Two animated characters in orange uniforms carry a grand piano up a red-carpeted staircase with ornate railings in this comic film by Léo Brunel. One character leads the duet, while the other struggles behind in a grand, well-lit interior. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Léo Brunel Strikes a Comic Chord in “Duet” Short Film

Director Leo Brunel, who recently signed with Paris prodco Eddy and co-directed the hilarious multi-award-winning short Hors Piste, is back with more CG character comedy in his newest personal film Duet. [Watch]

Four-panel image: a dramatic dust storm, a close-up of a football helmet with a blue logo, a herd of bison running through snow, and an NFL player in Nike Rivalries Uniforms standing in a stadium surrounded by swirling dust—released in the film by Builders Club. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Builders Club Conjures the Elements for Nike & NFL Rivalries

Builders Club, the motion design force whose breakout ChatGPT spot features prominently in the Stash Annual 2025, takes an elemental approach to reveal the 2025 Rivalries team jerseys for the NFL and Nike. [Watch]

A website landing page with the text The new standard for video professionals, showcasing FrameRate as a Vimeo alternative, over a background of white stones and floating bubbles, with a highlighted Sign Up button below the text. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

FrameRate Launches Video Hosting Alternative For the Creative Industry

For the first time in a generation, the two-party system of video hosting (aka Vimeo vs YouTube) has a serious competitor. It’s called FrameRate and co-founder Justin Cone has answers to our many questions. [Watch]

Two businesspeople stand by large office windows, overlooking a city skyline. Sunlight streams in, casting shadows on the floor amid lush plants—a modern, spacious office where they See Things Others Miss, inspired by Mackenzie Investments. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

WIZZ & Emmanuelle Walker “See Things Others Miss” for Mackenzie Investments

Working thru Toronto agency The Garden, director/illustrator Emmanuelle Walker and WIZZ channel the style of impeccable editorial illustrations into a series of surreal vignettes for one of Canada’s largest investment management firms. [Watch]

Three people in vibrant clothing talk on phones and read a book, set against buildings, greenery, and mountains. A small truck drives along the road in this bold, colorful cartoon style by Animwood Studio, inspired by Dollar's Journey. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Animwood Studio Tracks a Dollar’s Journey for Acumen

Good work for good causes is always a joy to post. Such is the case with this film from Animwood Studio in Kraków, Poland, showcasing the effects of a donation to Acumen, the US nonprofit targeting global poverty. [Watch]

Close-up of an orange DNA double helix structure, evoking Illumina genome sequencing, with white grid lines and dots overlaid, set against a dark background featuring faint geometric grid patterns. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Juan Behrens & Morea TV Light Up the Genome for Illumina

Designer/animation director Juan Behrens, whose work we’ve featured here, teams with EP/DOP Kevin Pham’s new prodco Morea TV to demystify genomic science with abstraction and atmosphere in this film for US biotech Illumina. [Watch]