Best of Stash 2015: “The Amazing World of Gumball” Loops

Known for their character-driven craziness, Buenos Aires design/animation studio Ronda turn their talents to Cartoon Network’s “The Amazing World of Gumball,” creating this series of lunatic loops including a claymation clip by fellow Argentinians Can Can Club. [Watch]

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Best of Stash 2015: Psyop “ReCore E3 Trailer”

Over the last decade, studios like Blur, Axis, Platige, and Digic have elevated the art and craft of CG game trailers to an extraordinary level. That exclusive club gained a new member in 2015 when Psyop flexed it’s 3D and narrative muscles on this trailer for Microsoft’s ReCore at E3. [Watch]

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Best of Stash 2015: Aardman Nathan Love Launch Film

During the summer of 2015, legendary UK studio Aardman Animations acquired a majority share in NYC animation studio Nathan Love to establish their US production entity called Aardman Nathan Love. The new company created this extraordinary piece of character madness to announce the launch. [Watch]

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Best of Stash 2015: Bell Space Channel Idents

CDs Chris Bahry, Alexandre Torres and the Tendril crew help Canada’s Space Channel go beyond their core demo of young men in search a broader (read female) audience with a stunning set of macro-world IDs. [Watch]

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James “To My Surprise”

Inspired by anime, propaganda art, the murals of Diego Rivera, and graffiti paintings, Not To Scale director Kris Merc takes on modern cultural excess in the video for “To My Surprise” from veteran Manchester rockers James and asks “what if love was the driving force of our cultures and interactions?” [Watch]

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“Happy Holidays” (or not) from Eoin Duffy

It’s no secret how Vancouver filmmaker Eoin Duffy feels about Xmas, skewering the season’s conventions for three years running with short, acerbic animated tales. His 2015 take, titled “Happy Holidays” teams Duffy with character animator Henrique Barone and audio maven John Black at Cypher Audio. [Watch]

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