Sunhye Kim, a motion design student at VDAS in South Korea, grabbed our attention with this vibrant spec spot for French luggage brand DOT-DROPS highlighting the customization fun of their optional sticker kits. [Watch]
Prawta Annez on her film “Towels” created during her studies at Falmouth University in Cornwall, England: “Territory can be claimed in many different ways, be it borders or walls. In summer, however, it’s towels. [Watch]
Director/animator Di Lu (who now works at Pixar) reveals the perils of character design critiques in her thesis film “Super Generic” completed during her time in the Computer Animation program at the Ringling College of Art and Design. [Watch]
Director/animator Jeremy Schaefer at the Ringling College of Art and Design: “‘The Box Assassin’ is a short film about a pizza delivery boy’s unforgettable night of running into a slick, legendary assassin that defeats his enemies in clever ways you couldn’t imagine.” [Watch]
Director/animator Oh Yu Jun in South Korea: “Ono No Michikaze was a Japanese calligrapher who lived in the Heian period (794–1185) and as the story goes, one day when he was feeling inadequate about his calligraphy he took a walk outside in the rain. [Watch]
An allegory about the dangers of following your deepest instincts, “Sous la Glace” (Under the Ice), a CG short film by six students at École des Nouvelles Images comes wrapped in the most sublime digital cinematography we’ve seen this year. [Watch]
