Li Xuan Reveals the Soft Side of AI in Music Video for Roy Wang’s “The Star Shepherd”

A full-on cultural phenomenon in China where it drove over 50 million views in 24 hours, this emotional music video for singer/songwriter and UNICEF ambassador Roy Wang, uses AI to simulate the warmth of stop-motion felt animation. [Watch]

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Intelligence & Intention: Kutuko Studio Drops “ANIMALS” Short

CD Carlos Cabrera and the team at Kutuko in Madrid, take a minute off from commissioned work to adjust their creative process and produce a startling film they describe as “a visceral collision of instinct, craft, and AI-driven exploration.” [Watch]

East End Santa Short Film by Seed Animation | STASH MAGAZINE

Prompted Puppets: Seed Drops In On East End Santa

Directors Morgan Powell and Neil Kidney at Seed Animation in London give the AI holiday ad pot a stir with a fresh and fun blast of prompted puppetry starring East End Santa and his mate Pat Butcher (from the BBC soap opera EastEnders). [Watch]

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Sijin Liu Cultivates “Sakura Gansha” Music Video for Siri Lee

London-based director/designer Sijin Liu combines live action, motion design, and a dusting of AI to craft one of the most striking music videos of the year, a sensual and stylized three-minute opus for Taiwanese singer/songwriter Siri Lee. [Watch]

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Coke Holidays Are Coming 2025 AI commercial | STASH MAGAZINE

Is this Coke Holiday Spot the Best Pepsi Ad of All Time?

Reading the YouTube comments on the 2025 version of Coke’s “Holidays Are Coming” commercial (which is discreetly labeled as “Created by Real Magic AI”) is to witness the full wrath of AI haters and the evil they feel the technology is sowing. [Watch]