Whether as a way to bolster the reel or as relief from briefs and budgets, personal short films provide a welcome outlet for self-expression and experimentation with 2025 delivering a wonderfully diverse lineup of new work. [Watch]
2025 was another stellar year for character-driven design and animation projects with an extraordinary range of styles and production techniques all focused on a singular goal: ensuring the narrative engages and resonates. [Watch]
To celebrate an eventful year, directing duo Jake Wegesin and Frankie Principe at Ambient Press release a pair of mischievous raccoons into a wintery night for some lighthearted electrical adventures. [Watch]
The character animation masters at London’s Animade studio, announce the re-release of their Ready Steady Bang mobile game (coming in early 2026) with this cheeky trailer, which also doubles as their 2025 holiday film. [Watch]
A full-on cultural phenomenon in China where it drove over 50 million views in 24 hours, this emotional music video for singer/songwriter and UNICEF ambassador Roy Wang, uses AI to simulate the warmth of stop-motion felt animation. [Watch]
Working with CD Adrien Pasquet at Paris prodco Polvo, director/illustrator Florian Perron crafts a utopian sensory fantasy “Where Heartfelt Dreams Check In” for French hospitality and hotel brand Accor. [Watch]
