With his latest experimental short film Nature Portals, London artist and director Markos Kay continues his mission to integrate AI tools into the environment of professional art direction and production. [Watch]
CD Igor Sordokhonov at Media.Work: “Launching the new and revolutionary Invincible 3 running shoes, Nike asked us to imagine ways to describe the model’s innovative cushioning.” [Watch]
Simmering with understated tension and atmosphere, Toke Madsen’s graduation film demonstrates a mastery of character subtleties and narrative timing while wrapping it all in classical light and impressionist rendering. [Watch]
From the teams at Ollie Studio in Beijing and Bloom Film Design in Thailand: “As the chief entertainment officer of BMW, BAVA the toy bear will lead Bimmers to discover more joy in life.” [Watch]
Blinkink mixed media director Sam Gainsborough’s ample claymation talents are on full display in this new spot for The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood which was founded by Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, in 2021. [Watch]
South Korean director/photographer and founder of the KUSIKOHC streetwear brand, Cho Gi-Seok, indulges his passion for surreal imagery in this visual feast for singer/songwriter Kali Uchis with VFX/CG by his studio Secondfloor. [Watch]
Setting out to “capture the beauty and mystery of the bioluminescent ocean”, digital artist Artur Gadzhiev took more than a year to create this full-CG experiment defined by intricate fluid and cloth simulations. [Watch]
Merging CG and motion graphics with on-set projections and live-action, Scholar director Chris Finn looks to capture the exhilaration and emotional engagement promised by AMD’s RyzenTM CPU technology. [Watch]
The latest in-house experiment from Argentinian animation studio Buda.tv presents a witty and wonderfully detailed steam punk-ish character study of the two types of social media consumers: The Lover and The Hater. [Watch]
Director Sébastien Iglesias and the CG animation team at London studio Feed Me Light leverage their world-building talents in this atmospheric, post-apocalypse film for game developers Those Beyond and their web3 universe Fates. [Watch]
Reteaming with Wizards of the Coast for a third Magic: The Gathering trailer, Paris studio Unit Motion Design constructs a series of dramatic tableaux for the sci-fi/horror expansion Phyrexia: All Will Be One. [Watch]
Egyptian director/CD Maged Nassar, whose signature brand of commercial chaos is on full display in his motion work Stash covered here and here, is back with a dynamic black-and-white flow for the Sharjah Book Authority. [Watch]
Based on her own experience as a victim of childhood bullying, director Sarah Beth Morgan leads a production team of 30+ women in spreading awareness of the trauma involved and letting other sufferers know they are not alone. [Watch]
Deploying a series of CG floral metaphors, the design and animation team at Steelworks conjures an enchanting promo film for the NYC Ballet’s production of The Sleeping Beauty. [Watch]