Léa Esmaili & BlinkInk Go Mad for Ashnikko’s “Trinkets”

Director Léa Esmaili, freshly signed to BlinkInk last fall, lets loose her inner maniac in this bizarro mashup of live-action, CG, and stop-motion, a perfect next step in the evolving eccentricities of American singer/songwriter Ashnikko. [Watch]

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Creature Comforts Meets Crypto: Aardman Explores “Human Nature” for Coinbase

A full 36 years after the release of Aardman’s Oscar-winning stop-motion short “Creature Comforts”, the Plasticine pop-vox format continues to inspire with Coinbase commissioning this latest homage thru their in-house agency. [Watch]

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Anthony Dickenson and 1stAveMachine Unfold “Soft Gradient Beckons” for Rival Consoles

Join 1stAveMachine director Anthony Dickenson as he assembles 5,000 hand-painted frames into a mesmeric music video for London-based electronic musician Rival Consoles (aka Ryan Lee West). The in-depth BTS starts at 3:00. [Watch]

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Zombie Studio Helps Second Nurture Celebrate All Families

Directors Paulo Garcia and Natalia Gouvea at Zombie Studio merge stop-motion with 2D and 3D animation plus real-time projection to craft an emotional six-minute film celebrating adoptive families for US nonprofit Second Nurture. [Watch]

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Nicos Livesey Stops at Nothing for 2025 UEFA Women’s Euro

Blinkink director Nicos Livesey and BBC Creative (who teamed on this breakout 2018 World Cup work) just dropped another craft-heavy soccer spot, a stop-motion spectacle for BBC’s coverage of the 2025 UEFA Women’s Euro. [Watch]