TAKCOM Evokes the Lineage of Samurai Swords for KAI | STASH MAGAZINE

TAKCOM Conjures the Soul of a Samurai Sword for KAI

Tokyo-based director and visual artist Takafumi Tsuchiya (aka TAKCOM) merges flinty CG and atmospheric live-action footage into an dramatic product film for venerable Japanese knife and cutlery brand KAI. [Watch]

GM Energy Ultium Home brand film by ManvsMachine | STASH MAGAZINE

ManvsMachine Sees Right Through GM Energy

Aiming for “a perfect balance between tech and beauty”, the motion team at ManvsMachine explores stylized thermography and x-ray imagery in this brand film for Ultium Home, a new range of green residential products from GM Energy. [Watch]

Stash 168 Preview trailer | STASH MAGAZINE

Preview All the Design, Animation, and VFX Projects Selected for Stash 168

The incredible variety of motion work included in the Stash Permanent Collection is a major part of what makes it a vital creative resource, and our latest issue is a perfect example. Grab a peak at Stash 168 with this preview. [Watch]

Collective Chaos: Shu Sasaki & Khaki Drop MILLENNIUM PARADE “KIZAO” Music Video

“Haywire” and “sheer madness” are the two descriptions that flash to mind after watching this music video by director Shu Sasaki with Tokyo prodco Khaki wrangling 20+ animation studios into the collective chaos. [Watch]

Nouns Fest 2024 promo by Olov Burman | STASH MAGAZINE

Olov Burman Cooks the Golden Goose for Nouns Fest

Olov Burman, the master of bonkers character design and animation (who co-directed this bit of insanity), teams with his fellow Swedes at prodco Mindbender to promo the second annual Nouns Fest film festival. [Watch]

Tonic DNA Grants “Paulo’s Wish” in IGA Holiday spot

Following up on 2023’s IGA holiday heartwarmer Mr. Beaver, Montreal’s Tonic DNA studio delivers another ambitious character-driven tale with this year’s film capturing the power of cooking to transcend family conflicts. [Watch]

Three Cents Soda brand film by Mellow Studio | STASH MAGAZINE

Mellow Studio Keeps it Bubbly for Three Cents Soda

The design and motion team at Mellow Studio in Athens combine cel and 2D digital animation with 3D to craft an energized brand film and backstory for Greek premium tonic and soda brand Three Cents. [Watch]

Assassin's Creed Shadows game trailer by DIGIC Pictures | STASH MAGAZINE

DIGIC Pictures Elevates Action with Style and Atmosphere for Assassin’s Creed Shadows

The world premiere trailer for Ubisoft’s upcoming release of Assassin’s Creed Shadows by Budapest 3D studio DIGIC Pictures is a masterclass in surgical action and masterful lighting held together by powerful storytelling. [Watch]

WWF In Hot Water COP29 by NOMINT | STASH MAGAZINE

Watch How NOMINT Animated the WWF COP29 Film With Thermal Stop-Motion

With “In Hot Water”, NOMINT’s latest environmental epic for WWF premiering at COP29, the London studio continues to push the boundaries of stop-motion – this time capturing the animation entirely on a thermal camera. [Watch]

VIZIO More of Everything demo video by NotReal | STASH MAGAZINE

NotReal Lets Loose for VIZIO With “More of Everything”

The design and CG motion crew at NotReal (whose work we track here) unleash an appropriately maximalist demo film for VIZIO TVs promising “more color, brightness, contrast, detail, clarity… more everything”. [Watch]

Passion Pictures Keep it Warm and Fuzzy for Movistar

Passion Pictures director Tom O’Meara combines his extensive stop-motion experience with CG characters to create a happy tactile warmth in this hybrid spot for Spanish telco Movistar thru agency VML Madrid. [Watch]

LADAPT commercial by Jungler and Renaud Lavency | STASH MAGAZINE

Jungler Has an Eye On Disability Discrimination for LADAPT

Paris prodco Jungler and Belgian director Renaud Lavency take on the delicate task of representing the harsh reality of disability discrimination in the work place with the hope provided by European charity LADAPT. [Watch]

Taika Waititi & Untold Studios Conjure an Octopus’ Christmas for Disney

Untold Studios, the London VFX crew whose CG creature cred is on full display here and here, team with Hungry Man director Taika Waititi (JoJo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok) on a Disney holiday hear-warmer “The Boy & The Octopus”. [Watch]

Delta Force Game trailer by Trizz | STASH MAGAZINE

Trizz Teases Delta Force Game Reboot With Data-Driven Trailer (Director’s Cut)

Leaning into the crucial role played by tactical data in Tencent’s first-person shooter Delta Force, ECD Oriol Puig and the Trizz team unleash two minutes of hardcore CG action punctuated with glitchy design. [Watch]