BBC Ideas Resilience by Kong Studio | STASH MAGAZINE

Kong Studio Reinforces the Importance of “Resilience” for BBC Ideas

Co-founders Bill Elliott and Tom Baker at Kong Studio in London: “2020 has been a rough ride for many people around the world. The need to be resilient on both personal and societal levels seems ever more important. [Watch]

Bob Moses & ZHU Desire music video by Airplan | STASH MAGAZINE

Bob Moses & ZHU “Desire” Music Video by Owen Brown

Airplan Studio in Budapest wraps graphic 2D and 3D animation in a stark palette then drops it into a gravity-fed love story in this video for Vancouver electronic duo Bob Moses directed by Owen Brown at CTRL5. [Watch]

Sportsnet Matt Dumba’s Stanley Cup Commercial | STASH MAGAZINE

Sportsnet “Matt Dumba’s Stanley Cup Commercial” by Rogers and Blirp

When asked what his ultimate Stanley Cup Playoffs commercial would look like, Minnesota Wild star defenceman Matt Dumba let loose with a whirlwind fantasy-adventure that became the VO for this animated Sportsnet promo. [Watch]

At the End short film by Nicolas Lichtle | STASH MAGAZINE

“At the End” Short Film by Nicolas Lichtle

Nicolas Lichtle, co-founder at studio Mada Mada in Paris just sent us this gentle and personal work he describes as “a moment of introspection staged through small moments imbued with poetry, absurdity, and surrealism.” [Watch]

Motionpoems On Lock Down by On Lockdown by Todd Boss and Calum Macdiarmid | STASH MAGAZINE

Motion Poems: “On Lockdown” by Calum Macdiarmid

Wonderfully minimal and melancholy vignettes by London director/animator Calum Macdiarmid provide a perfect compliment for a poem by Todd Boss reflecting on quarantine and the social trigger of George Floyd’s death. [Watch]

TED-Ed Why You Should Read Dune | STASH MAGAZINE

TED-Ed “Why You Should Read Dune” by Recircle

Recircle studio in Zagreb, Croatia, shifts away from their usual focus on animated content for kids to craft this beautifully illustrated synopsis of Frank Herbert’s landmark 1965 sci-fi novel “Dune” for TED-Ed. [Watch]