Erste Christmas Ad 2019 Beelievers | STASH MAGAZINE

Learning to Fly with #HannaBumblebee

After opening the holiday tear faucet last year with Henry Hedgehog’s “First Christmas” (Stash 133), Passion Animation directors Kyra & Constantin are back with another fuzzy and lovable CG cast for Erste Group Bank thru agency Jung von Matt/DONAU. [Watch]

Six Kinetic Characters by Lucas Zanotto | STASH MAGAZINE

The Minimalist Charm of Lucas Zanotto’s Kinetic Characters

Born in Northern Italy and now based in Helsinki, Finland, Lucas Zanotto started out as a product designer before moving into motion design, directing, building zany apps for kids, and most recently CG character loops. [Watch]

Motorola Razr 2019 commercial | STASH MAGAZINE

Flipping for Foldable: Motorola Razr 2019 Launch Film

The combined talents of U.S. style masters Los York and Berlin CG iconoclasts f°am Studio nudge this film for Motorola’s folding-screen update of their classic Razr over the line into a mainstream hit as it nears 40M views on YouTube. [Watch]

Chick-Fil-A “The Time Shop” commercial | STASH MAGAZINE

Marie Hyon Stops by “The Time Shop” for Chick-Fil-A

Hot on the heels of Todd Mueller and Kylie Matulick’s holiday spectacular for Aldi, fellow Psyopian Marie Hyon crafts a heart-warmer for Chick-Fil-A thru McCann in support of more “together time” for families everywhere. [Watch]

Carlotta’s Face animated short film | STASH MAGAZINE

The Strange Case of “Carlotta’s Face”

What is it like to not recognize faces? Even your own. German studio Fabian&Fred and neuroscientist/filmmaker Valentin Riedl offer answers by turning one woman’s real-life struggles with prosopagnosia (face blindness) into a visually poetic film. [Watch]

Pause Originals - Cyberpunk Shaihaiching by Lei Alucard | STASH MAGAZINE

Pause Original “Cyberpunk Shaihaiching” by Lei Alucard

Chinese motion designer Lei Alucard (Peng Lei) foreshadows the 2020 Pause Fest this February in Melbourne with an atmospheric, thoughtful, and wonderfully detailed (if somewhat dystopian) CG film. [Watch]