Cutters Studios Expands Roster With Editor Kate Owen
February 6, 2025
Inspired by interviews of people with autism spectrum disorder, four students at MoPA in Arles, France, translate the quirks and isolation of eight-year-old Louis into a crowd-pleaser that found massive success on the festival circuit. [Watch]
From the team at Loop in Moscow: “Working closely with the head creative team at Adidas, we created a dynamic, detailed, and design-driven spot that celebrates the release of the new Trae Young 1 sneaker line.” [Watch]
Division director Valentin Petit teams with Paris design/VFX house Machine Molle and real-time VFX specialist Ruben Frosali on a deconstructed digital reality for Harlem-born rapper A$AP Ferg featuring glitched-out glimpses of his hometown. [Watch]
Using illustrations by Bristol artist/animator Caspar Wain as a starting point, ECD Gareth O’Brien and the team at Buck in Sydney deliver a feel-good and folksy message for Palo Alto online insurance provider Next. [Watch]
Percy Pig (Tom Holland) and a Fairy Godmother of sorts (Dawn French) set off on a midnight romp thru an M&S food wonderland courtesy of Outsider directors Dom&Nic (aka Nic Goffey and Dominic Hawley) and the VFX/animation team at MPC. [Watch]
UK retailer John Lewis maintains their place atop the holiday ad ecosystem with another note-perfect tear-fest – this year’s edition arriving courtesy of Smuggler director Mark Molloy and London VFX and post house nineteentwenty. [Watch]
Channeling the feel of classic stop-motion holiday specials, Nexus director Conor Finnegan crafts the warm and fuzzy tale of Tiptoe, a reindeer who overcomes a fear of flying when friends teach her to believe in herself. [Watch]
Based on a poem by an eight-year-old fan of the BBC kids’ show Blue Peter, this heart-tugger by director Åsa Lucander and the Aardman animation team was premiered for world leaders at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow. [Watch]
Fausto Montanari, director at Lobster in Genoa, Italy: “We really believe education is an important part of where our industry can make the difference, and when we have the chance we love to support initiatives such as TED-Ed. [Watch]
Using a combination of 3D printing, mold-making, and 1,000 liters of ice, NOMINT directors Yannis Konstantinidis and Marcos Savignanoto transform 500 polar bear ice sculptures into a powerful stop-motion story of the disappearing Arctic. [Watch]
Studio AKA director (and avid environmentalist) Kristian Andrews helps US charity Climate Healers deliver an urgent message about how switching to a plant-based diet can reduce the emission of greenhouse gas and slow global warming. [Watch]
A beautiful morning in an abandoned laboratory takes a magical turn when a pair of rats share a sample from the mushroom jar in this beautifully lit diploma film from a team of students at École des Nouvelles Images in Avignon, France. [Watch]
Hornet director and woolly stop-motion specialist Andrea Love sets out to make “the cutest, coziest, warmest video ever” for a holiday duet by Emmy-nominee Ingrid Michaelson and actress/musician/songwriter Zooey Deschanel. [Watch]
Released as part of Doritos’ #PrideAllYear campaign, this animated heartwarmer from director Paulo Garcia at Zombie Studio in São Paulo reveals a family secret that Alberto, a beloved brother and uncle, has taken to the afterlife. [Watch]
