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April 2, 2026
Rather than hiding imperfections, the Japanese art of kintsugi highlights them in gold – a metaphor Imaginary Forces CD Karin Fong leverages to powerful effect in the titles for the Apple TV+ psychological thriller miniseries Imperfect Women. [Watch]
Nexus Studios’ directing collective Shynola (Chris Harding, Jason Groves, Richard Kenworthy) let loose with Crayola pencils in this spot for the brand’s collab with McDonald’s, encouraging kids to embrace their creativity. [Watch]
In his latest video for Saharan collective Tinariwen, director/animator Axel Digoix details the band’s incredible origin story of how two Tuareg children fell in love with music and persevered despite intense conflict and censorship. [Watch]
FX’s new sci-fi body-horror series The Beauty opens with this unnerving CG sequence, designed by Kyle Cooper and the Prologue team to reflect the “visceral transformations” at the core of the show’s narrative. [Watch]
Director Leo Brunel, who recently signed with Paris prodco Eddy and co-directed the hilarious multi-award-winning short Hors Piste, is back with more CG character comedy in his newest personal film Duet. [Watch]
Builders Club, the motion design force whose breakout ChatGPT spot features prominently in the Stash Annual 2025, takes an elemental approach to reveal the 2025 Rivalries team jerseys for the NFL and Nike. [Watch]
On June 11–12 Forward Festival comes to Frankfurt am Main, Germany, for the first time – setting the stage for two days of talks and encounters designed to spark bold thinking and unlock new perspectives. [Watch]
For the first time in a generation, the two-party system of video hosting (aka Vimeo vs YouTube) has a serious competitor. It’s called FrameRate and co-founder Justin Cone has answers to our many questions. [Watch]
Working thru Toronto agency The Garden, director/illustrator Emmanuelle Walker and WIZZ channel the style of impeccable editorial illustrations into a series of surreal vignettes for one of Canada’s largest investment management firms. [Watch]
Good work for good causes is always a joy to post. Such is the case with this film from Animwood Studio in Kraków, Poland, showcasing the effects of a donation to Acumen, the US nonprofit targeting global poverty. [Watch]
The Art Department returns April 15-17, celebrating 20 years of Playgrounds with a packed program of artist talks, workshops, demos, screenings, live sketching sessions, portfolio reviews, expos, and opportunities to connect. [Watch]
Designer/animation director Juan Behrens, whose work we’ve featured here, teams with EP/DOP Kevin Pham’s new prodco Morea TV to demystify genomic science with abstraction and atmosphere in this film for US biotech Illumina. [Watch]
Working with agency The Basement, ECD James Mabery leads his team of illustrators and animators at Fern into a vibrant and painterly high-profile campaign for the NCAA airing during the 2026 March Madness tournament. [Watch]
After a successful festival run, directors Ivan Miguel and Andy Camou just dropped us their CG short film The Untranslatable Forest, a poetic exploration of language and the fragile connections between culture and nature. [Watch]
