Passion Pictures Keep it Warm and Fuzzy for Movistar

Passion Pictures director Tom O’Meara combines his extensive stop-motion experience with CG characters to create a happy tactile warmth in this hybrid spot for Spanish telco Movistar thru agency VML Madrid. [Watch]

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Aardman Conducts Cozy Choir in Barbour Holiday Spot

Aardman director Steve Harding-Hill returns to Mossy Bottom Farm to save Shaun the Sheep and a Christmas choir from the elements in this seasonal stop-motion treat for English luxury and lifestyle brand Barbour. [Watch]

Aardman Treks “Over the Garden Wall” with Patrick McHale

Show creator Patrick McHale teams with directors Mikey Please, Dan Ojari, and the Aardman stop-motion team to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his much beloved (and Emmy-winning) Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall. [Watch]

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Johnny Kelly Gives the “Dancing Can” a Twirl for Guinness

Playing off Guinness’ infectious “Dancing Man” ad (an audience and industry fave from 1994), Nexus director Johnny Kelly and Yamination Studios mix live-action and stop-motion to channel the feel-good vibes of the original. [Watch]

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Sam Gainsborough Shops Co-op and Keeps “The Receipt”

Blinkink director Sam Gainsborough reteams with animator Andy Biddle on this innovative spot for British retailer Co-op thru agency VCCP, printing 900 2D frames onto individual shop receipts and then animating them in stop-motion. [Watch]