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Johnny Kelly and Andy Gent Untangle “The Monster” for Back Market

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]

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Flavor Opens Half Rez Event with Puppet Madness

The Half Rez motion design event returned live to Chicago this year with a packed house and this opening from the team at Flavor who slammed together 2D, 3D, AI, VR, and mo-capped puppets into a mad visual rampage. [Watch]

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“Don’t Fear the Finger” Fights Prostate Cancer with Musical Comedy

Landia directing duo 1985 and Papamusic in Buenos Aires take finger puppets to the next level in this singing and dancing tribute to the benefits of getting probed for prostate cancer. [Watch]

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Unboxing Amazon Music with Stevie Gee & Essy May at Blinkink

Take a peek behind the scenes as Blinkink directing duo Stevie Gee & Essy May whip together 2D animation, stop-motion, CG, puppets, and VFX into a genre-skipping 60-second treat for Amazon Music thru Droga5 London. [Watch]

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Oatly “The New Norm&Al Show” Episodes by Conor Finnegan and Nexus

Friends Norm and Al attempt to de-complexify the complexities of switching to a plant-based lifestyle in this off-kilter and often awkward series of five shorts from Nexus director Conor Finnegan with puppets built by Andy Gent. [Watch]

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BlinkInk’s Renee Zhan Asks “What’s that Lurking in the Basement?”

In her debut work with London prodco BlinkInk, director Renee Zhan mixes heavy metal and horror tropes in a puppet-driven appeal to Austrians to exterminate the old and inefficient furnaces hulking in their basements. [Watch]