Private Island director Chris Boyle, who unleashed plenty of insanity for this 2018 F1 clip, pushes past all remaining shreds of reason in the launch spot for the FitXR fitness VR platform thru London agency Uncommon. [Watch]
Need a reminder of just how surreal the past four years have been? Have a look at our fave clips from the newest “Trump Facts” series (animated with all the best factuality) by Fraser Davidson and Ben Skinner at Cub Studio in London. [Watch]
Motion masters Patrick Clair and Raoul Marks at Antibody make the case for a dark near-future in the US with this speculative explainer positing a civil breakdown in the aftermath of the 2020 election. [Watch]
Asked to animate a “spooky but not scary” short for Hulu’s family-friendly Huluween program, Passion directors Maryka Laudet and Quentin Camusa answered with “Back to Cave One”, the sweet tale of a future caveman and his spirited daughter. [Watch]
In 2016, New York-based art director and VFX artist Danil Krivoruchko started rallying designers and artists around his passion project, a short film based on “Blindsight”, the acclaimed sci-fi novel by Canadian author Peter Watts. [Watch]
The Vanity VFX crew help Scouts Honour directors Mark Zibert and Brent Foster summon an array of powerful emotions in this understated yet spectacular spot highlighting the Bravery Bead Program at SickKids hospital in Toronto. [Watch]
Aardman director Dan Binns crafts a gentle and optimistic animated film for the Scottish Government’s autism awareness campaign thru The Leith Agency in Edinburgh. [Watch]
The campaign for Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X and Series S consoles bolts out of the gate with this visceral adventure called “Us Dreamers” from Reset director Ian Pons Jewell thru 215 McCann, with MPC’s VFX crew handling the heavy lifting. [Watch]
Strange Beast director Robert Wallace (aka Parallel Teeth) helps US charity VOW To End Child Marriage boost awareness and drive donations for International Day of the Girl 2020 with an upbeat but uncompromising message. [Watch]
LA-based motion design pioneer Ben Radatz reteams with New York artist Brian Alfred for their fourth film “LA TRANCE”, a pensive and atmospheric series of vignettes powered by the titular track from English musician Four Tet. [Watch]
In their latest work for Austin-based outdoor gear maker YETI, hometown studio Proper crafts a riveting and hyper-detailed CG spot showcasing the brand’s products in their natural habitat. [Watch]
Deep in the summer of 2020 UK filmmaker Reza Dolatabadi unleashed a graphic explosion/music video for Bastille’s “What You Gonna Do?” and now he and the band are back with an animated psycho-sci-fi adventure for the track “Survivin'”. [Watch]
London motion and branding studio DBLG handled all design and production facets of this intricate and edgy store takeover and 360 campaign for the revamped menswear department at London luxury retailer Harrods. [Watch]
In their third campaign for Van Cleef & Arpels’ Alhambra collection, TROUBLEMAKERS directors by Burcu & Geoffrey continue their magic mix of pristine CG luxury contrasted with softly illustrated flora and fauna. [Watch]