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McDonalds “Enjoy the Now”

Passion Paris directing duo Timekeepers (aka Stephane Montel and Raoul Barbet) launch their animation studio Capsule with the yearnings of reincarnated fast food lovers in this spot for McDonald’s Switzerland. [Watch]

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A Fine Day Out with Gumball and Darwin

Cartoon Network’s Gumball and Darwin Watterson face nonstop peril and pandemonium in this skateboard sequence courtesy of London animator Simon Landrein (aka half of Passion directing duo McBess and Simon). [Watch]

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Gorillaz Return in “Saturnz Barz (Spirit House)”

They weren’t the first virtual animated band but they were the coolest. Sorry, ARE the coolest. After seven years, 2D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle and Russel Hobbs (aka Gorillaz) are back with a new album and most importantly a new video. [Watch]

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Best of Stash 2016: Music Videos

Most often fueled by passion rather than proper budgets, music videos are the wild west of media genres – a place where passion and promise more than compensate for a director’s lack of experience or connections, or both. Have a look at the nine most intriguing examples Stash published this year. [Watch]

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Nice Shoes Creative Studio Adds CG Director Andy Zazzera

From the release: CG Director Andy Zazzera has joined Nice Shoes Creative Studio, adding to the NYC-based studio’s growth. Zazzera comes to Nice Shoes after working with SpeakeasyFX, Sarofsky Corp, and Buck, contributing to projects for Capri Sun, Huggies, Verizon, and Oreo. His experience also extends to many of Marvel’s latest hits, where he led […] [Watch]

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Psyop Alumnus Laurent Barthelemy Joins Interstate Directors’ Group as Partner

From the release: Interstate, the new award-winning directors’ group founded by executive producer Danny Rosenbloom and director Yann Mabille, is pleased to welcome Laurent Barthelemy as a Partner/Director, where he will be represented exclusively for the US market. In the director’s chair, Barthelemy will leverage his performing arts roots to craft visually-driven emotional narratives for […] [Watch]

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