Airbnb Santastrophe by BUCK | STASH MAGAZINE

BUCK & Airbnb Help Travelers Avoid a Hotel “Santastrophe”

The design and animation team at BUCK continues building on their body of snappy character-driven work for Airbnb with this holiday spot directed with style and a sly wit by Andy Lyon. [Watch]

Hublot Big Bang Unico Djokovic by Builders Club | STASH MAGAZINE

Builders Club Serve Up Big Bang Unico Djokovic for Hublot

In this surgical hybrid of live-action and pristine CG, the team at Builders Club in London showcases a $50K+ Hublot watch with a secret ingredient: recycled sports gear from men’s tennis deity Novak Djokovic. [Watch]

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]

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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]