Yawen Zheng, an animation student from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, just sent us her first year film called “Every Star,” a sweet solo project about “A mysterious boy from nature who collects stars and sends them to every city child who is unable to see the stars through the foggy sky.” [Watch]
London animation prodco Golden Wolf plays fast and loose with the planet’s favorite spider-bite victim and amorphous extraterrestrial parasite (aka Venom) in this frenetic blast for “Ultimate Spiderman” running on Disney XD. [Watch]
Youth Experimental Studio, a multidisciplinary graphic design firm based in Lima, Peru, roto’s up a fluid and sunny treatment for “Hickory” (Featuring Talib Kweli and Boots Riley) by San Francisco musician/author/artist Kool A.D. [Watch]
London animation and illustration studio Moth Collective combines both those talents into a powerful promo for the 130-year old American charity HIAS who work “to address the global refugee crisis by protecting refugees and displaced persons throughout the world and helping them to build new lives in safety and with dignity.” [Watch]
If you’ve seen their work for Childline, you know Buck has a particular talent for animated PSAs. The latest evidence: This touching, low-key piece for Alcoholics Anonymous from ECD Orion Tait and crew held together by AA members’ narratives, a muted palette plus clever and organic transitions. [Watch]
Matt Pyke and the Universal Everything crew gather 20 animation studios from around the planet to collaborate on 31 spirited living murals commissioned by, and projected onto, Jørn Utzon’s Sydney Opera House for the VIVID 2015 festival. [Watch]