Wildly successful on the festival circuit (94 screenings and many awards), the short film “At First Sight” by Dutch artist/animator Sjaak Rood is finally available online in all its splattery, visceral, and emotional glory. [Watch]
The collaboration between Superunion and the LSO expands in its sixth year to capture the dynamic connections of the orchestra members to the conductor with CG innovators XK studio once more providing striking visuals. [Watch]
Commissioned by FX Networks and based on Pamela Ribon’s acclaimed coming-of-age memoir, “My Year Of Dicks” earned Icelandic director/animator Sara Gunnarsdóttir a 2023 Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short Film. [Watch]
Director/animator Michael Emry at IMAGE+NOISE in LA teams with UK director/visual artist Troy Browne for a bold spec motion piece built around the power and mystique of Air Jordan basketball shoes. [Watch]
As part of a complete rebrand for French artisanal perfumery Atelier Cologne, FutureDeluxe works with agency AKQA to interpret the brand’s scents as elegant and organic CG sculptures that drive the updated visual language. [Watch]
If understated surrealism with a touch of wit is a new marker of luxury then it’s safe to say Rimantas Lukavicius and his CG crew at Korb nailed this tastefully dramatic brand film for upscale Italian outerwear maker Moncler. [Watch]
French directing collective Megaforce and London VFX masters ETC set a new bar for product demos with this witty VFX fantasy showcasing the 2x Active Noise Cancellation feature of Apple’s 2nd generation AirPods Pro. [Watch]
Fresh from the playful mind of Berlin-based director/animator Merlin Flügel (who dropped this wonderfully strange short in 2021), comes the trailer for the 2023 edition of the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film. [Watch]
To honor Michael Jordon’s impact on basketball and mark his 60th birthday, Stance Studio in Miami crafts a weighty in-house CG tribute film featuring artist Matthew Senna’s solid-gold Air Jordan 10 OVO’s. [Watch]
Planet-based food brand WhatIF doubles down on their commitment to Earth-friendly production in this snappy :60 anthem film filled with quirky characters and snappy animation from LOBO thru agency Fable.Works. [Watch]
Get a jump on your spring brainstorming with this two-minute glimpse at all the motion projects packed into Stash 158, the latest design, animation, and VFX work to be inducted into the Stash Permanent Collection. [Watch]
This abstract CG piece by director/3D artist Berk Budal and composer/sound designer Christoph Groß yeilds a riveting 90-second visualization of the premise “Tension is the rope that connects desire to its outcome.” [Watch]
With a nod to a certain 2012 animated earworm about silly methods of demise, Buenos Aires studio Buda.tv confirms animals can indeed be guilty of the seven deadly sins in their new in-house short film. [Watch]
Working with brand consultancy Darwin & Verne, the new Madrid-based studio Blanco Void softly illustrates three timeless principles from Roman architect Vitruvius for Cosentino’s Pietra Kode Collection of designer surfaces. [Watch]