STATE: “What do you do when you’re given carte-blanche to do whatever the hell you want? We took the money and ran. Specifically, to some seedy back-alleys in Bangkok. Such fun times… [Watch]
Ryan Burke, creative producer at Google’s Creative Lab: “These days we’re consuming more news than ever, and sometimes, it can feel like there are only problems out there. But the fact is, there is a plethora of good news happening. [Watch]
Inspired by vinyl toys and afro-futurism, New York director Kristian Mercado enlists Buenos Aires studio DeTuco to conjure a tripped out 2D/3D animated adventure for venerable American hip hop trio De La Soul. [Watch]
Scott Jonsson: “Inspired by all of the tiny illusory moths I see out of the corner of my eyes late, late at night. Created with a mix of After Effects and cel animation.” [Watch]
The maneki-neko, aka the Japanese fortune cat, gets a frenetic overhaul by 26 artists in 26 seconds in this smile-inducing project put together by Moscow animation studio Petrick. [Watch]
In June 2017 Stash published the trailer for “Float,” a brilliant and enigmatic CG fantasy/adventure directed by Kohei Yoshino with music by Haruna Karasuda. Now the duo is back with this fluid and whimsical work for the Japan Media Arts Festival. [Watch]
