The Collision Awards Releases New Trend Report on The State of Animation in 2025
May 15, 2025
Scholar Showcases Studio Character in Ad-Libs 1.0 Original
Leveraging an array of motion techniques, CD Will Johnson and the Scholar crew unleash their inner characters in this in-house short film “enhancing behavioral type in literal and metaphorically kinetic ways”. [Watch]
Passion Pictures Signs South African Studio Tulips and Chimneys to Commercial Roster
From the release: Passion Pictures today announces the signing of Tulips and Chimneys to its roster of directors for worldwide commercial representation alongside development of animated feature film ‘Biophonica’. [Watch]
Form Play Opens 2024 Playgrounds, The Art Department Festivals in Eindhoven and Berlin
Conjuring a cast of whimsical characters, Brighton studio Form Play stages a series of gently comic vignettes (in the spirit of Saul Bass) for the title sequence of the 2024 Playgrounds, The Art Department festivals in Eindhoven and Berlin. [Watch]
FRAME Assembles the Haller System for USM in Satisfying New Brand Film
The vibrant austerity of the Haller furniture system, a mid-century classic manufactured by Swiss brand USM, receives an appropriately elegant and minimal treatment in this brand film by the team at FRAME in Copenhagen. [Watch]
Aardman and Jungler Stage “McFarmer vs McRancher” Smackdown for McDonald’s
Paris prodco Jungler teams with director Will Studd and the stop-motion mavens at Aardman to frame up a slap-stick proxy burger battle for McDonald’s in France thru agency TBWA. [Watch]
Soft vs Strong: FutureDeluxe for Red Wing Shoes
Executive creative director Ant Baena leads the FutureDeluxe team in stirring up a whirlwind of contrast for heritage US footwear brand Red Wing Shoes to demonstrate “lightweight comfort and rugged durability can seamlessly coexist.” [Watch]
