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Oddfellows: Works With Nest
Oddfellows winds through a connected home with a heck of a lot of animation and illustration charm. We asked them to give us a small peek inside the… Read more
Super Turbo Atomic Ninja Rabbit: Making Childhood Real
What motionographer reader didn’t grow up drawing cartoons? Armed with his cohorts from The Line, animator Wesley Louis brought his childhood comic “Super Turbo Atomic… Read more
The Line: Amaro and Walden’s Joyride
Dang. So much attitude and animation skill in The Line‘s latest short, Amaro and Walden. Warning some bits are NSFW. Don’t miss the full making of… Read more
Euro Dance Party Mashup: MEGALIZER II
An explosion of cel-animated characters shake their stuff in this collaborative music video. Slightly NSFW. Animated by: Vic CHHUN – [00’05”] William LABORIE –… Read more
Yukai Du: Way Out
Yukai Du’s MA graduation film, “Way Out,” is a surreal cautionary tale that hits close to home. Her “nouveau 1990s” stylistic voice is refreshing: especially her use… Read more
Carboni Studio: “All Over”
Chris Carboni and a small team gracefully stitched together this cinematic survey of a music video. We asked Chris about the making-of logistics: “This video… Read more
Caleb Wood: Dana Willams “One More”
More beauty from Caleb Wood in this music video for Dana Willams’s “One More”. If you’ve been pining for Gerald Scarfe, you now have your… Read more
Luiz Stockler: Montenegro
Check it out, the latest short film from Luiz Stockler, the cute Montenegro.
Pause Fest ID Breakdown
Molten (Juan Andrés Molteno) shares a colorful breakdown of his work on the Pause Fest open created by Váscolo.
Takashi Ohashi: Kou Kou
Takashi Ohashi presents us the brilliant piece: KouKou. A series of abstract images synchronized to Japanese vocal sounds. Check out his other works here.
Buck & Antfood for ChildLine
A heartbreaking and skillful tour-de-force from the west coast Buck office. With an emotive score by Antfood this piece tackles the difficult subject of child… Read moreConor Whelan: Windows & Midnight Over Sanctaphrax
Two personal projects by Dublin-based Conor Whelan. Windows meditates on the happy loneliness of traveling alone, while Midnight Over Sanctaphrax deftly uses depth mattes to… Read more
Tom Schroeder: Marcel, King of Tervuren
Hat tip to Short of the Week’s Sundance write-up, where I found out Tom Schroeder’s Marcel, King of Tervuren is online in full. In this… Read moreMartin Allais: Pilot “Evolution”
Martin Allais‘s fun cel animation spot for Pilot pens has been out for a while, but somehow never made it onto the main feed. Enjoy!… Read moreBuck: X Games 2012
Buck shows off what happens when the X Games come to town – toxic waterfalls, giant enraged doughnuts, death-dealing taco trucks and even the mythical… Read moreThe Unofficial Start of Summer
Well, its here again: searing heat, freezing water, jelly rolls and mosquitoes. Although the proper start of Summer isn’t until late June, Memorial Day Weekend… Read more
Count on Me
More beautiful animation from Gentleman Scholar in their personal short “Count on Me“
Mirai Mizue: Toru Matsumoto ‘And And’
Hypnotic patterns by Mirai Mizue for Toru Matsumoto’s ‘And And’. Try the trailer for a taste or the full-length for the entire acid trip. Also… Read more
A.F. Schepperd’s tripped out video for Blockhead – “The Music Scene”
A.F. Schepperd’s tripped out video for Blockhead is nothing short of an incredible feat. Anthony acting as Director and the only animator said that he… Read more
Oh, Hello for SIFF
Seattle based studio Oh, Hello bring their signature style of cel animation to the Seattle International Film Fest. Like their previous work for the Pacific… Read more
Second Wind
Ian Worrel has drawn up this wonderfully meditative mixed-media short film, “Second Wind”. This spiritual journey of two friends becomes a story about life and… Read more
Mrzyk & Moriceau and Mathematic for Sebastien Tellier
Mrzyk & Moriceau and Mathematic create a hypnotic/erotic video for Sebastien Tellier and the 10th anniversary of Record Makers. [NSFW]