Casus Boloss ARTE | STASH MAGAZINE

“Casus Boloss” Title and Series Animation

Designer/directors Cyril Calgaro and Valentin Nouvel combine forces to complete an irreverent animated title and episode package for geopolitical web series “Casus Boloss” found on Euro free-to-air television network ARTE. [Watch]

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KORB Helps Nike Move To Zero

Baltic CG master Rimantas Lukavicius makes the case for Nike’s “Move to Zero” sustainability plan with this pristine treatment showcasing how the company recycles billions of plastic water bottles into sneaker soles and apparel thread. [Watch]

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Let’s Talk about Death, Baby

With the help of London’s Moth Studio and Saatchi & Saatchi, UK charity Marie Curie (who specialize in caring for people with a terminal illness) are on a mission to raise our comfort level with conversations about death. [Watch]

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Blame It on the Red Bees (and the Cannabis)

Following the success of their first animated mini-doc “The Only Gay in Nigeria” (included in Stash 131), writer/directors Andre Tomonari and Gui Boucault at Royal in São Paulo return with a twisted tale of maraschinos and marijuana in Brooklyn. [Watch]

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Walmart “Famous Visitors – Super Bowl Extended Cut”

In 2015, Hungry Man director Wayne McClammy changed the scale and intensity of ad parody forever with this magnum opus, and now for Super Bowl LIV he and The Mill VFX crew conjure a new level of sci-fi cameo-fest for Walmart. [Watch]

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Prepare Yourself for Noam Sussman’s “Dream Cream”

In 2017, Toronto animator/filmmaker Noam Sussman decamped to the Estonian Academy of Arts to pursue his master’s degree in animation. The result was “Dream Cream”, a comedic look at dark themes including boredom, greed, and addiction. [Watch]

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Rick and Morty Ride Pringles to the Super Bowl

For the first time since their TV debut in 2013, Adult Swim’s star misfits Rick and Morty will dimension-hop to the Super Bowl in 2020 by way of this note-perfect work produced in-house by the network thru the Grey Group for Pringles. [Watch]

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Alexa Sirbu and Lukas Vojir Launch XK in London

The creative liaison of CG artists/directors Alexa Sirbu and Lukas Vojir, which started when they both worked at ManvsMachine in London, is now an official studio called XK with several new standout motion pieces. [Watch]

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“No Gravity” Finds an Astronaut Adrift on Earth

The timeless theme of a stranger adapting to a strange land receives an ironic yet compassionate update in this animated short by six graduate students from the class of 2018 at Supinfocom RUBIKA in France. [Watch]

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“x1” by InferStudio for Pause Originals

London design and media practice InferStudio envision a not-too-distant-future where cities have become giant fulfillment centers built around catering to our smallest desires in an “Instant”. [Watch]

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Egyptian Rap + Pepsi = “Back Your Black”

Good People director (and former agency creative director) Maged Nassar’s newest work features Egyptian rap artists Abyusif and Marwan Pablo in a kinetic high-contrast spot/music video full of gritty motion and post work. [Watch]

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TOKiMONSTA “Fried for the Night (feat. EARTHGANG)” Music Video

Just when you thought it was safe to smoke weed again, Little Minx director Romain Laurent and French motion designer Clément Morin unleash the hard and hallucinatory truth in this video for the first single off the TOKiMONSTA’s album Oasis Nocturno. [Watch]

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Panic Room 18 “Rebirth” Event Titles

Amsterdam prodco The Panics (formerly PostPanic) celebrate their 21st anniversary with a special edition of their bi-annual Panic Room motion meet-up complete with these haunting CG opening titles from House of Panic director Kim Taylor. [Watch]

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Herbie Hancock and Kamasi Washington at the LA Philharmonic

Wednesday Studio in London translates a rollicking exchange between jazz greats Kamasi Washington and Herbie Hancock into a vibrant short film about the importance of creative collaboration and the power of music to transcend differences. [Watch]