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]

A stylized armored figure with glowing orange eyes and flames rising from its helmet and weapon stands against a vivid green background, evoking the powerful presence found in Warframe Jade Shadows Constellations Short Film by The Line. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

The Line Levels Up With Warframe’s “Jade Shadows: Constellations” Short Film

Director Louve Sarfati Karnas taps into music-driven childhood memories as they lead The Line’s animation crew into a frenetic action/fantasy for online game Warframe, all fuelled by a punishing track from American metalcore band ERRA. [Watch]

A colorful, whimsical landscape inspired by The Pursuit of Magic and Art&Graft, with vibrant clouds, oversized flowers, a small rover, two animated human figures, and scattered geometric shapes—blending fantasy, space exploration, and playful elements. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Art&Graft Set Off “In The Pursuit of Magic” in New Short Film

If the purpose of an in-house motion project is to truly let loose with ideas and techniques, the team at Art&Graft in London may have just set a new bar for audacity and sheer variety with their short film In The Pursuit of Magic. [Watch]

The Language of Life: Mordisco Studio’s Letters for Lacunza

ECD Isusko Artabe and the motion design and illustration crew at Mordisco Studio in Barcelona inject 26 hits of alphabetical humor into this brand film for Lacunza, a network of language academies in Spain’s Basque Country. [Watch]

Minimalist illustration inspired by "Telsche" Short Film by Sophie Colfer & Ala Nunu and COLA animation—a person in white stands on a curved surface, gazing at a distant bird against geometric blue shapes in the sky. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Memories of Water: Sophie Colfer & Ala Nunu Invite You Into the World of “Telsche”

Working through Oscar-nominated production cooperative COLA Animation, directors Sophie Colfer and Ala Nunu wrap themes of memory and loss into the enigmatic dreamworld of their multi-award winning short film Telsche. [Watch]