A fluffy, teal animated spider swings through an amusement park on a silk thread in this energetic filmic animation—perfect for a cinema spot for Gröna Lund Spindeln, with blurred rides and buildings in the vibrant background. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Not so Itsy Bitsy: Filmic Animation Spin Up a Spider Fantasy

The crew at Sweden’s Filmic Animation craft an intricate, carefully lit, and web-filled CG adventure in this TV/cinema spot for Stockholm amusement park Gröna Lund and their newest ride called Spindeln (The Spider). [Watch]

A humanoid figure in a glowing suit slices through a monstrous creature, sending a spray of blood across a dynamic, orange-striped background—an epic moment from Kris Brady’s Ultramega Kaiju Klash! Short Film. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Kris Brady Unleashes “Ultramega Kaiju Klash!” Short Film

Paris-based director/designer/animator Kris Brady, whose credits include Black Panther and Love, Death + Robots, pays homage to American comics artist James Harren and his Ultramega IP with this high-intensity personal film. [Watch]

A smiling animated baby wearing a yellow cap and blue clothes peeks out from behind an orange slide, with a blurred green background, in the playful style of DUCKS Short Film by AJ Jefferies. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Quacky Comedy: AJ Jefferies Drops “DUCKS” Short Film

UK 3D artist/animator/illustrator AJ Jefferies, whose brilliant PEAS! short film graced the cover of Stash 159, is back with more of his gently eccentric and perfectly timed character comedy in a new mini-masterwork entitled DUCKS. [Watch]

A stylized armored figure with glowing orange eyes and flames rising from its helmet and weapon stands against a vivid green background, evoking the powerful presence found in Warframe Jade Shadows Constellations Short Film by The Line. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

The Line Levels Up With Warframe’s “Jade Shadows: Constellations” Short Film

Director Louve Sarfati Karnas taps into music-driven childhood memories as they lead The Line’s animation crew into a frenetic action/fantasy for online game Warframe, all fuelled by a punishing track from American metalcore band ERRA. [Watch]

A colorful, whimsical landscape inspired by The Pursuit of Magic and Art&Graft, with vibrant clouds, oversized flowers, a small rover, two animated human figures, and scattered geometric shapes—blending fantasy, space exploration, and playful elements. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Art&Graft Set Off “In The Pursuit of Magic” in New Short Film

If the purpose of an in-house motion project is to truly let loose with ideas and techniques, the team at Art&Graft in London may have just set a new bar for audacity and sheer variety with their short film In The Pursuit of Magic. [Watch]

The Language of Life: Mordisco Studio’s Letters for Lacunza

ECD Isusko Artabe and the motion design and illustration crew at Mordisco Studio in Barcelona inject 26 hits of alphabetical humor into this brand film for Lacunza, a network of language academies in Spain’s Basque Country. [Watch]