Canadian director Chloé Robichaud and a remote crew of 45 designers, animators, and artists at SHED in Montreal pull all your available heartstrings in this gentle holiday spot for grocery retailer IGA thru Sid Lee. [Watch]
Nexus director Hannah Lau-Walker gathers an all-female animation and audio crew to support the launch of “Boobs”, a collaborative art book designed to honor women (and boobs) with profits going to breast cancer charities. [Watch]
Toronto animation studio Blame Your Brother wades deep into the tide of holiday spots with a soft touch and welcome message in this two-minute charmer for Colgate via Seattle prodco Anchor Point and Red Fuse Communications. [Watch]
Five tales of mobile technology creating real and positive change combine into an uplifting animated series for Android directed by Nico Carbonaro and Tuesday McGowan thru Oakland prodco Where the Buffalo Roam. [Watch]
Yes, 2020 feels like a write-off in many ways but Stash 144 proves the planet’s designers, animators, and VFX artists faced the storm with unwavering resolve and new levels of innovation. [Watch]
Here’s a feel-good film to break up the flow of holiday ads: The graduation work of five students at Georges Méliès School in Paris, “Last Round” is a beautifully crafted (and multi-award-winning) look at siblings and self-sacrifice. [Watch]
