A wonderful, technically impressive short film with a great soundtrack that I enjoyed more than any of the Oscar-nominated shorts from this year, including Oscar-winner Logorama. Keep an eye on this Ian Worrel kid.

From Motionographer.

You’ve seen Logorama, last night’s winner of the Oscar in this category… now here are the rest of the Oscar nominees for Animated Short Film (w/the exception of  Wallace and Gromit). Engaging and fun and all under 8 minutes, they’re worth it for the animation alone. Stolen from idsgn.

The Lady and the Reaper

Sleeping Beauty

French Roast

Amusement Magazine is a quarterly, high-end French magazine devoted to videogames and the culture that surrounds it. You heard that right. Dubbed as the “Vanity Fair” of videogame pubs, the rag features smart editorials surrounded by beautiful, thought-provoking photography. This in stark contrast to in-your-face American videogame magazines, which are far less juicy couture and much more Randy Couture.

StArt Wars

An editorial called StArt Wars features characters from everyone’s favorite space-faring tale hanging out in Dubai. Why? Who cares why? It’s Star Wars and dammit, Star Wars sells magazines.

Made of Myth

Another editorial (Made of Myth) exposes the true origin stories behind some of the most popular videogames, including Sonic, Mario Bros, Pong, and Arkanoid. An excerpt from Tetris:

When Alexei Pajitnov first ordered a load of bricks from Karpov Abramtsevo’s workshop, workers there were wondering who could be interested in all those right-angled blocks. No one in 1985 could have imagined those concrete Tetriminos would become world famous and constitute Russia’s deadliest weapon against Reagan’s America.

Puma’s got some cool stuff going on with their short film series, The Games We Play. Live-action + giant sets + animation = a feast for the eyes. Motorsports is the best one, but you can watch the others here.

Via Motionographer.

The Canadian-born Kevin Cyr is an expert at making the mundane beautiful. Take, for example, his simple paintings of long-forgotten, derelict vehicles and the way he turns them from creepy pedophile rides into iconic symbols of contemporary culture. No stranger to art in all its forms, he’s also attained a small amount of fame for his odes to hobo comfort, including Camper Bike and Camper Kart. You’re an interesting man, Kevin Cyr. And the world is better for it.

A video inspired by the works of French artist, Muzo, who is apparently insane. Among other things, it features snail-riding and a man whose method of transportation is through his farts. From Motionographer.

What if the fast food giants were mobsters? silentsketcher answers that question with this incredibly kickass work. Pulled from uniblog.

I’m not a huge Coldplay fan, but I am a huge fan of incredibly creative, thoughtful, and highly engaging music videos that obviously took a lot of effort. Superheros, squirrels that shoot arrows, a lionfish, and weird leg/skull creatures are only part of why this video rocks. Created by Shynola. Scoop from Nate.

If you like the style of the video, check out Tomas Mankovsky’s short film I highlighted earlier.

Jeff Soto’s work centers around weird geometrical monsters juxtaposed against a crazy world that seems like a cross between a nightmare and a dream. Whatever is going on in his head, I like it. Visit him at his website or check him on his blogotron. Oh, and good luck finding a copy of his popular works… they seem to sell out the second they’re available.