Fraser Davidson and Dan Jones have hatched a new website that features extra-brief animated shorts – each 100 frames in length. Their goal is for them to be both funny and artistic. I think they’ve achieved that so far. Here’s a sample taking on the Olympics:

Here’s a pair of intriguing student shorts recently revealed from CalArts students.

Story Time Confessions – Hannah Ayoubi

Wife of a Farmer – Amanda Winterstein

Check out this super stylish piece from Wield, Ryan Kothe’s studio in New Zealand. Ryan explores the concept that even the experts weren’t experts when they started out.

Aim your sites on Night of the Headhunter, Colin Howard’s 2nd year film from his studies at CalArts.

As the film films start pouring out of the various animation schools, I draw your attention to Kyler Spears’ heroic first-year film from his studies at CalArts. Spears is certainly a young animator to keep your eye on. Here’s Mafuta:

I’ve been following the Kickstarter fundraiser for A Cautionary Tail, a new CG film from Sam Rippingale. He’s pulled together a cast that includes Academy-Award winning actress Cate Blanchett, and as you’ll see in the clip below, they’re using hand-made miniature sets in the production.

Sean Soong, a student at Communication University, just uploaded this Star Wars themed short about an old man who is denied a subway seat. Here’s SubWars: