Mobile Motion: Millarc Shows Off Smartphone Wallpapers

With over seven billion active smartphones in use as of 2025, mobile screen wallpapers are easily the most-viewed genre of motion design – and the CG team at Millarc in Kraków, Poland, appears to be cornering the market. [Watch]

Looking for the Ocean: Simona Mehandzhieva’s Quirky Quest

Director/animator Simona Mehandzhieva, who’s off-kilter brand of narrative charm we previously featured here, is back with a labor of love about love. And loss. And not settling for less than you deserve. [Watch]

Gary Levesque and WIZZ Enter GODMODE for Closer

Director Gary Levesque and the animation crew at WIZZ in Paris help agency and brand incubator Closer punch out of the very crowded cosmetics market with this fantasy-fueled animated launch film for GODMODE Beauty. [Watch]

The Choreography of Combustion: Digital Kitchen Opens “Smoke” on Apple TV+

Following on their standout titles for Yellowjackets, the Digital Kitchen team conjure more mystery and intrigue with this open they describe as a “forensic puzzle told through fire” for the Apple TV+ crime drama miniseries Smoke. [Watch]

Second Nurture 18 Months short film by Zombie Studio | STASH MAGAZINE

Zombie Studio Helps Second Nurture Celebrate All Families

Directors Paulo Garcia and Natalia Gouvea at Zombie Studio merge stop-motion with 2D and 3D animation plus real-time projection to craft an emotional six-minute film celebrating adoptive families for US nonprofit Second Nurture. [Watch]

Eden AI short film by Posthuman Studio | STASH MAGAZINE

Posthuman Finds Beauty at the Tipping Point in “Eden”

London studio Posthuman reveals the creative process behind their striking short titled Eden, an AI experiment they describe as a “cinematic exploration of rebirth, balance, and the delicate tension between humanity and the wild.” [Watch]