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March 31, 2025
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]
Director/designer Hiroshi Takagishi at WOW in Tokyo: “After seeing ancient Jomon pottery with my own eyes, I could imagine (from the unique protrusions and patterns) the scenery, appearance, and movement of living things, the sounds, and their textures.” [Watch]
Directors Jack Antoine Charlot and Valère Amirault lead the Passion Paris and Kombbo animation teams on a post-apocalyptic joy-ride through Garena’s Free Fire Max mobile game – fueled by the flow of rappers Joznez and Nyemiah Supreme. [Watch]
Inspired by German Expressionist films like The Cabinet of Dr.Caligiri, the latest grad film from the GOBELINS class of 2021 is a bold yet nuanced critique of “politicians and their absurd and cruel way of running countries.” [Watch]
Framestore Pictures’ director Murray Butler and the Framestore creature VFX team resurrect a 70 million-year-old Utahraptor (voiced by Jack Black) to deliver a message about the dangers of fossil fuel subsidies and their contribution to our own extinction. [Watch]
In two new spots for Porsche thru Cramer-Krasselt, director Vincenzo Lodigiani and the crew at NYC studio Dress Code streamline a classic travel poster aesthetic into sleek and seductive arguments for stepping up your driving game. [Watch]
Bolide Studio in Montreal just slipped onto the Stash radar with this elegant and languid brand film for Luciole, a contemporary lighting fixture design and manufacturing company also located in Montreal. [Watch]
