Rascally Raccoons Light Up the Holidays for Ambient Press

To celebrate an eventful year, directing duo Jake Wegesin and Frankie Principe at Ambient Press release a pair of mischievous raccoons into a wintery night for some lighthearted electrical adventures. [Watch]

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Drift Away into Moon Juryeong’s Short Film “Heaven is a Library”

If you’re in need of a little calm before the holiday storm, Korean motion designer Moon Juryeong has just the thing – a dreamy and ambient CG short film inspired by a lovely quote about libraries from British author Neil Gaiman. [Watch]

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Animade’s Cowboy Returns (With a Renegade Rudolph) in “Ready Steady Christmas”

The character animation masters at London’s Animade studio, announce the re-release of their Ready Steady Bang mobile game (coming in early 2026) with this cheeky trailer, which also doubles as their 2025 holiday film. [Watch]

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Intelligence & Intention: Kutuko Studio Drops “ANIMALS” Short

CD Carlos Cabrera and the team at Kutuko in Madrid, take a minute off from commissioned work to adjust their creative process and produce a startling film they describe as “a visceral collision of instinct, craft, and AI-driven exploration.” [Watch]

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Prompted Puppets: Seed Drops In On East End Santa

Directors Morgan Powell and Neil Kidney at Seed Animation in London give the AI holiday ad pot a stir with a fresh and fun blast of prompted puppetry starring East End Santa and his mate Pat Butcher (from the BBC soap opera EastEnders). [Watch]

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Stefan Klauss Explores Pure Motion in “KEYFRAMES” Short Film

Berlin-based veteran creature/character animator Stefan Klauss (whose feature credits include Avengers, The Jungle Book and Fantastic Beasts) just dropped us his new short film, a study in “pure motion” called KEYFRAMES. [Watch]