Young French directing collective MegaComputeur specialize in mining comedy from the depths of human weakness and translating it into CG mayhem. Happily, their new personal project “Plaisir Sucré” continues that tradition. [Watch]
The animation directing team Illogic broke wide in 2017 with their extraordinary (and Oscar-nominated) CG grad film “Garden Party.” Their follow up project “Maestro” expands the cast beyond amphibians but retains all the craft and careful detail of their debut. [Watch]
Spanish animator/illustrator Cristóbal Vila uncovers the intricate beauty of life by dissecting geometric concepts including polygonal tessellation, the golden angle, Islamic tiling, and the four nitrogenous bases of DNA. [Watch]
3D animator/generalist Sasa Budimir in Zagreb, Croatia: “Wanted to test if I can use Houdini’s crowds system with some custom/stylized rigs and animation. Got carried away a bit and ended up with this short thing.” [Watch]
Russian animation studio Petrick leans into the task of reimagining Moscow’s coat of arms by inviting fellow artists and animators to have fun with the dragon-slayer imagery which traces back 1,000 years to the founding of the city. [Watch]
Time to celebrate Labor Day with a bottle of wine and some light-hearted mayhem courtesy of directors Giulia Martinelli, Marta Gennari, and their graduation film “Merlot” created at the CSC National Film School in Turin, Italy. [Watch]
