Incredible stop-motion music video for Ready, Able by Grizzly Bear. Directed by Allison Schulnik. This is my favourite video of the year.

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Animatron 2009 is now accepting submissions! Little Mountain Studios is hosting the mini festival for the third year in a row, and it’s gonna be awesome! If you make animations or video art, submit your work here.

One of my favourite animations from last year’s Animatron was Corneas Diadem by Brandon Blommaert! Watch the video below!

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Stash, the monthly DVD magazine, just sent me out Short Films 1. I am stoked on this DVD mainly because I finally have high quality versions of Johnny Kelly’s Procrastination and The Black Heart Gang’s The Tale Of How (I’ve mentioned both before).

Watch both films below! Beware, you will want this DVD.

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Combo by Blu and David Ellis. I’m speechless.

Watch the video below, your mind will shatter.

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Intervervalometer is a neat little time-lapse drawing by The Outcrowd Collective. I like the use of cut paper and the part where it goes from day to night is excellent!

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A beautiful little animation by Kelly Meador & Daniel Elwing a.k.a. impactist. The song was created in honor of a visiting cat named Leo.

View Leo’s Song below!

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DEADLINE, a great little stop-motion by Bang-yao Liu.

View DEADLINE below!

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Co-directed by Yanni Kronenberg and Lucinda Schreiber, this music video for Firekites’ Autumn Story has the style of Blu’s Muto and the tone of Joanna Newsom’s Sprout and the Bean. Beautiful!

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