A smiling animated baby wearing a yellow cap and blue clothes peeks out from behind an orange slide, with a blurred green background, in the playful style of DUCKS Short Film by AJ Jefferies. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Quacky Comedy: AJ Jefferies Drops “DUCKS” Short Film

UK 3D artist/animator/illustrator AJ Jefferies, whose brilliant PEAS! short film graced the cover of Stash 159, is back with more of his gently eccentric and perfectly timed character comedy in a new mini-masterwork entitled DUCKS. [Watch]

A person rides atop a Friendly Fruit Giant—Tesco’s feel-good food creation—smiling in the middle of a suburban road, surrounded by houses and lush greenery. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Feel-Good Food: Nick Ball & Untold Studios Roll Out Tesco’s Friendly Fruit Giant

MJZ director Nick Ball and an army of VFX artists at Untold Studios make a giant case for UK grocery chain Tesco and their Free Fruit & Veg for Schools program in this spot thru BBH London with feel-good music by Supertramp. [Watch]

A colorful, whimsical landscape inspired by The Pursuit of Magic and Art&Graft, with vibrant clouds, oversized flowers, a small rover, two animated human figures, and scattered geometric shapes—blending fantasy, space exploration, and playful elements. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Art&Graft Set Off “In The Pursuit of Magic” in New Short Film

If the purpose of an in-house motion project is to truly let loose with ideas and techniques, the team at Art&Graft in London may have just set a new bar for audacity and sheer variety with their short film In The Pursuit of Magic. [Watch]

A large crowd gathers at dusk in front of a modern, angular building illuminated with colorful digital projections and the words OFFF Barcelona 2026 Main Titles displayed, during a vibrant public festival. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Scale & Spectacle: OFFF Barcelona 2026 Main Titles Celebrate “Rebellious DNA”

Projected onto the 110-meter-long façade of the DHub venue, and directed with style and abandon by ECD/co-founder of Laundry Studios, PJ Richardson – the main titles for the 2026 edition of OFFF Barcelona were impossible to miss. [Watch]

Six robotic arms with metal grippers are positioned in a circular formation, converging towards a central mechanism—reminiscent of the Vaonis Hyperia Telescope Launch Film—viewed from below against a plain gray background. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Finding Stars in Style: Hyperia Smart Telescope Launch Film

Astronomy is not a field often associated with style or elegance, which makes this product reveal film by director/art director Thomas Limouzin and his small CG crew for French telescope maker Vaonis, all the more refreshing. [Watch]

A bronze SUV is parked in front of a modern house with wooden garage doors, as the Electrical Theatre Collective digs into the "Details" of Lexus RZ, surrounded by tall pine trees and mountains on a sunny day. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Electric Theatre Collective Digs Into “Details” of Lexus RZ

ETC director Michael ‘Chappers’ Chapman leans into his background in CG and love of technical illustration to deconstruct the new Lexus R3 electric SUV in obsessive detail while maintaining a sense of aspirational elegance. [Watch]