If you love character design and animation, you’ll find the ultimate blend of both in the incredibly diverse shorts programs just announced by the always-fabulous Pictoplasma Festival which takes over Berlin May 3–7. [Watch]
On March 23, the new HBO Max original series Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection went to air featuring eight films created by 12 underrepresented artists responding to the prompt “What’s a story only you can tell?” [Watch]
High fashion meets upcycled car parts in this graceful film from the Builders Club team anchoring the campaign for Hyundai’s Re:Style 2023 couture collaboration with American fashion designer Jeremy Scott. [Watch]
Bypassing the usual formulas for design event titles, director Marcel Ziul assembles a wide variety of talents and styles for an introspective look at the stresses and strengths of emotions and their impact on our lives. [Watch]
Sergio Saleh, CD at LUMBRE studio in Buenos Aires: “No brief. No feedback. No deadline. We created this Tiki series for ourselves from ideas we had floating around mixed with various whims that popped up in the process.” [Watch]
Mixing inspiration from sci-fi film classics with the energy of modern Nike spots, Massive Assembly in LA and NMBRS Studio in Stockholm serve up an intense and kinetic trailer for Riot Games’ Valorant Champions event. [Watch]
