A fascinating study in contrasts (austere yet intricate, technical yet elegant), “Beauty In Numbers” by Norwegian designer/illustrator Rebecka Taule is the most mind-expanding explainer you’ll see this year. [Watch]
In a pivot from their daily output of animated TV spots, director Kirk Kelley and the HouseSpecial crew apply their talents to a new wildlife documentary detailing the complex mating rituals of Dasypus novemcinctus. [Watch]
If you believe (as I do) that explainer videos as a genre have matured into a bland production commodity, you are going to love “The Correct Insult,” a brash and hilarious film by German motion designer Janis Aschberger. [Watch]
This animated film, a festival favorite by Spanish animator Emilio Yebra called “You are Not the Strongest,” involves a hunter and his prey’s unexpected revenge. [Watch]
In their playful animated short “Chickens,” UK director George Wu and Taiwan illustrator Meng-Chia Lai capture the singular awkwardness of unrequited love most of us will feel at least once in life. [Watch]
Director Rikke Planeta and a team of her fellow 3rd year students at The Animation Workshop/VIA University College in Denmark capture a young woman’s brief but intense escape from the repetitive emptiness of her daily life. [Watch]
