British-native Neil Bond directed and animated this new music video for the PHD, a hip hop crew based in Auckland. Bond crafted the video for the song All The Same using stop-motion.

via Alex Leighton

New Zealand’s Yukfoo Animation has been tinkering with an in-house short for a few years now. Preferably Blue is the tale of the Easter Bunny bent on taking down Santa Claus, and it’s currently being submitted to various festivals. Here’s a :40 second trailer for the CG short:

The talented team at Yukfoo Animation Studios produced this new theatrical spot using a laborious method – hand-sewn fabrics shot in stop-motion. It promotes tourism in Wellington, a city in New Zealand.

More great Star Wars reinterpretations are emerging from the Star Wars Uncut project. Here’s Kiwi Chris Stapp’s take on scene 450:

The Baking Industry Association of New Zealand (BIANZ) commissioned this CG spot that encourages viewers to vote for the Bakery of the Year. The agency Blackwood Communications Group partnered with Karactaz who animated the 1-minute homage to New Zealand explorer Sir Edmund Hillary. Gingerbread Ed was directed by Dylan Coburn.

Ned Wenlock (aka oneedo) didn’t have a clear concept of what this story below would become, but instead he just started animating one a shot every day until he was done. The result, titled Bedbugs Odyssey, is quite pleasing, if I do say so myself:

Thanks to the Muks for the story tip!

Brendon Hornell and Nick McHugh, working out of Origin One, created this promo for DOCNZ’s 2009 Documentary Film Festival. The short ended up winning the Docs Rock TV Commercial Competition for the festival, which runs from February 26th to March 8th in Auckland.