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June 3, 2025
Director Joachim Back and The Vanity Play the “Claw Game”
Toronto VFX and post house The Vanity (whose best work we track here), supplies the visual fun in this spot directed by Oscar-winner Joachim Back thru Partners Film and agency Broken Heart Love Affair for The Rec Room. [Watch]
Animorsels Halloween Meet Up Haunts Nottingham Oct. 24
Animation and motion folk! Take a break from the keyframes and the join us at Animorsels on Oct. 24 for a spooky evening of animated fun and drinks featuring ghoulish short animations and a talk by Davey “Swatpaz” Ferguson. [Watch]
Airplan Keeps the Drama High in “Playing to Survive” Titles
Building on the lyrical and emotional power of David Bowie’s “Heroes”, the animation team at Airplan Studio brings period style and plenty of drama to the title sequence for the feature doc Playing to Survive: von Cramm vs Hitler. [Watch]
JAMM signs with Little Bird for NA East Coast Representation
From the release: Industry-leading VFX, color, and finishing post-house, JAMM has signed with Becca Falborn’s Little Bird for East Coast Representation. [Watch]
JVG Light Up a “Dream Summer” for Meta x The Source x Blenders (Director’s Cut)
Master CG stylist Javier Vallejo at JVG in Madrid conjures 30 seconds of iridescent CG optical art in this collaboration between Meta, hip-hop magazine The Source, and California eyewear brand Blenders. [Watch]
Brikk Animation Keeps Emotion Center Stage for Komatsu
Drawing inspiration from the style of Studio Ghibli, Brikk Animation leverages the full range of human emotions to highlight the landmine clearance work done by Japanese manufacturing and tech giant Komatsu in Cambodia. [Watch]
