French directing duo Mathilde Loubes and Antoine Bonnet, who created the outstanding Un Diable dans la Poche animated short during their students days at Gobelins, just completed this lyrical five-minute opus for the Paris Opera. [Watch]
Fantoons co-founders David Calcano and Linda Otero in LA: “Animation is something that lives in our bloodstream; when combined with a heartfelt story, it makes you feel alive like nothing else. [Watch]
The animation team at B-O-D studio in Beijing conjures a two-minute blast of non-stop action fantasy to launch the third edition of Pandada Games’ Ninja Must Die franchise into the Japanese market. [Watch]
After winning a shelf-full of awards on the festival circuit, École des Nouvelles Images students Marianne Bergeonneau, Lauriane Montpert, Mélina Mandon, Cloé Peyrebrune, and Elvira Taussac have released their romantic fantasy WET online. [Watch]
For their latest in-house studio ID, the crew at Lobster Studio in Sofia, Bulgaria, teamed up with illustrator/animator Vincent Tsui and composer/sound designer David Kamp for a one-minute slice of the surreal. [Watch]
Motion designer Albert Skowroński in Poznań, Poland: “Together, humans churn out an epic two billion tons of trash a year. To put that into perspective, if all this waste was lined up, it would go around the Earth 24 times. And that’s projected to grow by 70% in the next 30 years. [Watch]
