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Swiss line Cosmetics Diamond Line Launch Film by Miki Nemcek

In the follow up to his Swiss line “Force Vitale” launch film, Prague-based director/animator and CG artist Miki Nemcek merges the fluid and the crystalline for the launch of the luxury cosmetic brand’s Cell Shock White Diamond Serum and Diamond Essence products. [Watch]

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BlinkInk’s Renee Zhan Asks “What’s that Lurking in the Basement?”

In her debut work with London prodco BlinkInk, director Renee Zhan mixes heavy metal and horror tropes in a puppet-driven appeal to Austrians to exterminate the old and inefficient furnaces hulking in their basements. [Watch]

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Dorian & Daniel Craft a Not So Wonderful World for Erste Bank

With a series of jarring miniature vignettes, Zauberberg directing team Dorian & Daniel make the case that the future of climate change is “In Our Hands” for Austria’s Erste Bank thru agency Jung von Matt/Donau. [Watch]

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Optical Arts Highlights the Technology of Domestic Abuse for Refuge

Directors Fabrice Le Nezet and Dan Tobin Smith at Optical Arts in London leverage the language and tone of modern smartphone ads to deliver an unsettling message for UK domestic abuse charity Refuge. [Watch]

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Plátano de Canarias “La Palma Renacerá” by Manson and Bliss

The cel and CG animation crews at Bliss in Barcelona partner with directors Pau López, Gerardo del Hierro, and Tomás Peña (aka Manson) to craft a message of hope in response to the Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption in the Canary Islands. [Watch]

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Best of Stash 2021: VFX

In the right hands, the superpower of digital visual effects allows the impossible to be recast as reality. When thoughtfully integrated with live-action to support (rather than upstage) the narrative, the results can be magical. [Watch]