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May 13, 2025
The 25th edition of the OFFF Festival wrapped Saturday in Barcelona with this meditative film from Territory Studio, its cinematic vistas underscored with audio by Echoic and a poem by Spanish writer/filmmaker Jade de Robles. [Watch]
Mining the infamous Windows Blue Screen of Death for more fun than you thought possible, the BUCK crew merge retro ascii design with traditional 2D animation in this wholly unique anthem film for cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. [Watch]
Billing her new podcast as “narrative nonfiction exploring the creative industry through storytelling”, director Sarah Beth Morgan promises the five biweekly Ghost Frame episodes are not just for animators. [Watch]
The planet’s only streaming platform dedicated to motion design, animation, and VFX (aka the Stash Permanent Collection) keeps growing with the 31 new and outstanding video projects included in Stash 171. [Watch]
Wonderful Minion-influenced CG character work here from French directing duo soandsau (aka SOphie Deiss & Jean-Christophe SAUrel) and the animation team at Prose on Pixels (POP), the in-house production arm of agency Havas/BETC. [Watch]
We’re coining the sub-genre “minimalist VFX comedy” for this understated and bone-dry spot from Biscuit director Jeff Low and London’s Untold Studio thru Leo Burnett for Confused.com, the UK financial services comparison platform. [Watch]
Working with Mumbai studio Kulfi Collective, directing duo Vidya Sharma and Rajesh Thomas from Rocketscience Lab sculpt a dramatic multi-spot CG campaign showcasing the features and durability of Samsonite’s Curv Technology. [Watch]
The VFX team at Time Based Arts in London pull out all the stops in this dream-like two-and-a-half-minute roller coaster from ProdCo director Ian Pons Jewell for British multinational fintech company Revolut. [Watch]
Directing duo Jan Kalvoda and Premysl Ponahly (aka Wolfberg) and Slovak 3D/VFX house ALIEN bring all your scammer fears rampaging to life in this monster-filled spot for Czech bank Komerční banka thru agency VCCP Prague. [Watch]
Merging live-action, stop-motion, 2D, and 3D, director Fx Goby (whose wonderful BBC Olympics spot you can re-watch here) leads the Nexus and Mighty Nice crews into an ambitious three-spot campaign for US insurance brand Lemonade. [Watch]
Gobelins animation graduates Antoine Dahan, Clement Delaby, and Rayan Takhedmit step into the director’s chair for the first time with this moody, mystery-soaked music video produced by Paris studio Les Monstres. [Watch]
Passion Pictures and Feral Child (who also brought us this bit of mania for Lush), team with MJZ director Steve Ayson for a delightfully dark take on the stress parents endure when it comes to the safety of their children. [Watch]
Following up on his striking Space Hippie R&D project, Copenhagen designer/animator/CD Kasper Nyman creates another Nike-inspired motion exercise, this time for a brand exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum in Germany. [Watch]
Your last chance to enter the Collision Awards is approaching! Submit your work by Friday, May 30. Open to animators and motion designers in all styles, including Commercials, Experimental, TV, Games & XR, Film, and Digital Communication. [Watch]
