A mysterious footballer evolves into an urban legend of terrifying skill in this epic/comic film via Black Label director Matthew Vaughn and The Mill’s VFX crew thru Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam for Nike’s PhantomVSN football boots. [Read more]
Royal College of Art grad Dan Castro channels his personal experiences with anxiety and stress into a beguiling animated short film using a combination of digital and traditional ink-on-film techniques. [Read more]
Passion Animation directors Salon Alpin help Greenpeace spotlight the destruction of Indonesian rainforest for the production of palm oil with an emotional 90-second film narrated by Emma Thompson. [Read more]
Picasso Pictures director Frankie Swan animates the complex hidden feelings of a young girl in this spot for Dove and Cartoon Network “helping young girls understand that being themselves feels better than trying to fit in.” [Read more]
Manhattan post/VFX house Blacksmith and Exile editor Robert Lopuski provide the snap, crackle, and pop in this electric film helmed by Marco Prestini at Anonymous Content for the Adidas fall and winter collection thru agency Johannes Leonardo. [Read more]
Sit back, breath deep, and drift away into the liquid world of this eight-minute visual odyssey created by French director/animator Thomas Charier for Düsseldorf piano/electronic duo Grandbrothers. [Read more]
As a semi-serious collector of children’s books, I have a soft spot for animated children’s book trailers. These three films all showcase the genre’s challenges of staying true to a volume’s particular charm as well as its illustration style. [Read more]
Berlin design studio Zeitguised teams with designer Toshiki Yagisawa and his label X-Magazine for the latest project in a series connecting digital and physical design. [Read more]
The vibrant and playful style of New York illustrator/animator Joel Plosz contrasts perfectly with the semi-dry content in this mini-doc for Vice News looking at the history and ramifications of privatizing space travel. [Read more]
