale lager known as B33 Budvar takes pride in its bitter flavor and now it can take pride in a crazed multi-technique spot courtesy of Prague directing duo Jan Kalvoda and Premysl Ponahly (aka Wolfberg) through agency Kaspen /Jung von Matt. [Watch]
Moscow CG masters Loop transform two TV commercials for Russian house manufacturer Terem into riveting, art-driven films marking the company’s 10th anniversary and highlighting possibilities for customization. [Watch]
Not-for-profit production company SALT and illustrator Elena Skoreyko Wagner add a sense of meandering whimsy to American poet Marie Howe’s “Singularity (after Stephen Hawking)” in this short for the virtual version of the 2020 Universe in Verse event. [Watch]
New London studio Optical Arts just leaped onto the Stash radar with the submission of “Utopia”, their intriguing architectural exploration of “an imaginary mausoleum in Chandigarh, Le Corbusier’s modernist city in Northern India.” [Watch]
Mixing long exposures on a vintage Bolex with motion control and in-camera projections, Smuggler directors Jason Sondock and Simon Davis (aka rubberband) pull off a technically ambitious lockdown video with a gritty/lo-fi feel for NYC duo Lewis Del Mar. [Watch]
The latest looping treat from Laurie Rowan, the UK animator, illustrator, and director (thru Nexus Studios) whose collection of eccentric CG character gifs has generated over 700 million views and twice as many smiles. [Watch]
