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Inspired by the concept of “potential,” Turkish motion designer Murat Pak opened the 10th edition of FITC Amsterdam this morning with a stark and elegant sequence of minimalist geometric vignettes set to haunting music by Lustmord (aka Welsh composer Brian Williams). [Watch]

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Smith & Foulkes Float “Balloon” for Sonnet Insurance

Always a happy morning when new work from Nexus directing legends (and all round decent blokes) Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes arrives – like this animated short designed to make you forget the drudgery of buying insurance. [Watch]

Michael K. Williams Asks “Am I Typecast?”

An sharp script from Wieden & Kennedy and seamless 2D VFX work from The Mill powers this riveting Atlantic Magazine short from O Positive director David Shane starring four versions of Michael K. Williams discussing the perils and perqs of his career. [Watch]

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Three Goats, a Plane and the Meaning of the Mountain

Compact and perfectly formed CG short created in four weeks by three fourth-year students at French 3D animation school MoPA (formerly Supinfocom Arles) around the theme of “Fear of heights.” [Watch]

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Are Reformed Zombies Really “Less than Human”?

So, here’s the thing: after the zombie apocalypse ended we exiled the surviving “cured” zombies into quarantine camps. Now some bleeding heart liberals want to re-integrate these creatures back into your neighborhood. [Watch]

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“Love is Love” and Knows No Bounds

Australian director Kyra Bartley and Heckler head of production Aborah Buick mark Valentines Day 2017 by gathering 111 artists, illustrators, and animators to push back against the “narrow depiction of hetero-normative love” found in modern media.
[Watch]

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Valentines Day Advice for Dick the Dog

French directors Mrzyk & Moriceau serve up solid advice for Dick the Dog on Valentines Day for the MTV Staying Alive Foundation with animation by Mathematic and music from Woody Guthrie thru Ogilvy & Mather Hong Kong. [Watch]

VFX Compositing 101: Nothing is Real

Quick and cheeky intro to the basics of VFX work including rotoscoping, tracking, 3D, and rig removal created by Roy Peker, a digital compositor at London powerhouse Milk Visual Effects, and featuring UK actor Aaron Vodovoz. [Watch]

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Juan Cabral and MPC: Galaxy “The Chase”

MJZ director Juan Cabral, who broke the awards circuit in 2008 with his “Gorilla” spot for Cadbury, returns to the chocolate category with a striking take on the perils of modern love for Valentines Day 2017 with MPC on board for the VFX. [Watch]

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The Powerful Voice of an “Outsider”

Tamil rapper Sofia Ashraf’s heartfelt word flow takes on added weight as veteran Indian actress Ratna Pathak Shah gives them a powerful voice in this PSA addressing domestic violence faced by South Asian women in the US.
[Watch]

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Oddfellows: PFF “Autonomy For Humans”

Oddfellows: “The robots are coming! And by robots we mean nimble, autonomous sidekicks able to carry all the things. [Watch]

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Behind the Scenes: Nissan “Return of the Snowmen”

Because the blizzard burying New York this morning just isn’t enough snow, let’s dig into the frosty VFX created by The Embassy – in the middle of summer – for this Nissan Rogue spot directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan (The Huntsman: Winter’s War). [Watch]

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Light My Desire: Verner Panton Panthella Mini

Danish designer Verner Panton’s iconic Panthella lamp first hit stores in 1971 and now finds playful new life in this spot for the Mini edition, designed and animated by Frame in Copenhagen for venerable lighting manufacturer Louis Poulsen. [Watch]

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Fast and Funny: BBC “Every Element of Wonder”

Frenetic new promo directed by FLINK in Hamburg through Y&R London ties together 39 BBC learning titles across TV, radio, digital and social media platforms into 50 seconds of smiles powered by an adaptation of Tom Lehrer’s 1959 ditty “The Elements.” [Watch]