Versus Bolsters Leadership Ranks With Addition of ECD Rosie Garschina & EP Kevin Anderson
May 21, 2026
Nexus Studios director Laurie Rowan powers up the kitschy fun of an 80s training montage in this keynote film for Google’s I/O 2026 event, a cheeky and tactile merger of 3D animation, puppetry, and AI. [Watch]
![Two people stand in front of a large "WE [heart] PITCHING" sculpture in a lively city plaza. This scene, featured in We Love Pitching Part 1, captures the creative buzz highlighted by Stash Media’s guest editorial. Frame from Stash Magazine article.](https://www.stashmedia.tv/wp-content/uploads/We-Love-Pitching-Part-1-Guest-editorial-by-Claus-Cibilis-_-STASH-MAGAZINE-640x360.jpg)
In Part 3 of his guest editorial series We Love Pitching, Nerdo ECD Claus Cibils continues his surgical (and passionate) dissection of the creative pitch process with an examination of why more is not always better. [Watch]
Spotify’s suite of Mix tools (that allow users to transform playlists into seamless DJ sets by accessing producer-level track data), gets a retro 2D airbrush vibe in this new product film from the BUCK team. [Watch]
If you need something unexpected and unexplainable to break you out of a creative rut, a quick shot of this short film/music video – a delirious riot by Japanese animator Yoko Yuki – maybe the jump start you’re looking for. [Watch]
The team at London 3D and motion house Bolder are rightfully celebrating 20 years in a tough business with an ambitious rebrand in collab with UK studio Monday Nights and anchored by these launch and manifesto films. [Watch]
The 2026 edition of the Atlas Festival kicked off in Lisbon with this title sequence, infused with plenty of drama and a dash of Stoicism, by local motion masters Afonso Amaro and João Vaz Oliveira. [Watch]
In its 12th NYC edition, Pictoplasma presents a dense 2-day celebration of character creativity, full of fresh inspiration, cutting-edge artist talks and presentations, and curated animation screenings. [Watch]
Prettybird director (and Oscar-nominee/Emmy-winner) Kirsten Lepore works with the animation crew at Mathematic and ex-droga5 ECD Kevin Weir to channel the many eccentricities of personal wellness for self-care app Finch. [Watch]
After covering his work for over a decade, I got to sit down with London-based Turkish director/CD Onar Senturk at OFFF Barcelona 2026 for an invigorating catch up on life and his latest work. [Watch]
Veteran creative director and CG artist Tavo Ponce just dropped us his latest personal experiment, an ethereal motion adventure that leans into the imperfections and impossibilities of AI filmmaking. [Watch]
A carefully curated selection of intense inspiration, Stash 177 is the latest addition to the ever-expanding archives of the Stash Permanent Collection, the only streaming platform dedicated to motion design and animation. [Watch]
Landing that first job in animation can be tough, so Stash is excited to present these real-world tips from an industry insider: Rachel Ashley, head of artistic recruitment at animation powerhouse Titmouse. [Watch]
In a massive spectacle of gaming, art, and live music (Snoop Dogg and Ice Spice), the team at Golden Wolf light up 34 screens around Times Square in a takeover for Epic Games and their Fortnite franchise. [Watch]
Ashley Monaghan (former EP at Hornet) and Joey Recoskie (former director at Tendril) just dropped us the rich and riveting launch/manifesto film for SAGA, their new Toronto-based CG design and animation studio. [Watch]
In part 2 of his deep dive into the messy, contentious, (some would say broken) world of competitive creative pitches, Nerdo ECD Claus Cibils examines how pitching works and how it can work better. [Watch]
