The Atlantic The Speech Wars by Elyse Kelly | STASH MAGAZINE

Do Social Media Companies Threaten Democracy?

Director/animator Elyse Kelly’s latest visual story for The Atlantic wraps the issue of how social media companies handle censorship and free speech in a wonderfully fluid and allegorical style. [Watch]

The Woven Exhibitionist by Peter Tomaszewicz | STASH MAGAZINE

“The Woven Exhibitionist” by Peter Tomaszewicz

London 3D artist and motion designer Peter Tomaszewicz follows up his striking 2018 film “Silent Aesthetics” with a more vibrant collaboration called “The Woven Exhibitionist” with designer Martina Spetlova at sustainable fashion brand MWoven. [Watch]

Maestro short CG film by Illogic | STASH MAGAZINE

Illogic’s “Maestro” Takes Control in New Short Film

The animation directing team Illogic broke wide in 2017 with their extraordinary (and Oscar-nominated) CG grad film “Garden Party.” Their follow up project “Maestro” expands the cast beyond amphibians but retains all the craft and careful detail of their debut. [Watch]

Infinite Patterns short CG film by Cristóbal Vila | STASH MAGAZINE

Take a Deep Dive into “Infinite Patterns”

Spanish animator/illustrator Cristóbal Vila uncovers the intricate beauty of life by dissecting geometric concepts including polygonal tessellation, the golden angle, Islamic tiling, and the four nitrogenous bases of DNA. [Watch]

Canigou Tape music video by Hideki Inaba | STASH MAGAZINE

Canigou ­”Tape” Music Video by Hideki Inaba

Japanese director/animator Hideki Inaba, who jumped onto the Stash radar back in 2015 with this breakout piece, returns with a new video showcasing his signature brand of hypnotic CG complexity called “Tape” for Swedish duo Canigou. [Watch]

Toyota “Start Your Impossible - Lily Rice” (Director’s Cut) commercial by Rune Milton | STASH MAGAZINE

Toyota “Start Your Impossible – Lily Rice” (Directors Cut)

Thanks to the scale and emotion of this Toyota spot from director Rune Milton (with VFX by Copenhagen’s TGBVFX and Mikael Balle VFX), UK teen Lilly Rice’s quest to boost the profile of WCMX (wheelchair motor cross) just leaped into the mainstream. [Watch]