Director/Writer Audrey Ellis Fox Joins Fela for North American Representation
January 30, 2025
The latest in-house CG short from Rimantas Lukavicius and his Korb studio, Void of Substance, presents an enigmatic and meticulously rendered meditation on the power of AI – without the use of AI for any of the imagery. [Watch]
Evoking a fully array of tastes and textures, Tavo Ponce and the motion team at TAVO Studio just dropped us the director’s cut of a new full-CG spot for a limited edition Grand Cru beer from Belgian brewer Tripel Karmeliet. [Watch]
Writer/director/illustrator Danny Sangra takes a poke at the creative industrial complex (and makes his Stash debut) with this snappy two-minute animated parable about selling out and selling yourself short. [Watch]
Leveraging an array of motion techniques, CD Will Johnson and the Scholar crew unleash their inner characters in this in-house short film “enhancing behavioral type in literal and metaphorically kinetic ways”. [Watch]
Conjuring a cast of whimsical characters, Brighton studio Form Play stages a series of gently comic vignettes (in the spirit of Saul Bass) for the title sequence of the 2024 Playgrounds, The Art Department festivals in Eindhoven and Berlin. [Watch]
The vibrant austerity of the Haller furniture system, a mid-century classic manufactured by Swiss brand USM, receives an appropriately elegant and minimal treatment in this brand film by the team at FRAME in Copenhagen. [Watch]
Paris prodco Jungler teams with director Will Studd and the stop-motion mavens at Aardman to frame up a slap-stick proxy burger battle for McDonald’s in France thru agency TBWA. [Watch]
Executive creative director Ant Baena leads the FutureDeluxe team in stirring up a whirlwind of contrast for heritage US footwear brand Red Wing Shoes to demonstrate “lightweight comfort and rugged durability can seamlessly coexist.” [Watch]
In their latest in-house animated short film, director/designer Eric Edwards and Seattle prodco The New Blank drop a mischievous two-minute jab at the shortcomings of AI and the “commoditization of ideas and creativity”. [Watch]
The design and motion crew at sub.stnc® in Malmo, Sweden, elevate the industrial process of transforming wood from forest waste into sustainable bioplastics in this visually engaging brand film for greentech company Lignin Industries. [Watch]
London studio Dog & Rabbit (aka Andrew Kelleher and Dave Anderson) mix stop-motion, live-action, and AI with traditional and 3D animation in the first episode of their new series of comedy shorts called Baby on Board Safety Car. [Watch]
The design and animation team at Brikk in Stockholm stage the leisurely and idyllic journey of an espresso machine from Italy to Norway in this thoughtfully rendered product launch film for La Marzocco. [Watch]
London studio Form Films and freelance director/animator/designer Mike Drayton combine talents (and make their Stash debuts) with this pristine and elemental brand film for boutique jewelry designer William Cheshire. [Watch]
Vitor Cervi, a design and animation director based in London, just dropped us his personal short film Carcass, a glitchy mashup of street photography/scanning, collage, and 3D animation commenting on capitalism and the metaverse. [Watch]
