Close-up of a sweaty woman with an intense, determined expression, gritting her teeth, reminiscent of a scene from The Surrender film by Manu Mazzaro & Sauvage. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Manu Mazzaro & Sauvage Surrender to Andalusian Magic

Roma director Manu Mazzaro and Sauvage animation director Ernest Desumbila merge 3D, live-action, motion capture, and AI into the single most ambitious and un-touristy tourism film you may ever witness. [Watch]

A football centered over the letters BIG for BIGSTAR Opens Big Day on a light blue patterned background, with an ESPN microphone on the left and a pretzel on the right. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

BIGSTAR Opens Big Day With Peter Schrager for ESPN

ESPN’s new high-profile daily sports talk show Big Day with Peter Schrager launched with this fresh take on the textures and icons of New York City from the crew at hometown creative studio BIGSTAR. [Watch]

A collage showing a slab of stone, a sculptor at work, a carved plaque reading Torö ÅKERBÄRSVÄGEN, and the word EXEMPLAR in the serif typeface from the Letters from Sweden launch film. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Set in Stone: Here-Now Launches Exemplar Typeface for Letters from Sweden

Designer/CD Edvard Scott at Here-Now in Stockholm just dropped us this treat for type fans, a very tactile and hands-on launch film for the Exemplar font designed by Göran Söderström at Letters from Sweden. [Watch]

A four-paneled collage of abstract oil paintings in red, black, and white by Ronnie Koff, with the final panel featuring the word WAR in white capital letters. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Ronnie Koff & Imaginary Forces Brush Up on Abstraction to Open WAR on HBO

After landing two more Main Title Emmy nominations this year (for Ponies and Young Sherlock), Imaginary Forces’ CD Ronnie Koff is back, mining drama and texture from abstract expressionism for HBO’s legal drama WAR. [Watch]

Beige Alo handbag with a perforated surface, featuring an Alo-branded luggage tag and a decorative stone charm, as seen in films by Tendril. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Air, Breath, & Quiet Luxury: Tendril Intro’s Alo’s Handbags

LA-based premium athletic apparel retailer Alo Yoga introduces a line of handbags to their catalogue with two carefully crafted CG spots from the Tendril crew lead by co-directors Daena Lorne and Pablo Alfieri. [Watch]

A Washington Post page about a camera network used for stalking, presented as a Relentless campaign film by Blinkink and Uncommon, heavily obscured by red geometric shapes, black redaction bars, and hand-written annotations. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Sabih Mahmood’s Relentless Motion for The Washington Post

Working thru Blinkink, director Sabih Mahmood builds up layers of gritty urgency to match a compelling script by the NY office of Uncommon Creative Studio in their first work for the Washington Post. [Watch]