Kroger Cuisine Exchange holiday ad 2023 by Hornet | STASH MAGAZINE

Hornet Hosts a “Cuisine Exchange” Party for Kroger’s Christmas

The avalanche of holiday heart-warmers continues with the return of Kroger’s much-loved Kroji characters in a tale directed by Yves Geleyn and Michael Thurmeier at Hornet thru agency Adam&eveDDB New York. [Watch]

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Marks & Spencer & Dom & Nic & The Mill & Dawn French & Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney

Newly adopted sons of Wales Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney join comedian Dawn French as she reprises her fairy role in the annual Marks & Spencer holiday outing via Outsider directors Dom&Nic with animated mittens and VFX by The Mill. [Watch]

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Builders Club Accelerates “Extinction Ends Here” Campaign for Air Company

Compelling production work here from Builders Club and London editing studio Avenues for Brooklyn’s Air Company whose reactor converts carbon into carbon-negative products, “turning our most abundant pollutant into a resource for good.” [Watch]

Paloma Baeza Nexus Lets Make it Sparkle Very Christmas 2023 | STASH MAGAZINE

Paloma Baeza and Nexus “Make it Sparkle” in a Very Flamingo Christmas

Nexus director Paloma Baeza, who won a BAFTA and an Annie for her stop-motion short film Poles Apart featuring two bears, moves on to CG birds in this glitzy holiday number for British online retailer Very. [Watch]

Traktor and Untold Argos Holiday Spot 2023 | STASH MAGAZINE

Traktor and Untold Serve Up Tiny Dancer and Dinosaur for Argos Holiday Spot

The first big holiday spot of the season landed today courtesy of Stink directors Traktor for British retailer Argos with London VFX house Untold handling Connie the doll’s dance moves and Trevor the dinosaur’s disastrous directing. [Watch]

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Henry Scholfield and Wicked Pixels Stay the Corsa

In a full two minutes of VFX-fueled fun, Academy Films director Henry Scholfield makes the case for switching to the electric Opel Corsa and Vauxhall Corsa with animation and CG support from Wicked Pixels in Cape Town. [Watch]