A desk with a miniature construction scene—workers, scaffolding, and cranes from Studio Bump Underconstruction building concrete letters spelling "home." Tools, blueprints, and construction vehicles are scattered around. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Process & Materiality: Studio Bump Builds Up the Brand Film

If a brand film for your own studio should be fun to work on, co-founders/directors Uri Lotan and Kobi Vogman at Studio Bump in Tel Aviv certainly met the mark in this jaunty mock stop-motion piece called Under Construction. [Watch]

A blue parakeet stands on the edge of an open birdcage lined with newspapers. In the cozy, warmly lit room, a bed, bookshelves, and a lamp set the scene—just like in Perlin & DOM&NIC’s "The Bird. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

The Perlin & DOM&NIC Break Out “The Bird” for Erste Bank

Launched in 2025 by creatives from MPC and The Mill (and fresh off this Spike Jonze spot), London VFX shop The Perlin team with directors DOM&NIC on a clever feathery escape for Austrian banking giant Erste thru Jung Von Matt Donau. [Watch]

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 person rides atop a Friendly Fruit Giant—Tesco’s feel-good food creation—smiling in the middle of a suburban road, surrounded by houses and lush greenery. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Feel-Good Food: Nick Ball & Untold Studios Roll Out Tesco’s Friendly Fruit Giant

MJZ director Nick Ball and an army of VFX artists at Untold Studios make a giant case for UK grocery chain Tesco and their Free Fruit & Veg for Schools program in this spot thru BBH London with feel-good music by Supertramp. [Watch]