Hornet Adds Eric Lane to Global Roster of Directors
October 15, 2025
Nexus Studios director Johnny Kelly’s animated character mastery takes many forms and this latest, a musical romp for Austria’s Energie AG thru Vienna agency Studio Sonntag, merges live-action sockets and CG lip-sync. [Watch]
The South Korean creative duo of 3D artist Seong Jae Hoon (aka Ticcle) and motion designer Jae Sung Kim (aka Motionkey) find life lessons in the structure and mechanics of a cassette tape in this carefully rendered personal work. [Watch]
Audi’s four-ring badge takes on steely new dimensions in these three brand IDs styled by FutureDeluxe thru agency BBH London and airing on Sky Sports F1 ahead of the 2025/26 Formula 1 season. [Watch]
Cape Town director/designer Grant Franck blends a full toolbox of motion, CG, VFX, and AI into this dynamic hybrid work, part of Puma’s SpeedCat global campaign for Austria PUMA Dassler GmbH. [Watch]
UK fashion director/photographer Jordan Hemingway launches the new Anatomic Denim global campaign for G-STAR thru Amsterdam agency Longstoryshort® with London studios Purple Martin and Microdot handling the VFX. [Watch]
The Stash crew are very excited to announce the first edition of our new print project, the STASH ANNUAL, will ship November 15 and is available now for worldwide pre-order. [Watch]
Glasgow animation and VFX studio Revenant, whose work and news we track here, just dropped us the trailer for The Pony Express, an atmospheric sci-fi feature currently in development with funding from Screen Scotland. [Watch]
NotReal’s long and prolific relationship with Mircrosft continues with the release of this vivacious film designed to emphasize the fun and friendly side of connecting communities with Microsoft’s Teams platform. [Watch]
A wonderful short film for anyone interested in craft and work/life balance, this passion project from directors Danae Gosset, Santiago Carrasquilla, and Fabián Palacios V. introduces us to Luis Benz, a 70-year old sign painter of singular character. [Watch]
Visceral action rendered with exacting draftsmanship by director Louve Sarfati Karnas and the animation crew at The Line in London elevate this new launch trailer for Supergiant Games’ Hades II franchise set for release on Sept 25. [Watch]
CD Miguel Rato and the CG specialists at Steelworks team with live action production duo Rebecca and Kevin Joelson for this dreamy and flower-infused take on comfort and sleep for luxury bedding brand Boll and Branch. [Watch]
The motion crew at Copenhagen CG studio FRAME channel all the elegance and sophistication associated with the venerable German luxury brand Montblanc into this film for the company’s Digital Pen and Digital Paper tablet. [Watch]
XK studio directors Alexa Sirbu and Lukas Vojir add a playful touch to their signature CG motion experiments in this sequence that opened the 2025 edition of the OFFFMX design conference in Mexico City. [Watch]
UK animator/artist/iconoclast Cyriak Harris brings his talent for smile-inducing surreality back to commissioned music videos on this track off the debut album from English actor/comedian/podcaster Adam Buxton. [Watch]
