Welcome to the Afropunk Post-Apocalypse

Director/CEO Craig Parker and his crew at Motif Studios in Cape Town (whose Gelato Roboto short we featured in Stash 160) just dropped us their latest passion project, a sci-fi feature film proof of concept called NERO. [Watch]

JJ Whitefiled InTransition music Video by Michael Fragstein | STASH MAGAZINE

Michael Fragstein Goes “Off the Grid” in New JJ Whitefield Music Video

Stuttgart-based director and CG artist Michael Fragstein merges the organic and the structural in this hypnotic and tactile CG music video for the track “Off the Grid” from German guitarist/producer JJ Whitefield. [Watch]

Telstra App OClock clips by Laurie Rowan and Nexus | STASH MAGAZINE

Laurie Rowan and Nexus Studios Go Cuckoo for Telstra

Fabulous character work here courtesy of Nexus director Laurie Rowan, who deploys a stop-motion aesthetic in a series of deadpan CG social media clips for Australian teleco Telstra thru Sydney agencies +61 and Bear Meets Eagle On Fire. [Watch]

Psyop’s Singing Cinematic Launches “Anno 117: Pax Romana” for Ubisoft

Psyop directors Todd Mueller and Kylie Matulick ramp up the fun and mischief in this launch film for the latest entry in Ubisoft’s Anno game franchise while blurring the line between “cinematic quality and gameplay integrity”. [Watch]

Gabriele Ricci Opens Digital Design Days Palermo 2025

Later this month (June 27-28), the Digital Design Days conference will venture to Palermo, Sicily, where it will premiere with this main title sequence created by director Gabriele Ricci and a team of Italian motion design artists. [Watch]

Le Cube & Final Frontier Up the Action for Dungeon Fighter Mobile Game Launch

Directors Ralph Karam, HanzoHanzo (Hans-Christoph Schultheiss), and the Le Cube animation crew help Tencent launch the Dungeon Fighter Mobile game with a series of intense trailers including this one highlighting the Asura character. [Watch]