With Xmas only 12 days away it’s high time we rounded up some offbeat animated holiday videos including Maki Yoshikura’s surreal looping magic in “Christmas Sausage,” Superfiction’s stylized quest for missing reindeer in “Merry Christmas,” and Mill+’s understated look at over-indulgence in “The Dinner.” [Watch]
Creative duo Burcu Sankur and Geoffrey Godet began combining their respective illustration and 3D talents while attending French animation school Supinfocom. Now, with representation in Europe, the UK, and the US, they still make time to create personal projects like this :60 charmer about the snack food chain. [Watch]
I’ll admit even after reading Luke Saunders’ synopsis of his animated short “The Fisherman,” I have no real idea of what’s going on or if part of it somehow takes place underwater or not – but when a film is this good looking it just doesn’t seem to matter much. [Watch]
If this montage of nutty loops from Jay Grandin and the Giant Ant crew for Disney XD’s LOL app doesn’t banish your pre-holiday blues we suggest you seek professional help for whatever Scrooge-like affliction may be eating away at your soul. [Watch]
The Berln-based Polish duo of motion designer Dominik Grejc and art director/illustrator Maria Giemza craft the real-life narrative of a young girl in Kabul whose life turns around thanks to Skateistan, a non-profit using skateboards to connect at-risk youth to education in Afghanistan, Cambodia, and South Africa. [Watch]
Carlín Díaz, a Venezuelan illustrator/animator/director now living in Paris, infuses his sweet and lush new music video for “Lilac” from Norwegian indie rockers Kakkmaddafakka with the updated spirit of French post-impressionist Henri Rousseau. [Watch]
