Three botanical illustrations of flowers for the Aether Scent CG short film, overlaid with scientific data and the text ARCHER SCENT. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Botanical Resonance: “Aether Scent” Short Film by Pleid St.

In their latest in-house motion project, Madrid CG design lab Pleid St. extends seven species of fauna beyond their natural boundaries into a poetic and mesmerizing visualization of scent. [Watch]

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 futuristic soldier in a helmet and yellow scarf holds a high-tech rifle, standing against cracked stone in a ruined, reddish landscape—evoking the cinematic style of Gort sci-fi short film by Beeld. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Beeld Let’s Loose With GORT Sci-Fi Action Short Film

The last time we featured Rio de Janeiro design and animation studio Beeld was for this macro nature doc exercise. But GORT, their newest in-house project, trades the microscope for a mech and plenty of sci-fi action. [Watch]

A man in a suit stands in a room with classical decor, with bright, animated lightning bolts—evoking Alessandro Bavari’s surreal style—crackling around him. A wooden chair sits empty in the background as solid light from space illuminates the striking, black and white scene. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Alessandro Bavari Electrifies With “Solid Light From Space”

While many in the creative world hedge or hide their use of generative AI, Italian director/composer Alessandro Bavari runs full-speed in the other direction, embracing the media’s warts as well as it’s wonders. [Watch]

A collage of six pastel-colored abstract art pieces, inspired by Vitor Teixeira Releases New Personal Short Film Unfurl, features swirls, flowers, petals, and soft textured forms on a pale pink background with smooth gradients and dreamlike shapes. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Vitor Teixeira Releases New Personal Short Film “Unfurl”

Vitor Teixeira, a Portugal-based senior 3D designer at NotReal, just dropped us his latest personal project, a richly tactile experiment he describes as the intersection of “human art direction and machine learning.” [Watch]

A cartoon man with glasses and gold chains stands on a glowing digital grid, his lower body breaking into triangles—capturing the surreal vibe of the "Bunker Boyz" music video by Private Island, with geometric mountains and a melting, cloud-like sky behind him. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Synthetic Satire: Private Island Unleashes “Bunker Boyz” Billionaire Take-Down

In a straight-up weaponization of AI against it’s creators, director Chris Boyle and the crew at London mixed-media studio Private Island drop a satirical, three-minute boy band take-down of tech billionaires. [Watch]