Li Xuan Reveals the Soft Side of AI in Music Video for Roy Wang’s “The Star Shepherd”

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]

Florian Perron & Polvo Check In for Accor Holiday Film

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]

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Intelligence & Intention: Kutuko Studio Drops “ANIMALS” Short

CD Carlos Cabrera and the team at Kutuko in Madrid, take a minute off from commissioned work to adjust their creative process and produce a startling film they describe as “a visceral collision of instinct, craft, and AI-driven exploration.” [Watch]

Flooul Trips Back in Time for Brazilian Rapper Emicida

Co-directors Pedro Conti and Diego Maia at Flooul Animation in São Paulo, transport viewers back to the tumultuous last years of 20th century Brazil in this dense and dynamic video for rapper/songwriter and cultural icon Emicida. [Watch]

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Two to Tango: Pierre Dupaquier & Digital District Dance Up a Storm for CANAL+

Paris VFX force Digital District and Iconoclast director Pierre Dupaquier (one half of directing duo We Are From LA), choreograph the collaboration of cinema in this rousing brand film for French broadcaster CANAL+ thru agency BETC. [Watch]

Political Spin: King+Country Opens “Death by Lightning” With a Sinister Zoetrope

Stash has covered our share of ambitious and intricate zoetrope-inspired films but these opening titles for the Netflix historical drama miniseries Death by Lightning is the first we’ve seen to use the device for an era-appropriate project. [Watch]