A sweet story based on the real-life experience of a retired and recently widowed former Russian cosmonaut staying at a Ritz-Carlton resort in China, directed by Le Cube thru Final Frontier for Saatchi & Saatchi and Team One. [Watch]
Nashville director/animator Allen Laseter interprets a real (and wonderfully surreal) voicemail left for the Lagunitas Brewing Company by a very appreciative customer named Special K. [Watch]
FITC’s Ideas in Motion design conference opened in Toronto this week on an intriguing note set by this title sequence crafted by hometown motion studio IAMSTATIC and a cool track by John Black at Cypher Audio. [Watch]
In their “98% Human” spot, PETA made it very clear they don’t allow animals to be used in the filming of their commercials, so it was up to German VFX company Mackevision to make sure Lucky the pig was indistinguishable from the real thing. [Watch]
The pigment used to print the labels onto Absolut’s 2018 limited edition Love bottle are made from the ink stripped from signs and banners gathered at far-right hate rallies on three continents. [Watch]
A young woman’s lipstick and eyeshadow come to life and help her find new love in the latest web film for venerable cosmetics brand Shiseido with post and animation by Japanese studios Digital Eggs and My Working. [Watch]
