Sibling Rivalry Welcomes James F. Coton to Director Roster
May 13, 2025
In their third campaign for Van Cleef & Arpels’ Alhambra collection, TROUBLEMAKERS directors by Burcu & Geoffrey continue their magic mix of pristine CG luxury contrasted with softly illustrated flora and fauna. [Watch]
In one of the most surprising (and striking) collaborations of 2020, Encyclopedia Pictura director Isaiah Saxon conjures a magical and melancholy tale for Adult Swim anchored on music from Brooklyn indie rock band Dirty Projectors. [Watch]
Director Paul Shtyler and the design/animation crew at playd®team in Moscow update the image of venerable German electronics brand LOEWE with this CG brand film introducing a new collection of televisions and smart speakers. [Watch]
London director/illustrator/animator Pencil Bandit applies his skills for creating what he calls “goofy and candy-colored” characters to a pair of spots for new UK SIM-only mobile network SMARTY. [Watch]
Studio AKA director Manddy Wyckens elevates the cross-mountain adventures of ultra trail running couple Katie Schide and Germain Grangier to mythical status with sweeping and stylized animated sequences for Swiss sporting goods company ON. [Watch]
Hornet Director Peter Sluszka leads his stop-motion team into a surreal and emotional world of hand-made wonder to emphasize the importance of imagination as a motivational force when faced with terminal illness. [Watch]
Damon Lindelof, aka A-list screenwriter and multi-Emmy-winning creator/showrunner of HBO’s adaptation of Watchmen, details the origin of his love of comic books with animated help from director Ivan Dixon and the crew at Studio Showoff in Melbourne. [Watch]
Directors Henrique Bueno and Two Lost Kids at Brazilian prodco The Youth whip together multiple facets of Japanese pop culture into a frothy concoction for the national launch of Wasabi flavored Doritos. [Watch]
São Paulo’s Zombie Studio continues their commitment to helping wildlife and environmental causes with their latest work for WWF – an animated appeal to help save pangolins, the mammal most threatened by wildlife trafficking. [Watch]
Blinkink director Alex Grigg says he’s “always wondered what goes on inside a kid’s mind when they taste something delicious for the first time.” He got the chance to explore just that in this spot for Nestle’s NaturNes line of baby food. [Watch]
Passion directors MegaComputeur, best known for their sharp comedic work, steer a more serious course here creating a marine metaphor for the disorientation and fear that Alzheimer’s can cause patients and their families. [Watch]
Directors Saman Kesh and Justin Daashuur Hopkins tap into all the pent up schadenfreude you feel for internet trolls in this breakout music video for Makeup & Vanity Set (aka Nashville electronic producer Matthew Pusti). [Watch]
The Stash Permanent Collection continues to expand with STASH 143 adding another 31 outstanding motion projects plus behind the scenes features and exclusive interviews. Check the two-minute preview to see the new inductees. [Watch]
The Adult Swim Smalls series of short films continue to generate smiles with off-kilter motion experiments like this low-key comic treat from director/animator Michael Marczewski in London. [Watch]
