The hapless non-playable characters of the gaming world finally have their day as one of them breaks free in this Coinbase spot by MJZ director Oscar Hudson thru agency Isle of Any, and aired during the Academy Awards. [Watch]
Grab a peek at the 31 new projects selected for Stash 176, an inspired trove of motion and the latest issue of the Stash Permanent Collection, aka the planet’s only streaming platform dedicated to design and animation. [Watch]
Category 3D Style, Advertising, Animation, Brand film, Broadcast Design, BTS, BTS, CG, Character Animation, Explainer, Featured, Games, Illustration, Motion Design, Music Video, Short Films, Stop Motion, Titles, VFX · Tags Art&Graft, Ben Collier-Marsh, Bito, BlinkInk, Cobb, Cub Studio, Dante Zaballa, David Weinstock, Emanuele Kabu, Ewa Smyk, Fabian Aerts, Found, Frame, Fraser Davidson, Hup.Studio, Igor Sordokhonov, Imaginary Forces, Karin Fong, King and Country, Kutuko, Landia, Loveboat, Media.Work, Nina Gantz, Nomint, Passion Paris, Picturemill, Plenty, Primal Shape, Raumkapsel Animation, Renee Zhan, Richard Paris Wilson, Seiji Anderson, Seungpyo Han, Slimane Aniss, Steve Fuller, TaxFreeFilm, The Weather Channel, Tosh Kodama, Unveil, WA Visual Company, Wonderlust, Yannis Konstantinidis
Ukrainian–Canadian EDM DJ/producer REZZ (aka Isabelle Rezazadeh) brings both the track and her signature hypnotic show visuals to this EV launch film by Asymetric director Kacper Larski for Kia Canada thru INNOCEAN Canada. [Watch]
“Jump”, Van Halen’s 1984 pop-rock mega-hit, gets a shiny update as the Coca-Cola x FIFA World Cup 2026™ anthem, uniting the talents of Buenos Aires animation studio 2veinte with director/art director McFlyy and creative collective TUNL. [Watch]
Category Advertising, Animation, Character Animation, Featured, Music Video · Tags Coca-Cola, FIFA, J Balvin, McFlyy, Real Thing Records, TUNL, Van Halen
The viral success of their 2024 Wherever We Go campaign for Telstra, prompts the original creative team of Riff Raff directors Smith & Foulkes, Black Kite Studios, and agencies Bear Meets Eagle On Fire/+61 to reteam for a bigger walkabout. [Watch]
Category Advertising, Animation, CG, Character Animation, Featured · Tags +61, Bear Meets Eagle on Fire, Black Kite Studios, Manderley Music, Riff Raff, Rumble Studios, Smith & Foulkes, Telstra, Trailer Media
Here’s how Spy director Henry Scholfield and Toronto VFX studio FEATHER choreographed an impossibly complex mix of practical and post effects for Canadian private-label brand President’s Choice thru agency Zulu Alpha Kilo. [Watch]