Raise a toast to Felix Massie, who just finished directing his first TV spot. The UK animator worked through ArthurCox (in collaboration with The Gate Films) to bring this IRN-BRU beer spot to life for drink maker A.G.Barr. The campaign features Sir Swigs-a-lot and his Mighty Glass. Massie and Steve Whittle handled the Flash animation, while Bristol-based artist Matthew Walker took care of the CG elements.

Dan Meth’s Flash-animated Playboy short includes a rather immature printer salesman discussing mature topics. This is Phillip Stack, and he is interested in sexing:

Meth’s latest collaboration with CollegeHumor.com also went live a couple days ago – Hardly Working: The Cartoon III – Time Traveling.

The latest Baman and Piderman short find Baman stuck in a pile of cakes. I think that was the plot of the Batman Forever feature, but I’m not entirely sure. The series is by the wickedly-fast animator Alex Butera, and he also has “helps” from his girlfriend Lindsay Small. This is Escape Da Cakes.

This video came out in 2008, but it’s perhaps a bit more appropriate today. Sponsored by healthcare4every1.org, it’s a comedic look at the insurance issues crowding the US headlines. Insur-Animals: Episode 1 was produced by Collection Agency Films, written by Don Swaynos and Dano Johnson and animated by Don Smith and David Young.

The Jonas Brothers get f’d by the Popzilla team in the new animated sketch. The Flash-animated series Popzilla is produced by Animax Entertainment, and it’s heading to MTV: