Berlin-based veteran creature/character animator Stefan Klauss (whose feature credits include Avengers, The Jungle Book and Fantastic Beasts) just dropped us his new short film, a study in “pure motion” called KEYFRAMES. [Watch]
After an impressive run of character-based short films (see here and here) Jake Wegesin and Frankie Principe at Ambient Press, tackle their first branded spec project, a snappy and carefully rendered film for British folding bicycle brand Brompton. [Watch]
In the 10 years since their student film Garden Party garnered them an Oscar nomination, the founders of Illogic Studios in Paris have carved their own niche in the motion world with projects as diverse at the feature film pitch Scavengers and beautiful brand work like this holiday showcase for Guerlain. [Watch]
The latest in their decade of work for grocery retailer IGA, this new Christmas spot from the animation team at Shed in Montreal pushes all your food and family buttons as it elevates moms to their rightful status as holiday superheros. [Watch]
Founded 150 years apart, luxury Swiss watchmakers Ulysse Nardin (1846) and URWERK (1997), merge timelines and launch the new UR-FREAK timepiece with this latest volley in the CG horological wars by the team at FRAME in Copenhagen. [Watch]
Mining a real-life relationship to craft a surreal tale full of insects and insight, director/animator Zohar Dvir merges 3D characters into a 2D world for her short film Butterfly Kiss which is eligible for the 98th Academy Awards. [Watch]
