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Mathieu Libman “Pinky Toe”

Jumping confidently between animation techniques including stop-motion, UPA-influenced 2D, and golden age black and white, 2nd year CalArts student Mathieu Libman ruminates on life, love, and small blessings in disguise with “Pinky Toe.” [Watch]

Afternoon Class animated short film | STASH MAGAZINE

Fighting to Stay Awake in “Afternoon Class”

South Korean animator/illustrator Seoro Oh takes the head-nodding battle against ill-timed drowsiness we all know well to it’s logical extreme in his 2D graduation film “Afternoon Class” [Watch]

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2017 CalArts Character Animation Student Films

Perhaps because each student creates their own films (rather than in teams), graduation season at the California Institute of the Arts always produces a wide and intriguing array of short animated films. [Watch]

La légende de la chèvre qui connaissait le vrai sens de la montagne | STASH MAGAZINE

Three Goats, a Plane and the Meaning of the Mountain

Compact and perfectly formed CG short created in four weeks by three fourth-year students at French 3D animation school MoPA (formerly Supinfocom Arles) around the theme of “Fear of heights.” [Watch]

Less than Human animated short | STASH MAGAZINE

Are Reformed Zombies Really “Less than Human”?

So, here’s the thing: after the zombie apocalypse ended we exiled the surviving “cured” zombies into quarantine camps. Now some bleeding heart liberals want to re-integrate these creatures back into your neighborhood. [Watch]

Watch the Stash 121 Preview!

Here’s a little counter-programming for inauguration day 2017, a snappy two-minute peek at the 31 new animation, VFX and design projects included in Stash 121 and now part of the Stash Permanent Collection. [Watch]