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November 12, 2024
This rousing holiday spot finds MPC in the VFX supporting role (cranking out 100 shots in four weeks) as directing collective Traktor pair the emotional gold of a father/daughter relationship with 80’s gold from Simple Minds. [Watch]
The Montreal and Paris studios of Mathematic united 40 artists under director Bertrand Bey for six months to crarft this tear-inducing holiday film celebrating food and friendship for Canadian grocery chain IGA thru agency Sid Lee. [Watch]
Hornet director Natalie Labarre conjures a detailed and dreamlike “representation of what it’s like to have your life fall apart” after a cancer diagnosis in this compassionate brand film for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. [Watch]
The in-house shorts program at London’s Blue Zoo produces some wonderful films including “Lynx & Birds” featured on the cover of Stash 127. This time out, the studio turns its considerable character talents to the problem of finding that big idea. [Watch]
Creative director James Mabery and the animation and design crew at Fern in Atlanta elevate this healthcare explainer above the noise with a blend of “contemporary design, a simplified character style, and tactile textures.” [Watch]
Creative director David Hendrix at Elevation in Atlanta creates an ethereal and resonant personal film to help raise awareness of November as National Family Caregivers Month, honoring those who serve as Alzheimer’s caretakers. [Watch]
The Stash Permanent Collection just keeps growing with the latest bundle of motion brilliance included on STASH 138 – another feast of design, animation, and VFX projects curated to keep you inspired and informed. [Watch]
Freeing themselves from narrative restrictions, École des Nouvelles Images students Héloïse Courtois, Victori Jalabert, Chloé Plat, and Adèle Raigneau, weave delightful characters into a quiet, impressionist/surreal afternoon at the pool. [Watch]
Working with Oscar-nominees Shawn Levy (Stranger Things, Night at the Museum) and Will Gluck (Peter Rabbit), the MPC crew populates an all-night party at DICK’S Sporting Goods with 46 CG characters including the star Nike Air Max 270. [Watch]
One of the standout films from the 2019 class at French animation school Gobelins, Déjeuner sur l’herbe (Lunch on the Grass) tracks a famous scientist whose bedrock skepticism (and life) is shattered after a UFO encounter. [Watch]
London’s Untold Studios just leaped onto the world-wide VFX radar nailing the chance to work with Blink director Dougal Wilson and create a loveable dragon named Edgar for this year’s John Lewis Christmas epic. [Watch]
Kevin the Carrot is back for another Aldi holiday adventure courtesy of Stink directors Todd Mueller and Kylie Matulick with animation/VFX by Psyop and cheeky references to Peaky Blinders, A Christmas Carol, and The Greatest Showman. [Watch]
Following on their 2018 breakout music video for virtual K-pop girl group K/DA, League of Legends enlists UK animation house The Line to make lightning strike twice – this time with a hip-hop-inspired group called True Damage. [Watch]
The all-Paris team of director Akama, prodco Wizz, and 3D specialists NKI (who created this comic treat for Renault) are back with more brilliant CG character work – this time for French ethical egg producer Poulehouse. [Watch]
