IMAX Exec Denny Tu Joins Imaginary Forces as CEO
January 21, 2026
“Epic” may be the most overused word in media journalism (followed closely by “iconic”) but it’s very tempting to deploy it for this trailer, a grand tragic-fantasy character drama by Cobb Studio for NCSoft’s mobile fantasy game Lineage M. [Watch]
Imaginary Forces CD Ronnie Koff (hot off his Emmy nom for the Dark Matter titles) conjures a collision of Cold War cultures to open Paramount’s buddy espionage thriller Ponies, with theme music by Jung Jaeil (Parasite, Squid Game) [Watch]
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]
The 1.4 Awards of Brilliant Filmmaking celebrates outstanding short-form filmmaking across 13 categories and three levels of experience: In the Making (up to 1 year of experience), On The Cusp (1-4 years) and Flying High (established directors). [Watch]
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]
London-based motion innovator Ben Collier-Marsh, whose work we track here, just dropped us his new self-initiated animation project, a walk-cycle experiment built on a reading by UK poet Harry Baker. [Watch]
For his grad film, 3D motion design student Seungpyo Han chose the Perch Floor Lamp with its striking origami bird shade by Dutch luxury lifestyle brand Moooi. The Moooi team liked the result so much they licensed the piece. [Watch]
Picturemill, the LA-based titles specialists whose credits span from Anaconda to K-Pop Demon Hunters, set a grand and hopeful tone for the newest iteration of the Star Trek franchise with this intricate CG sequence. [Watch]
CD/animation director Ryan Rumbolt and the crew at Wonderlust in Halifax illustrate the journey to mental wellness in this calm and confident film for SonderMind, the US-based platform connecting users with mental health professionals. [Watch]
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]
Explaining weather may sound like a dry assignment but the in-house design team at The Weather Channel elevates the task in this compelling film detailing the causes and lingering effects of the 2025 LA wildfires with drama and clarity. [Watch]
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]
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]
Like every issue since 2005, Stash 175, has two goals: to keep you inspired and add another 31 brilliant projects to the Stash Permanent Collection, the only streaming platform dedicated to motion design, animation, and VFX. [Watch]
