The Collision Awards Releases New Trend Report on The State of Animation in 2025
May 15, 2025
Best of Stash 2021: VFX
In the right hands, the superpower of digital visual effects allows the impossible to be recast as reality. When thoughtfully integrated with live-action to support (rather than upstage) the narrative, the results can be magical. [Watch]
Best of Stash 2021: Game Films
From classic cartoon comedy by a Pixar veteran to a nine-minute photoreal post-apocalyptic epic, these eight very different films produced for the gaming industry all feature strong character development and exceptional attention to detail. [Watch]
Best of Stash 2021: 3D Style
These films represent the ongoing golden age of CG and some of the most innovative designers and directors of what we call 3D Style – a genre Stash defines as a form of digital magic realism fueled by vigorous experimentation. [Watch]
Edeka “Drip” Holiday Spot by Christopher Riggert and The Mill
Disguised as a Disney animated feature trailer, this holiday spot for German grocery retailer Edeka – by Anorak director Christopher Riggert and the animation/VFX team at The Mill – packs a powerful environmental message. [Watch]
Artjail Adds Design CD Matt Greenwood, CG Leads Jonathan Lee and Weichieh Yu
From the release: Artjail is capping a busy year with a spate of new creative hires. The studio, with offices in New York and Toronto, has tapped Matt Greenwood as its new Design Creative Director. Further bolstering its creative resources, it’s also named Jonathan Lee and Weichieh Yu as CG Leads. [Watch]
The Mill Adds Directors Rauri Cantelo, Nevil Bernard and Tim Fox to its Roster
From the release: The Mill, a Technicolor Creative Studio, today announced the addition of three new Directors to its roster for global representation: Live-Action and Design Director Rauri Cantelo and Design and Animation Directors Nevil Bernard, and Tim Fox. [Watch]
