Nexus Studios director Laurie Rowan powers up the kitschy fun of an 80s training montage in this keynote film for Google’s I/O 2026 event, a cheeky and tactile merger of 3D animation, puppetry, and AI. [Watch]
Men’s grooming brand MANSCAPED makes their Super Bowl debut in style with a musical cast of hairballs lamenting untimely separation from their males – all courtesy of MJZ directors The Perlorian Brothers and agency Quality Meats. [Watch]
Using an heartwarming mix of felt puppetry and CG animation, director Stephane Berla and Paris prodco Eddy fight loneliness in the Belgian city of Bruges this holiday season on behalf of charity De Warmste Week and broadcaster VRT. [Watch]
Take a peek at the making of Group Session, the bonkers, nine-minute puppet extravaganza by Dutch creative houses Studio Mals and Setreset that made it’s premiere as the opening film at OFFF Barcelona 2024. [Watch]
After a glory-filled rampage thru the festival circuit, Tiny Little Cartoons (aka Eric Paperth and Tyler March) let loose their interplanetary musical comedy about the moon’s quest for a celestial body that appreciates him on adult swim SMALLS. [Watch]
Nexus director Johnny Kelly melds stop-motion, 2D/3D animation, and the talents of UK puppetmaster Andy Gent into a message advocating conscious consumption for renewed devices marketplace Back Market. [Watch]
