The Collision Awards Releases New Trend Report on The State of Animation in 2025
May 15, 2025
Sibling Rivalry Welcomes James F. Coton to Director Roster
From the release: Sibling Rivalry today announces the addition of James F. Coton to its roster of directors. Known for his high-energy, visually kinetic style, Coton brings a bold and evolving creative voice to the Sibling Rivalry team, one shaped by a global mix of pop culture, anime, hip-hop, and cinematic craft. [Watch]
Sarah Beth Morgan Explores The Personal Side of Creative Industry in Ghost Frame Podcast
Billing her new podcast as “narrative nonfiction exploring the creative industry through storytelling”, director Sarah Beth Morgan promises the five biweekly Ghost Frame episodes are not just for animators. [Watch]
Preview All the Motion Projects Selected for Stash 171
The planet’s only streaming platform dedicated to motion design, animation, and VFX (aka the Stash Permanent Collection) keeps growing with the 31 new and outstanding video projects included in Stash 171. [Watch]
Soandsau and Prose on Pixels Break Out the “Good Kind of Fun” for Babybel
Wonderful Minion-influenced CG character work here from French directing duo soandsau (aka SOphie Deiss & Jean-Christophe SAUrel) and the animation team at Prose on Pixels (POP), the in-house production arm of agency Havas/BETC. [Watch]
Jeff Low and Untold Studios Blow it Up for Confused.com
We’re coining the sub-genre “minimalist VFX comedy” for this understated and bone-dry spot from Biscuit director Jeff Low and London’s Untold Studio thru Leo Burnett for Confused.com, the UK financial services comparison platform. [Watch]
Samsonite Takes a Beating from Rocketscience Lab and Kulfi Collective
Working with Mumbai studio Kulfi Collective, directing duo Vidya Sharma and Rajesh Thomas from Rocketscience Lab sculpt a dramatic multi-spot CG campaign showcasing the features and durability of Samsonite’s Curv Technology. [Watch]
