Untold Studios Adds Ben Hampshire as Executive Director in Los Angeles Studio
April 28, 2025
Unlisted director/animator Julian Frost (who broke the internet and awards circuit in 2013 with “Dumb Ways to Die”) celebrates keeping kids’ dreams alive in this sweet short film for the Children’s Cancer Institute Australia. [Watch]
UK furniture brand MADE doubles down on its “Never Ordinary” tagline in this surreal departure directed by Fabrice Le Nezet with production and VFX all handled at Optical Arts in London thru agency Wonderhood Studios. [Watch]
Park Village directors Jorik Dozy and Sil van der Woerd (aka Studio Birthplace) continue their quest to inspire change on ecological/humanitarian issues with this oil-soaked spot for The Woolmark Company. [Watch]
In their third film produced for TED-Ed and the World Economic Forum, director/illustrator Christoph Sarow and Portugal-based animation studio AIM Creative reveal the perils and pleasures faced by freelancers in today’s economy. [Watch]
Director Raj Davsi and the FutureDeluxe design and animation crew translate the aural aptitude of the new Beosound Theatre Soundbar into a visual journey of fantasy and fabric for Danish luxury audio brand Bang & Olufsen. [Watch]
From the team at Media.Work: “In striving to capture a gracious sense of beauty and bring out the flip side of the fashion world, we created a series of films connected with an emotional reading of natural landscapes, revealing seasonal changes. [Watch]
After nine influential years leading design teams at Microsoft, Nando Costa moved his talents to Google in March 2022 as director of design outreach and the effects can be seen here, in his collaboration with German studio Someform. [Watch]
The first in a compelling new series of research films from the CG-futurists at XK studio in London, XKR_001 “examines the aesthetics of footwear and the craft of tailoring in a digital realm.” [Watch]
Director David Pagaille and the 2D animation team at Passion Paris spent a full year crafting this energized 5 1/2-minute trailer/short film for the launch of the latest edition of Warframe, Digital Extremes’ free-to-play sci-fi game. [Watch]
In the first spot of a new campaign highlighting how Squarespace “Helps Creators Build Their Own Empire”, ManvsMachine visualizes the dreams of a young fashion designer and her stitches to riches ambitions. [Watch]
Working with Wieden+Kennedy London, MJZ director Craig Gillespie (Cruella, I, Tonya) and VFX house Time Based Arts crash fearlessly thru walls of all sorts to empower money underdogs for British bank Revolut. [Watch]
If you need a break from the marketing and commerce-driven motion industry, this ambient art film by Brooklyn sculptor and digital artist Dev Harlan may be just the visual oasis you’re looking for. [Watch]
Merging 3D character scans and CG chaos into drone and 360 live-action footage, Builders Club translate a glitchy gaming aesthetic into a world-building exercise for Swiss sportswear brand On Running and their new Cloudgo trainers. [Watch]
You’re feel-good moment of the day just arrived with this richly layered promo for British electronic duo Snakehips and American rapper Duckwrth by the master of color and chaos himself, Ruffmercy (aka UK director Russ Murphy). [Watch]
