From the National Film Board of Canada: “In the voiceover for this animated short, a young woman attempts to describe herself, casting her life in the ideal light that society expects. “The film’s imagery, however, tells a different story, poignantly illustrating the intense anxiety that comes with the quest for perfection and the pursuit of […] [Watch]
Director/animator Sava Zivkovic, whose Irradiation short film and Huxley trailer I highly recommend, is actively seeking development partners for his own animated sci-fi feature called “BECKONING” with the help of this proof of concept trailer. [Watch]
UK duo Sad Night Dynamite (aka Josh Greacen and Archie Blagden), who Equate Magazine described as “The Blair Witch Project meets Gorillaz”, team with Canadian director/VFX artist Lucas Hrubizna for a riveting and unrelenting nightmare. [Watch]
Directors Artem Shcherbakov and Otar Berov rally an international crew of artists and animators to rescue a failed commercial pitch and transform it into a genre-hopping tale of standing up to your greatest fears. [Watch]
Emmy-nominated British director/artist Em Cooper hand-animates oil paint into a surreal exploration of the space between dreaming and wakefulness for the Special Edition release of The Beatles’ “I’m Only Sleeping”. [Watch]
Duggee, the large and lovable dog who anchors Studio AKA’s BAFTA and EMMY-winning pre-school series Hey Duggee, leads the charge in this special episode helping make young Ukrainian arrivals to the UK feel more at home. [Watch]
