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VICE Film School “Venom Superman” by Joseph Melhuish

London illustrator and animation director Joseph Melhuish: “VICE invited me to make three short films documenting stories from behind the scenes of some of their most notorious documentaries.” [Watch]

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Google I/O “Make Good Things Together” by Fx Goby

The 2018 Google I/O conference keynote opened with this immense yet lovable animated film that Nexus director Fx Goby describes as “a story about the power of a community working together to make good things.” [Watch]

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“Final_Final” by Matt Greenwood

Matt Greenwood, animator, motion designer, and creative director at Nice Shoes in Toronto on his new personal project debuted at Pictoplasma 2018: “I made Final_Final with no script or planning. Each day I picked up where I left off and it evolved into a cast of shiny characters.” [Watch]

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Lilspace “Screens” by Mateus de Paula Santos

Lobo director Mateus de Paula Santos illustrates the soul-sucking nature of our screen habit in this film for lilspace, an app that rewards users for unplugging. [Watch]

Hendrick’s Gin “Escape” by Tulips and Chimneys

The intricate, illustrative style perfected by the Tulips and Chimneys studio in Cape Town, South Africa proves a perfect match for Hendrick’s Gin’s eccentric branding. [Watch]

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“Safe Spaces with Trevor Noah” by Alex Grigg

Director/animator Alex Grigg interprets the words of comedian and The Daily Show host Trevor Noah into an intriguing Cubist-flavored film for WeTransfer’s WePresent series.
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Budweiser Drones Swarm the 2018 FIFA World Cup

World Cup 2018 ad fever begins with this massive spot by RSA director Jake Scott and Manhattan VFX house Blacksmith dispatching beer delivery drones to soccer fans around the planet including Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. [Watch]

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Nike China “The Road To HBL” Interactive Experience

Buenos Aires animation masters Le Cube create 210 seconds of intense cel animation to generate over 700 possible storylines in Nike China’s interactive experience called “The Road To HBL.” [Watch]

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Vision Get Wild 2018 Promo by Whitelight Motion

Beautiful promotional clip for the non-profit Vision Get Wild exhibition and awards happening May 16-18 in Taipei, Taiwan created by hometown motion studio Whitelight. [Watch]

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Delsey “What Matters is Inside” by againstallodds

Passion Paris and directors againstallodds spin their special brand of narrative CG magic for French luggage company Delsey in this modern fairytale about a workaholic and his quest for something more than a lost bag. [Watch]

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LSD “Genius” Music Video by Ben Jones

Starting with illustrations by Gabriel Alcala, director Ben Jones and the animation crew at Bento Box in Los Angeles whip up a batch of appropriately hallucinatory visuals for “Genius,” featuring Labrinth, Sia, and Diplo (aka LSD). [Watch]

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“Polaris” Animated Short by Hikari Toriumi

If Hikari Toriumi’s poignant 4th year Calarts film “Polaris” (about a young polar bear leaving home for the first time ) doesn’t make you tear up, seek help. [Watch]

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Hospital de Amor “The Fall” by Zombie Studio

Director Paulo Garcia and São Paulo animation house Zombie target your heartstrings in this animated story of the challenges faced by a child and her family while fighting cancer “showing there’s no better treatment than love.” [Watch]

So This is How it Feels… Chalky Wong animated short CalArts | STASH MAGAZINE

“So This is How it Feels…” by Chalky Wong

First year CalArts Character Animation student Chalky Wong combines prodigious drafting skills, an organic feel for visual storytelling, plus careful attention to the emotional quotient of his characters. [Watch]