Like they did for their Moscow Coat of Arms project, Russian animation studio Petrick united a cast of illustration and animation talent to craft this brand film/music video to launch Yandex.Music’s non-profit label Birds Records. [Watch]
Directed by Brazilian animators Pedro Conti and Fernando Peque (alumni of Disney’s Moana and multiple DreamWorks projects), the video for “In My Heart” by American singer-songwriter Ron Artis II is a feel-good ode to making deeper connections. [Watch]
Director/animators Valère Amirault and Lili Des Bellons shatter the convention of rendering future dystopias in depressing tones in this vivid and dynamic CG sci-fi/fantasy for “5th Season” by French artists La Fine Equipe and Fakear. [Watch]
Here’s your inspiration break for the day: a two-minute preview of STASH 137 – the latest compilation of 31 energizing motion design, animation, and VFX projects inducted into the Stash Permanent Collection. [Watch]
Japanese director/animator Hideki Inaba, who jumped onto the Stash radar back in 2015 with this breakout piece, returns with a new video showcasing his signature brand of hypnotic CG complexity called “Tape” for Swedish duo Canigou. [Watch]
The first third of this music video by director Ian Pons Jewell (for UK musician/comedian Beardyman) is good fun but then at the 1:40 mark – thanks to the VFX crew at ETC – it turns into one of the most intense Pinocchio parodies of all time. [Watch]
