A light-colored axolotl from the Amphibian Adventure animation swims in an aquarium, with a pufferfish visible in the background. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Electric Theatre Collective’s Ambitious Amphibian Adventure

Working with Iconoclast directors Vania & Muggia, the VFX crew at ETC in London transform an axolotl (aquatic salamander native to Mexico City) into a Bridgerton-binging hero as part of a new Netflix campaign thru Mother. [Watch]

Wallace looks wide-eyed and anxious sitting in a mechanical armchair in a scene from the Barbour x Wallace & Gromit Christmas Film 2026. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

More Holiday Warmth and Wit from Wallace & Gromit

Following the success of their 2025 holiday collab, Aardman and luxury British fashion brand Barbour re-enlist Wallace & Gromit for another bit of snowy stop-motion mayhem balanced with warmth and wit. [Watch]

Four-paneled graphic illustration from the Bass X Machina title sequence showing a glowing eye with electricity, a character in a wide-brimmed hat surrounded by dark silhouettes, a mechanical hand reaching through a crowd, and the text BASS MACHINA. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Alt Western: Buck Opens Bass X Machina on Netflix

Bass X Machina, the six-episode animated steampunk Western premiered on Netflix Nov 3 with this gritty title sequence, created by the motion crew at BUCK and powered by a track from singer/songwriter Janelle Monáe. [Watch]

A claymation-style yeti with white fur and a blue face wearing a red cardigan, as seen in the Levi’s Let’s Get Fuzzy Christmas ad by Blinkink. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Blinkink Gets Fuzzy at a Cabin in the Woods For Levi’s

Blinkink directing duo Stevie Gee and Essy May, whose many animated talents we track here, just dropped this stop-motion holiday spot highlighting the Yeti-calming powers of Levi’s sweaters (complete with BTS video). [Watch]

The words DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE are centered over a translucent butterfly amidst abstract, colorful foliage in this festival trailer by Merijn Hos. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Merijn Hos’s Flora Takes Flight for Down The Rabbit Hole Music Festival

The 2026 edition of Down the Rabbit Hole (DTRH), a three-day music festival in The Netherlands, rolled out this summer wrapped in branding rich in organic fantasy courtesy of Utrecht-based artist/illustrator Merijn Hos. [Watch]

An oil painting in the style of Porsche The Long Way to I Do, showing a person leaning over the hood of a black sports car on a jack stand while a second person sits in the driver’s seat. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Em Cooper & Tonic DNA Paint a True Romance for Porsche

Working with Montreal studio Tonic DNA, British director/artist Em Cooper (whose Beatles video we featured in Stash 157), uses her signature animated oil paintings to amplify the real-life romance in this new spot for Porsche. [Watch]