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Somei Unleashes the Power of the iQOO Neo9 Phone

With this ambitious blend of live-action with CG characters, 2D effects, and AI, Shanghai-based director/motion designer Somei Sun unleashes a visceral allegory for the extreme electronics packed into the new iQOO Neo9 phone. [Watch]

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Matt Partridge Trips Back to the Video Store in “Movie Night!” Giphy Short

London animation director Matt Partridge, who recently signed onto the Passion Pictures roster, is back with more 2D animated fun for Giphy – a short blast of video store nostalgia called Movie Night!. [Watch]

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FutureProof ’24 Motion Design Conference Hits Ringling College March 11-15

FutureProof ’24, The Motion Design Conference at Ringling College will be held on campus from March 11th to 15th with a range of speakers including: Imaginary Forces, CNN Design, and Disney Live Entertainment. [Watch]

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In the Bag: TACTYC ‘s Three New Films for Michael Kors

Hard on the heels of their fabulous holiday spot for Devialet (featured in Stash 163), the crew at Munich animation/design studio TACTYC delivers three fashion-first films for luxury accessories and ready-to-wear brand Michael Kors. [Watch]

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GMUNK Explores Patterns of a Digital Consciousness in “Synapse Code” Short Film

Exactly a year after releasing his ambient film First Breath, digital artist/director/motion designer GMUNK (aka Bradley G Munkowitz) drops another intriguing visual meditation with respiration and neural exploration at its core. [Watch]

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The Sweet Side of Luxury: Floating Point Art Elevate Biscuits for Rivon

Director Jie Liou and Taipei studio Floating Point Art (who recently dropped their first in-house short film Origin) are back with more meticulously crafted CG in this spot for Taiwanese luxury food brand Rivon. [Watch]

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OFFF Launches 2024 Festival in Barcelona, April 4-6

With the aim of promoting creative talent in the fields of design and digital arts, OFFF offers three full days of inspiring talks, workshops, masterclasses, a design market, networking, and other exhibition activities. [Watch]

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Savage Films Celebrates the Healing Power of Imagination for Emmie’s Books

Director/founder Alex Black at Savage Films in London conjures an uplifting fantasy-adventure in this film for UK charity Emmie’s Books to mark Childhood Cancer Day and highlight the benefits of sparking the imagination of children in hospital. [Watch]

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Off the Beaten Bike Path: TOMASZEWICZ studio Releases “Past Time Rush” Short Film

London’s TOMASZEWICZ studio, whose CG powers consistently delight in both personal films like Power Junk and commissioned work like Fila Kids, just released their newest motion experiment called Past Time Rush. [Watch]

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Telly Awards Deadline is Extended to April 5th

Entering The Telly Awards honors your hard work by presenting your projects to the industry’s best producers, leaders and creatives from companies such as Netflix, Adobe, National Geographic and Meta. [Watch]

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Sunglasses at Night: MinimalChat’s Ray-Ban Refractions

Seba Morales and Bel R. Tarducci at MinimalChat in La Plata, Argentina, elevate Ray-Ban’s 4323 model to an objet d’art by playing with the refractive possibilities of the sunglasses’s acrylic components. [Watch]

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Pictoplasma Berlin 2024 is Sold Out! But Fear Not, You Can Still Catch the Online Live Broadcast

This year we’re broadcasting all 2024 conference lectures and screenings (May 2–4) as a real-time online stream – for you to enjoy from the comfort of your couch. [Watch]

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Masters & Savant Makes Sure Apple Gets the Message

Director Chris Lockhart and the motion crew at South African studio Masters & Savant craft a sleek and cheeky product film parody as part of Google’s (ultimately successful) campaign urging Apple to update their iMessage platform. [Watch]

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BUCK Delivers FedEx Heroes in New “Tall Tales” Campaign

ECD Kevin Walker and CDs Fernando Bittar & Janice Ahn lead the BUCK team as they conjure a kinetic mix of 3D and 2D animation for a series of real-life “Tall Tales of True Deliveries” for FedEx thru BBDO. [Watch]