The crafty folks at Blinkink have folded up a new stop-motion spot for Peugeot. It was direted by Joseph Mann, and produced in just 4 weeks.

Soon to be screened at the 2012 Slamdance Festival, I present to you Thumb Snatchers From the Moon Cocoon. Well, I’m actually presenting to you the trailer for this 7-minute stop-motion short film written and directed by Bradley Schaffer. Beware the robo-critters!

Oh Yeah Wow, which is Darcy Prendergast’s creative shop, is behind this stop-motion Doritos spot, presumably for the Crash the Super Bowl contest. They titled this spicy number Burn:

Mekanism has delivered yet another animated ad for Lipton Brisk. In this ad, we travel to a galaxy far, far away to see Yoda square off with Darth Maul.

The latest episode of CollegeHumor’s Dinosaur Office is titled Volcano Drill. Most of us have been subjected to the tedious fire alarm drill at school or work, and this episode adds a few tons of molten lava to that scenario. Buddy System Studios handles the stop motion animation for this series.

Okay, big food brands – here’s your free product idea of the day…. dog gum. Huge, huge idea. Cuz apparently dogs should be chewing every waking hour of the day, a fact I learned in this new TV spot for Gnawin’ Forever, the long-lasting dog snack. The stylish stop-motion was created by Bent Image Lab, and the dog gum idea was created by me. Pay up, Purina!

Kirsten Lepore’s latest work was produced for Yo Gabba Gabba!, the hit show on Nick Jr. It’s a perfect lead-in to the Christmas weekend. Merry Christmas everyone. Thanks for joining us in 2011, and here’s to an amazing 2012!