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Icebergs by Eirini Vianelli
“Icebergs” is an existential, dark comedy consisting of 14 short vignettes, ranging from the mundane to the absurd.
Giangrande’s “Paper Plane” by Gianluca Maruotti
The video for Giangrande’s alt-folk song “Paper Plane,” was animated by Gianluca Maruotti, with paper-cut illustrations by Felicita Sala.
Dolls Don’t Cry/Toutes les Poupées ne Pleurent Pas by Frédérick Tremblay
Dolls Don’t Cry/Toutes les Poupées ne Pleurent Pas) is an award winning short by Frédérick Tremblay, out of Quebec. The piece is a quiet journey into the world of a man and woman producing an animated film together.
Raiffeisen Bank’s “Cube Flat” by Menzkie
Our latest pick comes from a London-based animator known as Menzkie, with a creative combination of stop motion and indoor space in a commercial for Raiffeisen Bank.
Tundra by Picturesmith Studio
Our latest pick is a paper-cutout piece from London’s Picturesmith studio. We recently sat down (digitally) with animator Christian Hopkins to hear about the production of “Tundra.”
Waste Away by Elly Stern
“Waste Away” is the BFA thesis film of Elly Stern, a BFA student at Massachusetts College of Art & Design. With a haunting Musical score by Daniel Hass, the piece is a dystopic short with timely social, environmental and public health themes.
Intro to The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon: Home Edition by Lawrence Becker
As quarantine projects go, making the new intro for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon: Home Edition likely trumps most people’s sourdough loaves and garage make-overs—especially if you’re an animator. For director Lawrence
I’m OK by Lizzy Hobbs
The film is about the artist Oskar Kokoschka at a dramatic period of his life. His lover Alma Mahler had ended their relationship and sent him off to fight in the First World War…The film is about that little period of time around 1914, when there was plenty of passion and drama in his life. The animation springs from his drawings, paintings, prints and plays, and my process is very intuitive.