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The Podium Waltz

Daniel Bruson directed this marvellous animation for the opening scene for “The Podium Waltz”, a short film about visually impaired brazilian runner Terezinha Guilhermina. This scene follows the… Read more

Nicolas Ménard: Somewhere

Director/Animator Nicolas Ménard brings us his new film: Somewhere. With a unique style combined with the amazing music/sound design by Rich Vreeland, Somewhere takes us to… Read more

Mathieu Labaye : Orgesticulanismus

Orgesticulanismus is a brilliant animated short film by director Mathieu Labaye, in tribute to his father.

Jeff Le Bars: Carn

Director/animator Jeff Le Bars has an impeccable eye for composition and color, as his Emile Cohl 2012 graduation film “Carn” proves. But the real magic… Read more

Leftchannel: motion 2013 Opener

Columbus-based Leftchannel has been plugging away for over 10 years, but it’s been a while since we’ve posted them on Motionographer. Their recently launched opener… Read more

CRCR: C2C “Delta”

French collective CRCR creates an epic cel animated promo for C2C’s “Delta.” Themes include fear of the unknown, violence and — ultimately — mystical transcendence.

TSB – The Story by Studio AKA

Studio AKA (London) tells the history behind the building of the TSB bank through this beautiful piece. Combining the hand crafted artistry of 2D character animation within… Read more

EXIT 73 Studios: Coin

“Coin” begins as a rather humble homage to fighting games of yesteryear, an 8-bit nod at nostalgia with lovingly crafted keyframes. Then things get awesome.… Read more

Gobelins: Myosis

The students of Gobelins strike again. “Myosis” is an existential love story, a lyrical tale of passion and the creative destruction sometimes necessary to stay… Read more

Land

Outstanding piece by Tokyo-based Masanobu Hiraoka, one of the creatives from Je Regarde.

Marc-Antoine Locatelli “Nuance”

French director Marc-Antoine Locatelli’s “Nuance” is an engrossing performance-based project worth checking out. Backed by track “Ants” (EdIT), dancer Lucas Boirat interacts with a mercurial… Read more

Trunk Animation: Gelato Go Home

Oh… those ice cream vans, who would have thought? Gelato Go Home is a charming animation from Trunk Studios and directed by Alasdair + Jock.… Read more

HiFi 3D: Chumash

Some beautiful moments in this hybrid 3D/2D spot from HiFi 3D directed by duo Wishart & Vogel (Blacklist).

Shinjuku: The Film

Stunning art direction in Shinjuku: The Film, an episodic short from the mind of Robert Valley (The Gorillaz and Aeon Flux). Hat tip to Ash… Read more

Vh1 Classic: Metal Headzzz!

Created by Aaron Stewart with Tim Harrington, Metal Headzzz is a comedy short series animated by Mixtape Club with music and sound design from Huma… Read more

Lumbre: Sol Música

Lumbre brands Sol Música Channel with some good traditional animation.

Black Math’s disconnection.

Using mixed media for an animation video is hard to get right, but Boston based Black Math did it. A cool piece for the FREE… Read more

Plenty Reel 2013

Sweet new reel by Plenty!

Google’s Project Loon and How We Create the Future

Google’s latest gloriously ambitious initiative, Project Loon, is all over the news this week. This beautiful piece – directed by Google Creative Lab with Mixtape… Read more

Pinata for McDonald’s

Beautiful, wonderfully animated piece by Pinata for McDonald’s

Two hits for Oreo, each with its own twist

Chances are you’ve seen either one or both of the Oreo “Wonderfilled” spots that have been burning up the interwebs. The :90 anthem was directed… Read more

Adobe · CMO by VeracityColab

How awesome is it to see amazing simple shapes moving just beautifully? Quite awesome. Adobe CMO Explainer by VeracityColab is a must watch, and it was… Read more

Lucinda Schreiber for Telstra

Great stop motion paper animation from Lucinda Schreiber for Telstra.

Big Black Delta “Side of the Road”

Stylish, minimal music video for Big Black Delta from Warren Kommers