The Stained Club animated short film by Supinfocom | STASH MAGAZINE

Finding Hope and Friendship in “The Stained Club”

Back in 2005 Stash published “Over Time,” a breakout black and white CG short created at a French computer animation school I had never heard of called Supinfocom. Since then, we’ve featured no less than 42 short films from their students. [Watch]

Scooting Song Adult Swim Smalls by Daniela Sherer| STASH MAGAZINE

Scooting Along to the “Scooting Song” on Adult Swim

Animation director Daniela Sherer in Tel Aviv animates a musical short commissioned for the Adult Swim Smalls series powered by a bitter (yet catchy) little ditty written by David Hughes and performed by Christopher Arrison and Mason Brown. [Watch]

The Marathon | Santander Bank commercial | STASH MAGAZINE

Santander’s Piggy Returns in “The Marathon”

The CG creature crew at Framestore reteam with Rattling Stick director Daniel Kleinman and Arnold Worldwide to create the sophomore adventure for Santander’s porcine hero (watch the first Piggy epic here). [Watch]

Intel AI commercials by Aggressive | STASH MAGAZINE

Getting Aggressive About “Intel AI”

From directors Alex Topaller and Daniel Shapiro at Aggresive: “For ‘AI on Intel’ we told five real stories of Intel’s technology in action – from stopping poaching in Africa to powering the world’s first face-controlled wheelchair, in each film we combined tech-inspired CG with cinematic live-action.” [Watch]

The Box animated short film by Dušan Kastelic | STASH MAGAZINE

Thinking Outside “The Box” by Dusan Kastelic

Slovenian animator/illustrator Dusan Kastelic’ combines imagery from his own recurring nightmare with a story he’d penned for a comic book years earlier to create a 3D animated mini-masterpiece (and massive festival hit) called “The Box.” [Watch]

“While You Were Sleeping” by Charlie Stewart

Animator/designer Charlie Stewart in London chooses a soft palette, careful compositions, and measured pacing for his animated exploration of “the longevity and limitations of artificial intelligence, and the loneliness of deep space.” [Watch]