Joy, the canine mascot for China’s largest retailer, does battle with a persistent mother heron in this sweet brand film directed with obvious affection by Kyra & Constantin at Passion Animation for JD.com thru 180.ai. [Watch]
It’s Zombies versus the Fire Wolves for the Underworld Cup in this frenetic animated adrenaline rush from Le Cube thru Passion Pictures Australia and Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai for Nike’s line of kid’s bandages. [Watch]
Cartoon Network’s Gumball and Darwin Watterson face nonstop peril and pandemonium in this skateboard sequence courtesy of London animator Simon Landrein (aka half of Passion directing duo McBess and Simon). [Watch]
Three years after signing with Passion Animation Studio for UK and US representation, Stockholm-based duo againstallodds (aka Niklas Rissler and Derek Picken) have become the go-to directors for heart-tugging CG narratives. [Watch]
In the Stash world, brand films cover a swath of commercial work appearing online, in-store, out-of-home, or on any other screen not identified as TV or cinema. Often occupying the mid-ground between short films and advertising, the best brand films offer ambitious narratives and/or bold stylistic choices. [Watch]
Three fun holiday bits from Passion Animation Studios, one of the many tentacles of Passion Pictures which has grown since its founding in London in 1987 into a multi-continent media machine creating everything from advertising to feature documentaries and winning every possible award along the way. [Watch]
