animation

David Lynch for Moby

David Lynch animates for Moby’s “Shot in the Back of the Head”

Smith & Foulkes Interview

Lovely interview with directors Smith & Foulkes.

Disney does Disney

Disney does Disney better than anyone

Gifford Film for Paul Steel

Whimsical handcrafted sweetness by Gifford Film (Arvid Tappert and Jonas Löfgren), via Passion Pictures

Fois Gras

Fun little animation about Fois Gras. I know it’s very very cruel, but it is tasty—I feel so torn!

Animated Soviet Propaganda

Great documentary featuring examples of early soviet animation

Yankeegal : Full film with Q&A

Heads up, boys and girls. The full version of this Supinfocom student film is finally available to us online, after having toured these festivals, and… Read more

“Oktapodi” Back Up

After being offline while it made the festival cirtcuit and drummed up enough support to get nominated for an Academy Award, the wonderful “Okatpodi” is… Read more

Lisa

I hate Lisa, but I love this short (Thanks, Ryan!)

Mac and PC go stop motion for the holidays

MAC and PC go stop motion for the holidays (1,2)

Tim Lovett/Oddfew: LUNATIK

LUNATIK, Tim Lovett’s final film for his animation degree at The Queensland University of Technology in Australia, mixes an edgy soundtrack with a fiercely cross-media… Read more

Barnaby Barford’s Damaged Goods

Fine artist Barnaby Barford teamed up with the good folks at Nexus to direct this classic boy meets girl tale. The interesting thing about it… Read more

David O’Reilly: Octocat Adventure 5

During last weekend’s PictoplasmaNYC event, David O’Reilly revealed that he is, in fact, the force behind the Octocat Adventures created by Randy Peters, a fictional… Read more

A&P Beautiful TV

Some animated goodness for London based Accept and Proceed by Beautiful TV.

FLYNN’s Karni & Saul weave a charming tale with “The Red Suitcase”

FLYNN’s Karni & Saul weave a charming tale with “The Red Suitcase”

ANIMAC 2009

The registration deadline for ANIMAC 2009 is the next September 30th

Daniel Klein lives in a Speckzimmer

France-based director Daniel Klein was born in Germany, which shows, as his works on the internet live in the Speckzimmer, the “Room made out of… Read more

Behind the scenes of LAIKA’s Coraline

Behind the scenes of LAIKA’s upcoming film, Coraline (via Shane Prigmore)

Gobelins Students Do it Again: Oktapodi

Although it was created in 2007, the student short film from Gobelins, “Oktapodi,” has finally been released into the wild. (Ha, given the storyline of… Read more

PepperMelon: E.L.A., Meet the Fat Farts

PepperMelon has been hard at work on two short (but surprisingly epic) films that are sure to brighten up your week. “ELA in Love at… Read more

Joaquin Baldwin: “Papiroflexia”

Joaquín Baldwin’s “Papiroflexia” (Spanish for “Origami”) is an endearing short film that gently exalts the power of imagination. There aren’t any whiz-bang tricks or flashy… Read more

Great animation in these laSexta ids by Madrid based Cocoe

Great animation in these laSexta ids by Madrid based Cocoe

Hilarious Nick Germany idents by Dyrdee Studio and Lutas (via Feed)

Hilarious Nick Germany idents by Dyrdee Studio and Lutas (via Feed)

Wyld Stallyons / Bob Stakke / Struwwelpeter

Awesome illustrator Bob Stakke and Wyld Stallyons recently teamed up to create a nice animated short verson of Struwwelpeter.