Danish Director Casper Balslev Signs with Institute
July 17, 2025
BUCK Checks In for Airbnb Experiences
With their second installment in the Love Death + Robots series dropping last week and a recent flurry of outstanding commercial work, it’s safe to say the crew at BUCK are on a roll with no signs of stopping for breath. [Watch]
BUCK Cracks the Code for Coinbase
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]
Fx Goby, Nexus Studios, and Mighty Nice Make Lemonade from Insurance
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]
BUCK Checks Into an Airbnb “Surrounded” by Nature
The latest work in BUCK’s ever-expanding “Get an Airbnb” campaign builds on their signature miniature universe creatively and technically with this light (and obsessively detailed) take on the proverbial cabin in the woods. [Watch]
Johnny Kelly Gives the “Dancing Can” a Twirl for Guinness
Playing off Guinness’ infectious “Dancing Man” ad (an audience and industry fave from 1994), Nexus director Johnny Kelly and Yamination Studios mix live-action and stop-motion to channel the feel-good vibes of the original. [Watch]
The BUCK Crew “Get an Airbnb” or Three
Expanding on the miniature world they created for Airbnb’s Aircover spot, group CD Joe Mullen and the BUCK team conjure three new 30-second spots “celebrating those little perks you just can’t find in a hotel.” [Watch]
