Me Time Compare the Market by Dave Scanlon ans Passion Animation | STASH MAGAZINE

It’s the Good Life: Dave Scanlon Finds “Me Time” for Meerkats

Seventeen years after meerkats first invaded pop culture in VCCP’s spots for UK price comparison website Compare the Market, Passion director Dave Scanlon refreshes the franchise with a peek at what happens when they’re off the clock. [Watch]

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games BBC Trailer by NOMINT | STASH MAGAZINE

Pyro-Mation: NOMINT Teases the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on BBC

Wrangling 700 3D‑printed athletes and a dozen pyro techniques, director Yannis Konstantinidis and the fearless stop-motion crew at NOMINT craft a dazzling trailer for the BBC’s coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. [Watch]

Panda Express 2026 Lunar New Year film by Passion Pictures | STASH MAGAZINE

Slimane Aniss & Passion Paris Illuminate Lunar New Year Wishes for Panda Express

Passion Paris director Slimane Aniss leads a massive design and animation team into a festive Lunar New Year adventure with this lofty two-minute tale of family and togetherness for American Chinese comfort food brand Panda Express. [Watch]

Specsavers & FlickerFest Samuel Lewis stop motion ad Garbologist | STASH MAGAZINE

Samuel Lewis Examines the “Garbologist” for Specsavers & FlickerFest

Melbourne stop-motion specialist Samuel Lewis created this gently comic spot for the Should’ve Gone To Specsavers Short Film Competition, an annual collab between the optical retail giant and the Flickerfest Short Film Festival. [Watch]

Renault Clio The Muse by Rupert Saunders and Prodigious | STASH MAGAZINE

Rupert Sanders & Prodigious Unveil the “The Muse” for Renault

The post and VFX team a Prodigious Paris combine forces with director Rupert Sanders to nudge this theatrical spot for the new Renault Clio full hybrid E-Tech into the realm of a cheeky fashion campaign thru agency Publicis Conseil. [Watch]

The Embassy Re-Conquers Winter With the Nissan KICKS

Back in 2017, Vancouver VFX studio The Embassy resurrected their malevolent Nissan snowmen (watch with full BTS here). Now, teaming with Steam Films’ director Markus Walter, they’ve expanded on the brand’s winter mayhem. [Watch]