Tonic DNA Warms Hearts and the Holidays for Highmark

Heartwarming CG spots from Montreal animation studio Tonic DNA have become a Christmas staple (see here and here), with this year’s effort focused on food insecurity during the holidays in a campaign for US insurance brand Highmark. [Watch]

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Spot Studio Merges Gaudí and Glasses for Etnia Barcelona

Directors Nicolás Cañellas and Mikel Pascal at Spot Studio in Barcelona infuse the colors and iconography of Antoni Gaudí’s architectural masterwork Casa Batlló into limited-edition sunglasses from eyewear brand Etnia Barcelona. [Watch]

TELSTRA Ghost & Girl commercial by Steve Rogers and Matematic | STASH MAGAZINE

Ghost & Goth Girl Bond Over Smashing Pumpkins in Telstra Holiday Spot

In his first venture into animation, Revolver director Steve Rogers taps the deep experience of Mathematic to craft the tale of two lost souls and how they find each other during the holidays thru Bear Meets Eagle On Fire and +61. [Watch]

Flush with Success: Abra.Network Defines Bathroom Tranquility for Omnires

The team at Warsaw motion studio Abra.Network (whose work we track here), lift the lid on one of the most refined and elegant brand films you’ll see this year – that just happens to be for a toilet. [Watch]

WAVE Short Film by Masaki Mizuno and Khaki | STASH MAGAZINE

Masaki Mizuno Drives AI with CG in New Short Film “WAVE”

Director, VFX artist, and CEO Masaki Mizuno at Tokyo prodco Khaki, just dropped us his latest visual experiment, an hypnotic short film where the VFX result from an innovative pipeline where CG drives modified AI tools. [Watch]