Millarc Unfolds the Mate XT Ultimate Design for Huawei

The design and motion team at Polish CG studio Millarc makes their Stash debut with this standout product film highlighting the intricate mechanical ballet of the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design, the world’s first double-folding smartphone. [Watch]

The Spirtual Meets the Physical in The Line’s New League of Legends Music Video

In their latest for Riot Games, the animation crew at The Line in London conjure a sweeping and richly rendered three-minute fantasy to launch the upcoming second season of League of Legends, Spirit Blossom Beyond. [Watch]

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Kaiju & Carnage: Ruairi Robinson Deploys Kipling Poem for Anime Monster Invasion

Joyrider director Ruairi Robinson hijacks the text of Rudyard Kipling’s 1903 anti-war poem “Boots” to generate the music and drive the narrative for this exercise in AI filmmaking he says “was produced during a two-week, 16 hour-a-day fever dream.” [Watch]

Petal Drift short film by Markos Kay | STASH MAGAZINE

Markos Kay Keeps Calm and Carries on in “Petal Drift”

London director/artist Markos Kay (whose organic motion experiments we’ve featured here), moves his work outdoors onto a multi-screen display in Cyprus positioned to be viewed from inside the patient rooms at a cancer hospital. [Watch]

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Alberto Mielgo Drops Cinematic Short for Bungie’s Marathon

It’s tough to name a current director/animator more sought after or influential than Alberto Mielgo (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Love, Death & Robots, plus an Oscar) so he gets our full attention when new work drops. [Watch]

John Likens and Method Studios Destroy “Your Friends & Neighbors” for Apple TV+

Teaming up with showrunner Jonathan Tropper for a third series (after Warrior in 2019 and See in 2021), director John Likens and Method Studios set about shattering Jon Hamm’s world in the titles for Your Friends & Neighbors on Apple TV+. [Watch]