Polymath Motion Rebrands Studio as OddBeast
September 17, 2024
Visionary Shanghai director and CG artist Axl Le, who landed two exceptional short films in the Stash Permanent Collection in 2020 (The Funeral and Vincent), just dropped a new peek into his singular worldview with “Patient”. [Watch]
Few environments provide insights into the depths of human behavior like the crucible of crowded late-night public transit – a fact Scottish director/animator Ross Hogg takes full advantage of in his latest animated short. [Watch]
All sorts of sticky fun and general weirdness going on in these vignettes produced in-house at FX Networks as in-show packaging for Cake, their half-hour short-form comedy block showcasing live-action and animated comedies. [Watch]
Director Bjørn-Erik Aschim, who opened the Ciclop Festival a few years back with this inspirational sequence, rallies The Line crew in London to conjure a near-future utopian landscape for US food brand Chobani. [Watch]
Director Emnet Mulugeta and a massive crew at Goodbye Kansas in Stockholm make sure the characters get the care and attention they deserve in this carefully lit and tightly choreographed game trailer for Redfall. [Watch]
New visual effects studio LIGHT (based in Bordeaux, with a presence in NY) burst onto the Stash radar this week with these fun and furry Olympic-themed IDs for French free-to-air public television channel France 3. [Watch]
Jungler director Vincent Gibaud takes on the disturbing and recurring problem of pet owners abandoning their animals during the summer months for French animal welfare organization Société Protectrice des Animaux (SPA). [Watch]
Chanel’s iconic N°5 fragrance (first launched by Gabrielle Chanel in 1921) benefits from a whimsical update in this spot directed by French fashion photographer Thomas Lagrange with animation and post by Mikros in Paris. [Watch]
Refik Anadol, the Turkish-American new media artist who previously transfixed us with his Melting Memories work, just released Molecular Architecture, an installation combining AI data sculpture and large-scale 3D printing. [Watch]
Working to the theme “The world ahead”, five teams of students at Gobelins School L’image in Paris craft teasers for the 2021 edition of the venerable Annecy Animation Festival in a wide range of styles and moods. [Watch]
In a welcome break from the snark and one-note violence of many game films, LA director Evan Viera and the crew at Illusorium Studios in Madrid deliver a tranquil and panoramic teaser for the Switch release of Sky: Children of Light. [Watch]
Stop-motion maestro Victor Haegelin, who nailed the fun in this mid-lockdown spot for Expedia, returns with an ambitious looping ode to track and field athletes and the storied Hayward Field at the University of Oregon.
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Aardman director, illustrator, and animator Åsa Lucander brings a light touch to the serious impact flooding can have on homes and families for the UK’s South West Property Flood Resilience Pathfinder project. [Watch]
After joining forces for Balenciaga’s SS22 deepfake fashion show director Quentin Deronzier and VFX masters Mikros MPC are back for a grand, pop fantasy starring Doja Cat and The Weeknd. [Watch]
