Danish Director Casper Balslev Signs with Institute
July 17, 2025
Mother & ManvsMachine File the Peanut Butter for Reese’s
Following on with their fetish for filling random objects with peanut butter (like shoes and eggs), ManvsMachine, Mother, and Reese’s acknowledge the end of summer and a return to work with their next PB vessel, a filing cabinet. [Watch]
Studio AKA Get “Blown Away” for Admiral Insurance
Director Steve Small and the animation crew at Studio AKA in London showcase their talents for understated wit and comedic timing in this 30-second charmer full of wonderful character quirks for UK insurance company Admiral. [Watch]
Pictoplasma Character Design Conference Returns to New York October 26/27
The one and only Pictoplasma, aka the creative center of the character design universe, returns to New York for its ninth NYC edition this fall, taking over the SVA Theatre on West 23rd Street – October 26 and 27th. [Watch]
The Mundane Becomes Mesmerizing in Jovan Todorović’s “SCHWER” Music Video for Paul Kalkbrenner
Interesting first work out of Mother Berlin finds BWGTBLD director Jovan Todorović building an extraordinary world from mundane moments and volumetrically scanned humans for German techno icon Paul Kalkbrenner. [Watch]
Orange “The Compil des Bleues” Spot Uses VFX to Reveal Gender Bias in Soccer
Carefully curated archival footage combined with consummate Flame work from the team at Prodigious makes the case that women’s soccer is just as exciting as the male brand in this powerful demo of gender bias in sports. [Watch]
India Barnardo Steps Into the Director’s Chair With “Cat and Moth” Short Film
Animator India Barnardo, whose feature film credits include Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Sea Beast, makes her directorial debut with the release of this charming romp called Cat and Moth. [Watch]
