Illustration of five pairs of legs wearing different pants and shoes, each with a small, seated person reading or using a device within the fabric or folds—evoking the layered storytelling in "Our Uniform" short film by Yegane Moghaddam. Dark blue background. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Yegane Moghaddam Unpacks Her School Days in Iran With “Our Uniform” Short Film

Posted on May 10, 2026

After a stellar festival run (a big win at Annecy and an Oscar nom), animator Yegane Moghaddam’s highly inventive mixed media short Our Uniform, based on her school days in Iran, is now available for your viewing pleasure. [Watch]

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A young girl in a blue dress with a red bow kneels on a sidewalk, peering into a storm drain—a nod to IT: Welcome to Derry. A bicycle lies nearby, and a missing person flyer rests on the ground in this small-town scene. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Filmograph Reveals the Fear (and Fun) Under the Fantasy in “IT: Welcome to Derry” Titles

Posted on April 24, 2026

Following their 2025 Emmy-nom for The Penguin titles, CD Aaron Becker and the motion crew at Filmograph reteam with HBO but shift to a campy mid-century illustration style in this open for supernatural horror series It: Welcome to Derry. [Watch]

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The Language of Life: Mordisco Studio’s Letters for Lacunza

Posted on April 22, 2026

ECD Isusko Artabe and the motion design and illustration crew at Mordisco Studio in Barcelona inject 26 hits of alphabetical humor into this brand film for Lacunza, a network of language academies in Spain’s Basque Country. [Watch]

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Minimalist illustration inspired by "Telsche" Short Film by Sophie Colfer & Ala Nunu and COLA animation—a person in white stands on a curved surface, gazing at a distant bird against geometric blue shapes in the sky. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Memories of Water: Sophie Colfer & Ala Nunu Invite You Into the World of “Telsche”

Posted on April 21, 2026

Working through Oscar-nominated production cooperative COLA Animation, directors Sophie Colfer and Ala Nunu wrap themes of memory and loss into the enigmatic dreamworld of their multi-award winning short film Telsche. [Watch]

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Cartoon illustration system of a pool scene with a woman lounging under an umbrella, a man in the pool, and two kids on a unicorn float. Palm trees, drinks, and a beach ball create that sunny Niceshit x Trivago vibe. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Flexible & Friendly: Niceshit Illustrates Travel for Trivago

Posted on April 20, 2026

Hot on the heels of their ambitious studio rebrand, the design and motion crew at Niceshit move onto building out a flexible and friendly character-based illustration system for hotel booking platform Trivago. [Watch]

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A person wearing glasses holds out their hand, conjuring a glowing, fiery orb with the image of a pink, bird-like creature inside it—a scene reminiscent of the vibrant style in University of British Columbia brand films by Global Mechanic and AIM Creative. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Global Mechanic & AIM Creative “Push Forward” in Animated Campaign for UBC

Posted on April 8, 2026

Vancouver design and animation studio Global Mechanic teams with AIM Creative Studios in Portugal for a series of vibrant and painterly brand films for the University of British Columbia thru Canadian agency ONE23WEST. [Watch]

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