Inspired by lunar cycles and their effect on tides, veteran motion designer/illustrator Bran Dougherty-Johnson conjures a minimalist and meditative short film from his studio on Shelter Island, NY. [Watch]
Director Danny Robashkin at Make in Minneapolis: “Procedural Light is an in-depth exploration of the sculptural quality of light, in the materials that generate, capture or reflect light and the unique gestures they create.” [Watch]
Director/animator/designer Matt Partridge in London: “I was commissioned by Giphy to create a 30-second clip. My film is about those simple childhood memories that ensured you had the BEST DAY EVER.” [Watch]
Gabriele Calvi, graphic and motion designer in Milan, Italy: “This short film started as a client project but never saw the light of the day. We loved it so much that we kept the original team onboard and ended up with a fun little high-energy 2D character piece.” [Watch]
The animation team at Shed in Montreal, whose 2020 IGA holiday spot caused many a tear, capture the magic of giving with this sweet stop-motion-style CG project directed by François Hogue about a boy and his teddy bear with a missing ear. [Watch]
Untethered from client briefs and budgets, short films provide a welcome refuge for self-expression and bold experimentation with 2022 delivering an extraordinary variety of fresh work from both students and pros. [Watch]
