Director/animator Daniel Stankler in London: “The French 79 album, ‘Joshua’, is about [founder Simon Henner’s] childhood in Marseille, and so Marseille was quite important for the film. [Watch]
Passion Pictures’ stop motion maven Mark Waring, who counts Tim Burton’s “Corpse Bride” and Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” among his many credits, conjures a heartwarming tale of cooperation and trade for Standard Chartered bank thru TBWA/Singapore. [Watch]
Division director Francois Rousselet and the Mathematic animation team in Paris mix live-action with inky animation in this homage to Glen Keane’s Oscar-winning animated short “Dear Basketball” for Nike China thru Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai. [Watch]
Propelled by quirky hand-drawn animation and gentle humor, this new spot from the team at Buck thru R/GA for marketing automation and email platform Mailchimp, offers entrepreneurs hope and encouragement in tough times. [Watch]
São Paulo animation studio Factory Brasil and agency FCB Health Brasil help Nestlé Health Science mark National Nutritionist Day with this gentle and touching story of a healthcare professional who refuses to give up on her patient. [Watch]
A thoughtful and ultimately emotional look at the world in 2020, “Right Now” is the latest in-house short film from Vancouver’s Giant Ant, written by studio co-founder and ECD Jay Grandin. [Watch]
