A funny little tale by London-based director George Wu and Taiwanese illustrator Meng-Chia Lai. Commissioned by Random Acts, “Chickens” is the perfect animated short for all those stuck in the Friendzone for Valentine’s Day!

Written and Directed by George Wu
Designed by: Meng-Chia Lai
Producer: Greet Kallikorm
Development Producer: Claire Cook
Executive Producers: Chris O’Reilly and Charlotte Bavasso
Production Company: Nexus Studios
Production Manager: Rebecca Archer
2D Animators: Maki Yoshikuro, Andrew Clarke, Jamie Hobbs, Ivyy Chen, Krisi Zhupali
Editing: George Wu
Compositing: Aled Matthews
Additional Compositing: Antoine Foulot, Daniel Symons, Andy Hague
Intern: Will Smith
Music Composition: Athos Tsiopani
Sound Design: Brains and Hunch
Cast: Anne Harild
Commissioned by: Pegah Farahmand at Random Acts, Channel 4

This video was submitted by George Wu and selected by our team. Click here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

Nice little look at a few of the Nike SB team taking in Oregon and PDX. Directed by our friend Corey Adams (previously featured here)!

A brilliant experimental animation by filmmaker and educator Cao Shu. “One Minute Art History” offers an epic survey of artistic styles from throughout history in just under one minute, all while following a vaguely consistent figure in a loose narrative of mundane movements.

A soul-searching camping trip takes a supernatural turn in this spooky sci-fi short by Toronto-based director Marcus Alqueres.

Directed, produced, edited & written by Marcus Alqueres
Cinematographer: Stefano Capuzzi Lapietra
Score: Roger Lima and Eduardo Aram
Sound Design: Alan Zilli
Foley recorded at Foley Walkers
Sound Mixing by: Full Mix Estúdios
Re-recording sound mixer – Armando Torres Jr., ABC
Technical support – Paulo Servello
Sound post-production coordinator – Débora Arima
VFX Supervisor: Gilmar Moraes
VFX artists :Gilmar Moraes, Felipe Cappellini, Luis Dourado
Color Grading by Bleach
Colorist: Sergio Pasqualino Jr.
Production Assistant: Josildo Silva

This is just one of the many fun submissions we’ve received in the past week. Click here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

An intimate love story told through dance by British choreographer James Cousins and London-based director Denna Cartamkhoob.

A satirical look at a day in the life of Donald Trump by directing duo Ft. Langley aka William Wilkinson and Oliver P.D. Brooks. Music by Toronto-based Holy Fuck.

Director: Ft. Langley
Cinematography: OPD Brooks
Producer: William Wilkinson
1AD: Tim Wilkinson
Makeup: Felicity Baker
Movi Operator: Dave Wallace
1AC: Neal Granger
PA: Jonah Grindler, Rowan Mackenzie
Wardrobe: Leta Cushing Woodcock
Set Photographer: Brian Van Wyk
VFX: William Wilkinson, Austin Brown
Colorist: Josh Bohoskey @ The Mill
Music: Holy Fuck
Special Thanks: David, Hans, Leslie, Nigel

This video was submitted by Will and Oliver and selected by our team. Consider participating here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

Video for UK band Gengahr by London-based director Jamie Whitby. Featuring the Anfa Riders of Casablanca, “Before Sunrise” is a celebration of the sense of freedom we seem to lose as we get older as well as a glimpse into a corner of the world one might not think to look. Shot on location over two days, Whitby captures the large groups of teen “stunteurs” as they offer their take on the #bikelife movement, gathering on the outskirts of the city, evading authorities and taking advantage of a national glut of cheap import mopeds.

A new animation from London/Barcelona-based illustrator Rozalina Burkova, this time for Bully’s track “Focused.” Click here to check out previous posts of Burkova’s work, if you haven’t already! (previously featured here).

This is just one of the many wonderful submissions we’ve received this past week. Consider participating here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

New Zealand-born, Australia-based director and animator Greg Sharp (of Truba Animation) is a master at creating unsettling vibes. Watch his latest video for Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s track “American Guilt” above. And click here to check out his previous work (and our pick for the best animation of last year), “The Future,” if you haven’t already!

A moving portrait of race in America by Los Angeles-based director Matthew Palmer. Featuring an interview with former police officer Randy Shrewsberry, “Honest in Thought and Deed” offers a brutally honest account of (and challenge to) racism in law enforcement. Visit The Institute for Criminal Justice Training Reform to learn more.

An adorable little animation about fishing by Doug Alberts (previously featured here). This is just one of the many charming videos we’ve received this past week. Click here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!

A solitary woman expresses her struggle with depression through dance in this beautiful short by London-based filmmaker Louis-Jack and choreographer Charlotte Edmonds. Supported in part by The Royal Ballet, the mental health charity Mind, Arts Council England and Studio Wayne McGregor, “Sink or Swim” features dancer Francesca Hayward performing underwater as a way of helping us to better understand and de-stigmatize those who feel like they can’t quite keep their heads above water.

This video was submitted by Louis-Jack and selected by our team. Consider participating here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!