Join Pixar animators Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj for a look into how they challenged current expectations of animation with their CG short film “Borrowed Time,” an emotional sledgehammer with music by Gustavo Santaolalla (“Brokeback Mountain,” “Babel”) and awarded Best in Show at SIGGRAPH 2016. [Watch]
Check the STYLE FRAMES speakers, check their presentations and panels, then use code SFSTASH to save 10% on your tickets. [Watch]
The French word poilus (hairy one) is a term of endearment for a French WWI infantryman and provides the title for this emotional, atmospheric and ambitious graduation film created by seven students at ISART DIGITAL, the Paris-based video game and 3D animation school. [Watch]
Animade animator Stew Harvey – the talent behind this warm and cozy Valentine Day film – returns with a quick blast of existential fun. [Watch]
Young SoCal animator/director Victoria Vincent follows up “Find true Love,” her one-minute animated ode to the pitfalls of online dating with “Fluffy’s Third Eye,” an equally off-balance allegory on the perqs and perils of getting what you wish for. [Watch]
Buckle up. French VFX vet Pierre Michel-Estival (who is now based in LA and repped by Digital Domain) just released “Prayer 9,” his spectacular short film and feature film proof of concept “set in the near future where reality is obsolete.” [Watch]
