Toronto motion studio Escafandra, co-founded by Julieta Tobon and Luis Mejia, make their Stash debut with these playful, tactile, and “human-made” titles that opened the 25th anniversary edition of FITC Toronto earlier today. [Watch]
The design and motion crew at Giant Ant in Vancouver ride deep into the details for US bicycle component brand SRAM and their Eagle Powertrain for electric mountain bikes in this perfectly paced explainer. [Watch]
The crew of steadfast character evangelists at Polyester Studio in Toronto just released their latest manifesto, a showcase for their recent work hosted by three fuzzy friends and designed to make the work stand out in a sea of reels. [Watch]
To mark the opening of its retail shop Weekend Characters, Toronto animation studio Polyester produced this wonderfully whimsical short film mixing characters featured on merchandise in the store with live-action. [Watch]
Jeremy Dimmock, co-founder at Polyester Studio in Toronto: “In these times of stress and uncertainty, animators often feel a lack of control that causes us to be unaware we are breathing more rapidly and elevating our cortisol levels.” [Watch]
Jeremy Dimmock, CD/partner at Polyester in Toronto: “We wanted to create a story that communicates why characters are important. Something aspirational, optimistic, an anthem or manifesto for characters. [Watch]
