Director Elyse Kelly, who’s Fired Up short film still resonates five years on, marks the launch of her studio by gathering 20 animators for a collaborative love letter to the diversity of America called “The Greatest Poem”. [Watch]
Category Animation, Character Animation, Featured, Illustration, Short Films · Tags Ana Mouyis, Angela Hsieh, Catalina Matamoros, Cathead Noise, Cynthia Chu, Dena Springer, Dorca Musseb, Elyse Kelly, Eric Larson, Lunar Year, Matea Losenegger, Megan Jedrysiak, Mithra Krishna, n Jackson Ammenheuser, Nazli Cem, Neon Zoo, Nijah Brown, Rohan McDonald, Sara Spink, Selina Donahue, Sofia Diaz, Yoon Su Lee, Zoë Soriano
Brume, the new motion graphics studio founded by creative directors Benoit Drigny and Valentin Nouvel in Lyon, France, just dropped us their maiden project, a beautifully illustrated and surprisingly emotional short film for TED-Ed. [Watch]
Director/animator Laura Jayne Hodkin in London: “For a song about death, it’s incredibly fun. I wanted the visuals to be bright with garish colors and playful character animation to compliment the dark humor of the song.” [Watch]
Animation director/illustrator Maliboo in Barcelona: “For years I’ve been recommending or giving away Gerald Durrell’s book “My Family and Other Animals” to whoever came to me looking for a good read.” [Watch]
Before a recent jaunt to his local Department of Motor Vehicles, director/animator Doug Alberts could have just griped and complained like the rest of us but chose instead to spin the “personalities, funny smells, and paperwork” into a smile-inducing song and music video. [Watch]
Softly painted vignettes by Lisbon-based interdisciplinary artist Ignasi Monreal take on subtle signs of life in this beautiful 60-second brand film for Spanish apparel retailer ZARA with production, design, and animation by The Mill. [Watch]