New visual effects studio LIGHT (based in Bordeaux, with a presence in NY) burst onto the Stash radar this week with these fun and furry Olympic-themed IDs for French free-to-air public television channel France 3. [Watch]
Jungler director Vincent Gibaud takes on the disturbing and recurring problem of pet owners abandoning their animals during the summer months for French animal welfare organization Société Protectrice des Animaux (SPA). [Watch]
Working to the theme “The world ahead”, five teams of students at Gobelins School L’image in Paris craft teasers for the 2021 edition of the venerable Annecy Animation Festival in a wide range of styles and moods. [Watch]
In a welcome break from the snark and one-note violence of many game films, LA director Evan Viera and the crew at Illusorium Studios in Madrid deliver a tranquil and panoramic teaser for the Switch release of Sky: Children of Light. [Watch]
Stop-motion maestro Victor Haegelin, who nailed the fun in this mid-lockdown spot for Expedia, returns with an ambitious looping ode to track and field athletes and the storied Hayward Field at the University of Oregon.
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Marilena Vatseri, EP and managing director at NOMINT in London: “The story of ‘Cupcake’ centers on a baker who experiences a change of heart by recognizing love in its many different forms through the magical intervention of some proactive cake-toppers.” [Watch]
