South African directors Tulips and Chimneys (formerly Shy the Sun) re-team with Cape Town animation/VFX house BlackGinger to meld CG with stop motion miniatures in this spot for Cerebos salt thru FCB Durban. [Watch]
Buenos Aires motion house 2veinte say they had a blast cel-animating some of their childhood faves – Scrooge McDuck, Donald, his nephews and Launchpad McQuack – for Disney XD’s worldwide reboot of the DuckTales series. [Watch]
A brisk and breezy showcase of 35 characters created by Copenhagen motion design studio ccccccc to help Tinder reveal the top jobs among their estimated 50 million members who get swiped right. [Watch]
Royal College of Art student Dan Castro calls “Big Finds A Trumpet,” his charming first-year animation film, “A love letter to 50s design and 80s British children’s TV; a love letter to my childhood.” [Watch]
Alain De Botton: “We tend to imagine that we can only become addicted to a few sorts of things. But real addiction is about using something, anything, to keep our real emotions, fears and hopes at bay. There are many more addicts among us than we think.” [Watch]
Snappy, vibrant, and a joy to watch, “Big Buddy Blue” by Zurich motion house Team Tumult is the third film in the Tarp Blanche series commissioned by Swiss bag manufacturers Freitag. [Watch]
