Watch: Enchanting Animated Short ‘The Lost Tower’ Made in Blender

Watch: Enchanting Animated Short ‘The Lost Tower’ Made in Blender

by Alex Billington
February 3, 2025
Source: YouTube

Time for beautiful quick journey to a whole other world. This animated short film titled The Lost Tower is a 2-min creation from Montreal-based animation filmmaker Florent Lebrun. It started as a small project and turned into this magnificent animated short. The film follows a pilot in a yellow bi-plane. “Flying over uncharted waters, a pilot searches for one of the Lost Towers.” It reminds me of Porco Rosso of course, very similar vibes (also with Castle in the Sky), but still feels like something unique. I would love to watch more – it’s this is just the intro. For anyone concerned that it’s created with A.I., Lebrun puts those rumors and concerns to rest right away. He explains on his IG post: “Got some people wondering if it was AI… Sorry just good old Blender / Photoshop / compositing process.” Amazing work! This is so evocative and immersive, allowing anyone to feel like they’re ready to join this pilot on his mission to discover even more Lost Towers.

Wow. Thanks to Twitter for the tip on this short film debuting online. Brief intro via YouTube: “Flying over uncharted waters, a pilot searches for one of the Lost Towers.” The Lost Tower is an animated short written & directed & created by animation filmmaker Florent Lebrun based in Montreal, Canada – you can view more of his work on his YouTube page or visit his ArtStation site or follow him on IG @florent.lebrun or on Bluesky @florent-lebrun.bsky.social. Featuring music and sound design by Louis Lacoste (official site). And title design by Pierre Lazarevic. Made entirely using only the 3D software Blender. “What started as a small personal project to make another animated shot turned into a small full-fledged 2-minutes short film!” For more info, visit his Instagram or stop by YouTube. To discover more shorts click here. What did you think?

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