TIFF: Taika Waititi | STASH MAGAZINE

Toronto International Film Festival “Taika Waititi” by Polyester Studio

Polyester Studio in Toronto: “A series of short typographic and illustrative animations for Toronto International Film Festival telling different stories and anecdotes about growing up in New Zealand from director Taika Waititi.” [Watch]

Great Western Railway Five And The Jetpack | STASH MAGAZINE

The Famous Five Return in a “Jetpack” Adventure for GWR

Picking up where director Pete Candeland left off in 2018’s “Five & The Missing Jewels” spot, Partizan director Michael Gracey takes flight for Great Western Railway with animation handled again by Electic Theatre Collective in London. [Watch]

Mayhew A Life, Shared commercial | STASH MAGAZINE

Mayhew “A Life, Shared” by Coffee & TV

The intimate bond between a dog and his owner takes on a poetic and sculptural air in this low-key animated work based on illustrations by artist Dane Khy thru London studio Coffee & TV for UK animal welfare charity Mayhew. [Watch]

Pangu short film by Taiko Studios | STASH MAGAZINE

“Pangu” Offers Two Very Different Views of Creativity

Director Shaofu Zhang and the crew at Taiko’s studios in LA and Wuhan, China reimagine the Chinese myth of Pangu (aka the first living being and creator of everything) in this charming short film for Tencent’s Penguin Pictures. [Watch]

Anxiety Empire Clip 01 by Newgold | STASH MAGAZINE

“Anxiety Empire Clip 01” by Alessandro Novelli

Director/designer Alessandro Novelli at Newgold in Barcelona: “We helped create different animated clips and loops for Anxiety Empire magazine’s 2020 Kickstarter campaign. [Watch]

In Case You Haven’t Noticed Greta Thunberg | STASH MAGAZINE

In Case You Haven’t Noticed, Our House is on Fire

Digital creative agency Hook in Ann Arbor, MI and Los Angeles, CA: “We are in a climate emergency. It’s not coming in the near future, it’s already here. In January 2019 at the World Economic Forum, this crisis was sparked by a speech from a 16-year-old student who decided our survival was more important than going to class. [Watch]