FILM: Masaaki Yuasa - [2004] Mind Game [2D/3D Animated Film]

Mind Game (マインド・ゲーム), originally conceived as a Japanese comic by Robin Nishi, was adapted into a feature length film by director Masaaki Yuasa. Funded and animated by Studio 4°C, the film was initially a flop in Japan, but has since found success abroad, winning numerous animation awards worldwide, earning praise from renown animation directors Bill Plympton and Satoshi Kon, as well as gaining a cult following.

TV: Augenblick Studios - [2007-Present] Superjail! [2D Animated Series]

Superjail!, a US television series first created and initially produced by Augenblick Studios, is one of those rare shows that not only harks back to traditional animation but continues to push the envelope of the classic techniques. Extremely fluid motion, frantic artistic styles, bright psychedelic color schemes, stream-of-consciousness plot/setting shifts, and layers upon layers of (often times outlandish and gratuitous) cartoon violence fill each shot to ADHD-inducing amount places less stress on the dialog and more emphasis on the animation.

FILM: Blender Foundation - [2006] Elephants Dream [3D Animated Short]

Elephants Dream is a fully animated short created utilizing nothing but open source software, mainly Blender. After being funded by DVD pre-orders, Blender Foundation, and the Netherlands Media Art Institute, Elephants Dream has since been released under a Creative Commons license.