One of the standout films from the 2019 class at French animation school Gobelins, Déjeuner sur l’herbe (Lunch on the Grass) tracks a famous scientist whose bedrock skepticism (and life) is shattered after a UFO encounter. [Watch]
Dutch fractal artist Julius Horsthuis’ describes his latest opus as “extremely noisy and incredibly vague,” but the resulting clip is a taut and haunting abstraction that feels like a WIP for the opening titles of a very dark TV series. [Watch]
After a stellar festival run (150 selections and 46 awards), directors Leo Brunel, Loris Cavalier, Camille Jalabert, and Oscar Malet unveil their CG comedy about a back-country ski rescue gone very, very wrong. [Watch]
Veteran filmmaker/animator Carlos Baena (whose extensive feature credits include Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, and Toy Story 3) based this personal short film on struggles with a dark emotional situation in his own life. [Watch]
Animade director/animator Ricard Badia (whose “Robot & The Robots” film we posted back in 2017), just released his latest CG passion project called “Bees,” a charming yellow-on-yellow mix of geometry and minimal character design. [Watch]
After meeting at Ecole Emile Cohl in Lyon, animators Gautier Alfirevic and Kevin Rose were invited into the Suparesidency Program at Supamonks in Paris where they directed one of the most visual and visceral short films you’ll see this year. [Watch]
