Director Jacob Kurek and the design and animation team at BluBlu craft a prismatic explainer for Natural Atlas, an interactive app designed to connect users with nature and a community of fellow naturalists. [Watch]
The South by Southwest Festival announces its first international edition will go live in Sydney in October 2023 with this multi-technique animated film by hometown directors Danny Stern and Jonathan Pui thru Present Company. [Watch]
Category Animation, Brand film, CG, Character Animation, Featured, Motion Design · Tags Cheekbone, Danny Stern, Jonathan Pui, Present Company, SXSW, SXSW Sydney
Polyester Studio in Toronto just dropped their latest in-house short film called Passage, a surreal mix of cel and 3D animation they describe as “a man’s journey inward as he strives for peace in the moments after death.” [Watch]
Blinkink director Renee Zhan and Norwegian CG house Saurus Animation lead a gooey guided tour of the Trolli factory where innocent candy worms endure madness and mayhem to be turned into Sour Burstin’ Crawlers. [Watch]
South African animation studio Rave Growl and the Birmingham branch of McCann move UK cidery Aston Manor and their Crumpton Oaks product into TV advertising for the first time with an animated take on N.W.A’s 1988 classic “Straight Outta Compton”. [Watch]
Director/animator Emory Allen in Minneapolis: “Ever wake up feeling not like yourself? Let everyone know by changing your head as easily as you would change your shirt. Put on your happy face! Or your sad face. Or your uh… upside-down face? [Watch]