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London-based French animator Jonathan Djob Nkondo, who we last saw opening the GLAS Animation Festival with an eccentric and enigmatic sequence, just released this exhilarating short film “Little Taste of Joy”. [Watch]
The Mill gathers a massive multi-national VFX team to conjure multiple levels of evil and darkness in this ominous launch trailer for Diablo IV, the latest installment of Blizzard’s blockbuster action RPG arriving June 6. [Watch]
Diogo Kalil, who recently directed this powerful piece for the Irish charity Dublin Simon Community, continues his exploration of AI imagery but with a drastically different tone in this new video for Polish hardcore band Węże. [Watch]
In their latest adventure into CG magic realism, creative director Igor Sordokhonov and the crew of 3D explorers at Media.Work conjure a series of tableaux reimagining technology and artifacts related to data postprocessing. [Watch]
If you’re looking for feel-good vibes and a happy ending, this is not your short film. But if you love satire, fearless art direction, and 1920s-influenced character design, we highly recommend watching Mr. Pete & the Iron Horse. [Watch]
Brazilian director/animator Filipe Consoni and the animation team at Fern in Atlanta mark Mental Health Awareness Month with a dramatic journey through surreal worlds to drive home the message “no one is ever truly alone”. [Watch]
Syndrome Studio co-founders Mars Sandoval and Micah Hancock in LA: “A political thriller with a classic rock band at the heart, What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears? uncovers the hidden story behind the band’s 1970 Eastern Europe tour”. [Watch]
London CG studio Panoply fosters a culture of active curiosity when it comes to their chosen medium, producing a steady flow of in-house motion experiments. That restless R&D mindset recently caught the attention of Marvel Studios. [Watch]
Hot on the heels of his frenetic streetwear spot for Adidas, Amsterdam director/digital artist Menno Fokma shifts gears for a fashion-forward sci-fi vibe in this virtual production mixing live-action and VFX for Dutch retailer Zeeman. [Watch]
The SCAD Fashion program kicked off its 2023 live runway show with this ambitious film by Scholar director/CD Chris Finn (SCAD B.F.A, 2015) combining dance, motion design, and AI with garments by 100 graduating students. [Watch]
Golden Wolf director/CD Stefan Falconer, whose talents elevated this powerful Adidas Football/Manchester United work, serves up a series of over-the-top spots to help Coca-Cola’s new OOHA soda make noise in the crowded Thai market. [Watch]
Director Yibi Hu and the team at Future Power Station in London craft an energized, anime-flavored teaser for the upcoming animated series The Tale of Kitsune from the art and music NFT collection Capsule House. [Watch]
The new crime drama City on Fire (based on the novel by Garth Risk Hallberg) hit Apple TV+ with hardcore typographic grit setting the tone in these main titles by Imaginary Forces CDs Karin Fong and Rob Slychuk. [Watch]
Justin Hackney, a London-based CD/director and founder of the AI community Realdreams.io, is on a mission to share and democratize generative creative tools. With this short film, he “unveils a cinematic odyssey through time and space.” [Watch]
