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]

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]

A close-up of the BFG with a gray beard and large ears, smiling warmly at someone off-screen in this Sainsbury’s Christmas ad. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Sam Brown & Electric Theatre Collective Keep the BFG in Sainsbury’s Christmas

The annual UK holiday advertising wars commenced this week with the creature animation team at Electric Theatre Collective and their collaboration with Rogue Films’ director Sam Brown for Sainsbury’s our favorite so far. [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]

A stylized drawing from a Bill Plympton music video showing a line of figures wearing white tops and skirts, each with large red lips instead of a head. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Animation Icon Bill Plympton is Back With a Trippy Music Video for Average Friends

Fifty-plus year’s into his animation career, Bill Plympton (the rightfully self-proclaimed King of Indie Animation, who turned 80 in April) just dropped this wonderfully warped music video for California alt pop duo Average Friends. [Watch]

Animated portrait of a woman with dark hair, glowing orange eyes, and metallic markings on her cheeks, surrounded by the light effects of a K/DA Firestarter music video. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Back From the Dead: Fortiche Drops New K/DA “Firestarter” Music Video for LOL

In 2018, League of Legends and animation studio Fortiche broke the internet (and made the cover of Stash 133) with the Pop/Stars music video for virtual band K/DA. The follow-up is finally here, complete with a making-of video. [Watch]