Watch Julius Horsthuis’ Fractal Nightmare “Philosophical Zombie Factory”

Dutch fractal artist Julius Horsthuis’ describes his latest opus as “extremely noisy and incredibly vague,” but the resulting clip is a taut and haunting abstraction that feels like a WIP for the opening titles of a very dark TV series. [Watch]

Watch “Hors Piste” Dark Comedy for a Limited Time

After a stellar festival run (150 selections and 46 awards), directors Leo Brunel, Loris Cavalier, Camille Jalabert, and Oscar Malet unveil their CG comedy about a back-country ski rescue gone very, very wrong. [Watch]

La Noria short film by Carlos Baena | STASH MAGAZINE

“La Noria” Short Film by Carlos Baena

Veteran filmmaker/animator Carlos Baena (whose extensive feature credits include Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, and Toy Story 3) based this personal short film on struggles with a dark emotional situation in his own life. [Watch]

Bees animated short by Ricard Badia Animade | STASH MAGAZINE

Fun with “Bees” by Ricard Badia and Animade

Animade director/animator Ricard Badia (whose “Robot & The Robots” film we posted back in 2017), just released his latest CG passion project called “Bees,” a charming yellow-on-yellow mix of geometry and minimal character design. [Watch]

YONA short film by Gautier Alfirevic and Kevin Rose | STASH MAGAZINE

“YONA” Animated Short by Gautier Alfirevic and Kevin Rose

After meeting at Ecole Emile Cohl in Lyon, animators Gautier Alfirevic and Kevin Rose were invited into the Suparesidency Program at Supamonks in Paris where they directed one of the most visual and visceral short films you’ll see this year. [Watch]

Eddy Loukil "Exploitation" short film | STASH MAGAZINE

Eddy Loukil Explores “Exploitation” in Entertainment

The third in a triptych of virtual installations, “Exploitation” is an unblinking comment on corporate feature film production by Montréal designer and 3D generalist Eddy Loukil based on his own spirit-crushing experience in the industry. [Watch]