Diogo Kalil and LOBO Open 2023 Ciclope Festival | STASH MAGAZINE

Diogo Kalil and LOBO Open the 2023 Ciclope Festival

Enhancing 3D animation with AI, director Diogo Kalil and the LOBO crew opened the 2023 Ciclope Festival in Berlin with this trippy sequence the director describes as “an instigator piece that brings more questions than answers.” [Watch]

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JAMM and Director Chris Balmond Get Furry for VIZIO in “Watch us” Spot

Culver City VFX studio JAMM bring their CG creature skills to this jaunty holiday spot for US smart TV brand VIZIO directed by Chris Balmond thru agency David&Goliath with Imaginary Forces crafting the new animated logo mnemonic. [Watch]

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NOMINT and WWF Reteam to Keep the World From Going “Up in Smoke”

Continuing their work for the World Wildlife Fund, director Yannis Konstantinidis and the NOMINT animation team in London mix 3D-printed stop motion and live-action atmospherics into a haunting message about the climate crisis. [Watch]

Steelworks Studio Ventures into the “Worlds Of Japan” in New Short Film

If you need a retreat from the rush and stress of your work week, Steelworks creative directors Nidia Dias and Miguel Rato have just the thing – a peaceful, CG fantasy tour through the “Worlds Of Japan”. [Watch]

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The Sacred Egg and The Mill Go Balls to the Wall in “Atomic” Smirnoff Spot

Riff Raff Films’ directing duo The Sacred Egg and The Mill, whose recent collaboration for Topgolf we featured in Stash 162, are back for another intricate mix of VFX and partying – this time for Smirnoff through McCann North America. [Watch]

Alla Kinda and Benjamin Hackman Slide Across “The Algonquin Bridge”

Toronto poet/composer Benjamin Hackman teams with Barcelona animation house Alla Kinda to recount a personal commuting mishap that leads to a frenzied yet thoughtful monologue on the rush of modern life and what it all might mean. [Watch]