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March 31, 2025
Psyop/Blacklist directing collective CRCR lathers up a flurry of anime-inspired action/comedy in this new Head & Shoulders spot animated by Wizz in Paris thru agency Forsman & Bodenfors Singapore for the Japanese market. [Watch]
Black humor, celebrity voices, and feature-quality stop-motion all merge into a forceful, emotional, and quietly affecting message from the Humane Society International and their global campaign to ban animal testing for cosmetics. [Watch]
Nominated for a 2021 VES Student Award, Time’s Down by five recent graduates from French digital arts school ArtFX mixes blazing action, snarky dialogue, and seamless execution into a fabulous cyberpunk romp. [Watch]
Creative director Tom Dibb, who is responsible for The Mill’s direct-to-brand projects, leads the team in this elegant and often ethereal film for Samsung’s new Notebook Plus2 while always maintaining a sense of playfulness and surprise. [Watch]
In the first chapter of Adobe’s “Creativity Explained” series, the oddfellows crew translates the warmth and wisdom of German typographer/designer/author Erik Spiekermann into an inspirational mini-manifesto for creatives everywhere. [Watch]
No one does a trippy carnal rampage quite like Division directors Mrzyk & Moriceau. You may remember their insane 2017 MTV spot starring Dick the Dog, and if not, this romp for a Sydney fertility clinic will certainly get you up to speed. [Watch]
With expansive VFX help from A52, Scouts Honour director Mark Zibert and Rethink craft an uplifting metaphor for the isolation we’ve experienced over the past year in this new work highlighting IKEA’s sustainability efforts. [Watch]
Italian director/animator Emanuele Kabu, who perked up the depths of January 2018 with his Winterplay “Jazz Foo Foo” video, is back with more mesmerizing abstractions in this new work for American singer-songwriter Michael Hays. [Watch]
Rattling Stick director Misko Iho and VFX studio The Embassy (who previously teamed up on a massive spot for Disney) return for some plant-based urban panic in a new spot for Flonase Allergy Relief. [Watch]
For the 11th year, the Australian mega-conference Pause Fest was the catalyst for a series of short films called Pause Originals where artists “regain creative control, experiment, collaborate, and gain valuable industry exposure.” [Watch]
If you find the pretense of impossibly pristine CG architectural visualizations growing a tad thin, you’re going to love the twist in this new film from directors Ezequiel Pini and Sebastian Baptista at Six N. Five in Barcelona. [Watch]
South Korean motion designer Gyu Bin Hyun’s new personal project extends a lush tabletop fantasy based on the Paeonia Blush collection by venerable English luxury brand Wedgewood across a series of elegant print, packaging, and digital assets. [Watch]
Animation director Shawn Wang, who first grabbed our attention with his 2016 student film Planet Unknown, leads the Digital Domain Shanghai crew on this dramatic crossbreeding of games Arknights and Rainbow Six: Siege. [Watch]
Here’s a reasonably-NSFW way to end the week: Lil Nas X escorts us into the world of Montero, a raunchy alternate reality named for himself (he was born Montero Lamar Hill), and obviously designed to stir up a fuss. [Watch]
