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March 3, 2025
Director Louve Karnas and the animation crew at The Line in London smash together an array of 2D and 3D techniques for a full-on neural assault in this hyper-action trailer for Uncapped Games’ premiere release Battle Aces. [Watch]
Revolver director Jeff Low teams with stop-motion maven Tobias Fouracre (Isle of Dogs, Fantastic Mr Fox) on 26 mini-episodes of low-key comedy for Australian teleco Telstra thru agencies Bear Meets Eagle On Fire and +61. [Watch]
The New York Section of the Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s professional global honorary society, will honor Vico Sharaban and Dr. Russ Andersson at the 10th Annual VES NY Awards June 27. [Watch]
London VFX masters Electric Theatre Collective and Partizan director Antoine Bardou-Jacquet (whose last collab was this mini-superhero romp for Coke) re-team for more world-building fun in a pair of spots for Audible thru agency Fold7. [Watch]
The ongoing creative exploits of Tendril’s design team for Swiss watchmaker Hublot reach a new level of complexity in this launch film, merging live action and CG into a stream of style around the Arsham Droplet pocket watch. [Watch]
London digital design studio Dada Projects, whose 2023 brand film for PROWL we covered here, nudges forward the motion canon visualizing AI for Google’s DeepMind with this intriguing assembly of CG forms. [Watch]
South Korean 3D artist Kyungrae Yu takes Stash fans into the process behind his new short film, an atmospheric and unapologetic ode to the style and enduring emotional power of vehicles powered by internal combustion engines. [Watch]
New branding from the London office of design agency Turner Duckworth for UK craft beer maker Vocation Brewery comes to vivid life in this film, seamlessly mixing typography, cel animation, 2D motion, and CG product renders. [Watch]
CD Fabrice Le Nezet and the team at Optical Arts in London just shared their new short film for pioneering Dutch textile brand BYBORRE which they describe as “a poetic ode to the power and beauty of patience in an age of instant gratification”. [Watch]
Mundos Digitales is an annual international festival dedicated to animation, VFX, virtual production, and Artificial Intelligence and has become the reference event for the sector in Spain. [Watch]
In this director’s cut, the CG motion crew at ManvsMachine conjures a meticulous and mesmerizing transition from “ornate opulence to modern minimalism” for Dewar’s premium Double Double 21-year-old Whisky thru agency BBDO. [Watch]
The crew of steadfast character evangelists at Polyester Studio in Toronto just released their latest manifesto, a showcase for their recent work hosted by three fuzzy friends and designed to make the work stand out in a sea of reels. [Watch]
ECD Gareth O’Brien and the BUCK motion team in Sydney help Alinta Energy demystify the future of clean energy in Australia with a refreshing blend of whimsical design and hard facts underscored by The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony”. [Watch]
The quick pace and uncertain outcomes of the Euro 2024 tournament on BBC find an apt metaphor in star-studded pinball action via Blinkink directors Balázs Simon and Raman Djafari with Berlin’s Woodblock handling animation. [Watch]
