Finnish post house 255 Pix makes their Stash debut in spectacular fashion with this rampaging horde of BBQs conjured from 3D VFX and AI for the discount supermarket Lidl and directed by Pete Riski at Directors Guild Helsinki. [Watch]
After a stellar festival run (a big win at Annecy and an Oscar nom), animator Yegane Moghaddam’s highly inventive mixed media short Our Uniform, based on her school days in Iran, is now available for your viewing pleasure. [Watch]
CalArts animation seniors Sofia Kondrasheva and Veda Lee co-direct a small army of their fellow students on this rousing, character-packed trip through art history for the school’s 2026 Producers’ Show Opening. [Watch]
Playful abstract animation may not be what comes to mind to open an investigative journalism program, but Riga-based director/illustrators Eduards Balodis and Roberts Rurans do exactly that for Latvian Television (LTV). [Watch]
Stockholm-based art director/motion artist Andreas Wannerstedt, whose mesmerizing CG short films we’ve featured here, returns with a new, playful, and meditative take on magic realism he calls Soft Logic. [Watch]
In direct contrast to the snappy elegance of their recent film for Sonos, the crew at LA 3D motion house Frame48 conjures two elemental torture tests to showcase the impact protection of Lazer’s cycling helmets. [Watch]
