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Elastic Gives Aid To Red Cross PSA

Aaron — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:37:53 +0000

The team at Elastic and The Red Cross ponder the concept of ‘stuff’ in this stylish, new holiday-themed PSA. The 60-second piece was directed by Andy Hall.

MTV’s Latest Accident – Animated Sex

Aaron — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:31:57 +0000

MTV just ripped a page from the Jem animation guide to help us all keep the creepy crawlies from invading our bathing suit areas. I’m talking about wicked plagues like herpes and AIDS, and to help stave them off, the team at Parasol Island have crafted this animated PSA for the germany MTV market. It’s titled Sex Is No Accident:

CRCR Fights For Justice With Amesty PSA

Aaron — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:15:13 +0000

Following up on their short Vésuves, the French animation team CRCR have revealed a new PSA for Amnesty International. The heartbreaking, traditionally-animated piece was produced in conjunction with WIZZprod°. You’ll also see the inclusion of some photographic elements, visually splitting the worlds of good vs evil.

GlossyRey Cooks Up Vegetarian Animation

Aaron — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:14:30 +0000

The team at GlossyRey Animation and Design have barfed out a new animated short that urges us to give up meat. Nemanja Zivkovic came up with the story for Be a Vegetarian, and Stanko Stupar provided the animation. Lots of background on the piece and sketches over at the GlossyRey site.

Studio AKA Helps Extinguish Meth Use

Aaron — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:45:48 +0000

Studio AKA director Kristian Andrews helmed this animated spot for methproject.com. It’s a bitter pill, but this stark window into an addict’s life sure captures your attention. Bernadette is one of 6 total PSAs in the collection:

Animal Welfare the Subject of Student PSA

Aaron — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:01:18 +0000

Mikkel Mainz directed this animated PSA during his studies at the Animation Workshop in Viborg. Tine Rinberg, a third-year student, was the animation lead on the project. In the spot, titled Fair?, the students teamed up with the Animals Welfare Society in Denmark to shed light on the poor conditions at the mink farms in Denmark.

Gobelin Students Are Cartooning For Peace

Aaron — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:50:13 +0000

Chloe Stenopee Nicolay is currently studying at Gobelins in Paris, and over a 4 week period she produced this short below for the Cartooning For Peace initiative. It’s a project begun at the UN that challenges political cartoonist to help the world “unlearn intolerance,” and many Gobelins students are taking part.

Here Nicolay touches on a topic I personally have little tolerance for, as I’m sure you do as well. It’s about the rampant amount of pedophilia inside the church, and how the issue is often brushed aside by authorities. Just disgusting – a grotesque atrocity inside an institution blindly trusted by so many.

Miller Milks Comedy in WSPA Puppet Video

Aaron — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:07:56 +0000

The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) recently teamed up with Adam Miller, the creator of Mongrels, to create a comedic music video. Our Love is in Your Cornflakes is a live-action video with puppets, all telling the story of a farmer and a cow who miss eachother deeply. The video aims to bring attention cow factories, and how to stop them.

Vallée Aims to Challenge Your World

Aaron — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:21:00 +0000

We all know that we’re screwing up our planet, but I think it’s important to find new ways to get the message out. Here’s a creative take from art director Julien Vallée, as part of the ChallengeYourWorld.com effort, which is aided by the team at Motionographer. It’s one of 20 shorts that aim to “solve environmental issues.”

Wizz Directors Tackle Smoking in Animated Helpers Shorts

Aaron — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:14:13 +0000

Helpers is a new PSA project aimed to help curb smoking in young people. The series of animated shorts was directed by Matthieu Gueritte and Bruno Villedieux at Wizz in France.