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March 31, 2025
The sketchbooks of Nexus director Mischa Rozema, which overflow with grand ideas rendered in minute detail, come rampaging to life in this four-minute VFX romp for Garena Free Fire’s new Squad BEATz campaign. [Watch]
The increasing severity of mental health issues impacting frontline workers snaps into focus in this animated musical production called “The Feelings” directed by Barcelona’s Niceshit thru prodco Jelly for McCann Health London. [Watch]
If you find yourself losing faith in your fellow humans, you need to watch Alisha Liu’s “Everything Must Go” – a short film that gently uncovers the sweeter side of strangers and neighbors through the communal therapy of yard sales. [Watch]
From their animation studios in Atlanta (US), Santiago (Chile), and Montevideo (Uruguay), Elefante “helps underdogs in tech connect with their audience” and to help connect with their own, they just dropped this feel-good self-promo. [Watch]
Cologne agency Elastique and the experience design crew at flora&faunavisions in Berlin build an emotional and innovative AI-driven “artistic intervention to counteract the omnipresence of hate in digital spaces”. [Watch]
Online for the first time today, this sweeping historical look at 50 years of UAE history was crafted by veteran Nexus directing duo Smith & Foulkes who found inspiration in traditional Bedouin weaving known as Al Sadu. [Watch]
Pasta goes completely galactic in this over-the-top ode to Italy’s finest from French director Philippe André and the VFX crew at Glassworks through Publicis Italy for the launch of Barilla’s Al Bronzo label. [Watch]
Staying inspired with the Stash Permanent Collection just got faster, easier, and more affordable. Grab a FREE trial and experience the planet’s only streaming platform for motion design, animation, and VFX. [Watch]
German luxury goods brand Montblanc lays out its commitment to sustainability in this smooth and understated mix of cel animation and 3D directed by Device and Raül Peix through Barcelona prodco Bol and W+K Amsterdam. [Watch]
Feeling overworked and realizing she hadn’t animated anything just for fun in a long time, Chicago animation director Margaret Bialis gathered 11 talented friends for a joint look at the big and small in their lives. [Watch]
Max Leung, a key artist at MPC in London, just released this personal film in an attempt to capture the roller coaster of emotions he experienced when his son was born prematurely in the midst of the pandemic. [Watch]
Cake, FXX’s half-hour short-form comedy block, now comes wrapped in an appropriately absurdist broadcast package fashioned by Impactictist, aka Kelly Meador and Daniel Elwing who also composed the music. [Watch]
Landia directing duo 1985 and Papamusic in Buenos Aires take finger puppets to the next level in this singing and dancing tribute to the benefits of getting probed for prostate cancer. [Watch]
Christoph Ott, a motion designer and digital artist at 908 in Berlin, deconstructs the time-honored tradition of adding cards to bicycle spokes as well as the bike itself in this new personal adventure in CG filmmaking. [Watch]
