Conor Finnegan and Nexus Studios Make a Flap With Progressive Pigeons | STASH MAGAZINE

Conor Finnegan and Nexus Studios Make a Flap With Progressive Pigeons

Nexus director Conor Finnegan, whose talents for avian animation were established back in 2012 with his wonderful Fear of Flying short film (Stash 101), creates a trio of feathery comic spots for Progressive Insurance. [Watch]

WorldQuant Global Summit branding by Aggressive and Loop | STASH MAGAZINE

Aggressive and Loop Elevate the WorldQuant Global Summit With Striking Motion Design

Daniel Shapiro and Alex Topaller at Aggressive re-team with their motion co-conspirators at Loop to wrap the most recent global summit for international hedge fund WorldQuant in massive LED walls of impossible-to-ignore design. [Watch]

University of Regina Imagineur brand film by Polyester | STASH MAGAZINE

Polyester Adds Plenty of Character to University of Regina Imagineur Brand Film

The character animation team at Polyester in Toronto break out a diverse cast of personalities and multiple production techniques in this snappy film for the University of Regina thru Halifax agency M5. [Watch]

Piktura Ferme les Yeux Short Film | STASH MAGAZINE

Piktura Students Find Hope in Tragedy With Animated Short Film “Ferme les Yeux”

A team of seven 5th-year students at French digital arts school Piktura unravels a tragic tale of “a heavy secret and oblivious parents” in an artful and ultimately hopeful animated short film called Ferme les Yeux (Close Your Eyes). [Watch]

Sendcloud Brand Film by Henrique Barone | STASH MAGAZINE

Henrique Barone Keeps it Light and Fresh for Sendcloud

Vancouver director/animator Henrique Barone heads up a tight team thru Agent Pekka to keep this brand film for shipping software maker Sendcloud light and fresh while hitting all the benefit and feature points of the brief. [Watch]

TAVO Studio CIRCUS Social Club Madrid | STASH MAGAZINE

TAVO Studio Redefines the Circus for Madrid Social Club

Given free rein to create the branding and motion assets for CIRCUS, an exclusive new social club in Madrid, the team at TAVO Studio responded with a delightful flourish of rich, intricate, and surreal visuals. [Watch]

ASN Bank Groene Bedoelingen by Ambassadors | STASH MAGAZINE

Ambassadors Animate ASN Bank’s Good Intentions With a New Cast of Creatures

In their latest animation for ASN Bank, the crew at Ambassadors in Amsterdam continue to create quirky and compelling characters but update the production pipeline to include fully 3D environments and real-time rendering. [Watch]

Starfield Wild Imagination Trailer by Nicole Ackermann and The Mill | STASH MAGAZINE

Nicole Ackermann and The Mill Engage “Wild Imagination” for Starfield Trailer

Backed up by an orchestral cover of Elton John’s “Rocket Man”, a massive VFX team at The Mill bring director Nicole Ackermann’s sweeping tale of hope and aspiration to life in this game trailer for Bethesda Softworks’ Starfield. [Watch]

Hublot Integrated Tourbillon Full Carbon by Ditroit | STASH MAGAZINE

Ditroit Gets Deep Into the Details of Hublot’s Integrated Tourbillon Full Carbon

In their latest collaboration with Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot, CD Salvatore Giuntathe and the motion crew at Ditroit in Milan embrace their 3D design and rendering OCD and crank the hyper-detail dial up to 11. [Watch]

Eleven Motion Designers Reveal their Vegan Origin Stories in short film | STASH MAGAZINE

Eleven Motion Designers Animate their Vegan Origin Stories

Canadian illustrator/animator Charlie Gagne (aka Dinos&Teacups) gathers 10 other vegan designers for a collaborative exploration of the personal moments that lead each of them to start living without animal exploitation. [Watch]

The Beekeeper Main Titles by Filmograph | STASH MAGAZINE

Inside the Filmograph Hive Mind on “The Beekeeper” Titles

Working with director David Ayer (Training Day, Suicide Squad), the Filmograph motion team opens action feature The Beekeeper with a tense tapestry of antique engravings, macro photography, CG, and an infinity of hexagons. [Watch]

xCruza Peabody eTermo Electric Thermos by Juan Andres Molteno | STASH MAGAZINE

Molten Layers Up in New Explainer for xCruza’s eTermo Electric Thermos

Buenos Aires director/designer Juan Andrés Molteno (aka Molten) brings a fresh and engaging mix of 3D style and 2D motion graphics to this snappy explainer for industrial design studio xCruza and their Peabody eTermo electric thermos. [Watch]

Heat Wave Visual MX250 Goggles Launch Film by Inertia Studios | STASH MAGAZINE

The Dust Refuses to Settle in Inertia’s New Launch Film for Heat Wave Visual

Director Thomas Valente and the design and animation team at Inertia Studios in London (who made the Best of Stash 2023 with their Helfare spot) brave a serious dust storm in this launch film for Heat Wave Visual’s MX250 goggles. [Watch]

Collision Awards 2024 | STASH MAGAZINE

The Collision Awards Set to Honor All Forms of Animation and Motion Design

The Stash crew are proud to be founding partners of the Collision Awards, the first honors to recognize animation and motion design excellence in all its forms. Call for entries is now open. Early entry deadline is March 8th, 2024. [Watch]

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