Juan Behrens and Kingdom of Something Set the Stage for Digital Design Days 2024 in Milan

The all-Amsterdam team of CD Juan Behrens and studio Kingdom of Something (responsible for this motion frivolity), just dropped the trailer for the 8th edition of Digital Design Days, the much-loved celebration of creativity in Milan. [Watch]

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Fx Goby and Nexus Studios Launch BBC 2024 Olympics Coverage in the City of Love

Nexus Studios’ director Fx Goby, whose wide-ranging character work you can see here and here, captures the passion and pain of 36 athletes in this rousing spot for the BBC’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics. [Watch]

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MAMMAL and Momentum Launch Coke Spiced IRL in NYC

Aiming to immerse visitors in a “journey of synesthesia”, the design and animation team at MAMMAL in Atlanta smash together an array of motion styles for Coca-Cola’s House of Spice experiential launch thru agency Momentum Worldwide. [Watch]

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Short Film “Dear Child” Speaks to the Young and Innocent in Times of War

Working to the powerful lament Letters to the Children of Gaza by American journalist Chris Hedges, CD Ben McFarlane and the animation team at Sunny Vfx in Dubai assemble a passionate, painterly, and ultimately haunting short film. [Watch]

Found Studio Samsonite EVOA-Z product film | STASH MAGAZINE

Lost and Found: New Brand Film for the Samsonite EVOA-Z

Working with Singapore prodco Six Toes, the CG mavens at Found in London sculpt an elegant and minimalist brand film highlighting the features and finishes of Samsonite’s EVOA-Z carry on and positioning it as a work of art. [Watch]

Gabriele Calvi Habits Short Film | STASH MAGAZINE

Gabriele Calvi Walks the Walk in New “Habits” Short Film

Italian motion designer Gabriele Calvi, whose animated work ranges from the enigmatic to the effervescent, just dropped us his latest personal project: a jaunty 90-second exercise in complex walk cycles that takes a light look at serious Habits. [Watch]

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Futhark Studios Has a Need for Speed in “Most Wanted” Game Trailer Remake

Futhark Studios, who hit the Stash radar with this CG product film earlier this year, reveals the thinking and process behind the studio’s first passion project, a visceral ode to street racing inspired by memories of a certain 2005 game trailer. [Watch]

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Steelworks Scales the Peaks of Fashion in Spec Brand Film

CDs Nidia Dias and Miguel Rato lead the Steelworks CG team in a dramatic merger of urban and mountain fashion in this sleek and visually kinetic in-house brand film. [Watch]

Microsoft Planner product film by Bark&Bite | STASH MAGAZINE

Bark&Bite Schedule Delight into Microsoft Planner

The best software explainer films transform the mundane details of everyday tasks into a series of delightful moments, treading a fine line between visual engagement and coherence. Bark&Bite’s new work for Microsoft Planner does just that. [Watch]

Tonic DNA JUMP Short Film | STASH MAGAZINE

Tonic DNA Make the JUMP in New R&D Short Film

The latest chapter in Tonic DNA’s in-house R&D project JUMP just landed and finds the Montreal studio exploring an Unreal engine pipeline and AI tools to further develop the look and motion for their universe-hopping character Leaf. [Watch]

Ford Mustang GTD spot by ManvsMachine | STASH MAGAZINE

ManvsMachine Muscles Up for the Ford Mustang GTD

The Ford Mustang GTD supercar (800+ HP, $325,000) made its IRL debut at Le Mans on the weekend with the ManvsMachine crew providing back-up with this supercharged CG glimpse at the most powerful street-legal Mustang ever. [Watch]

Juniore Mediterranee Music Video by Clement Soulmagnon Eddy | STASH MAGAZINE

Clément Soulmagnon Dreams of the Côte d’Azur in “Méditerranée” Music Video for Juniore

Eddy director Clément Soulmagnon, whose wonderful Aurore short film we included in the Best of Stash 2021, transports us to past summers on the Côte d’Azur in this dreamy music video for French band Juniore. [Watch]

Vallee Duhamel Short film The Pulse Within | STASH MAGAZINE

Vallée Duhamel’s New Short Takes “The Pulse Within”

Expanding on their 2023 motion experiment After Light, directors Julien Vallée and Eve Duhamel weave together live-action, CG, and a variety of AI tools for The Pulse Within, their short film which premiered at the Tribeca Festival. [Watch]

Tendril Unfolds Elegant Fantasy for the Huawei Pocket 2

The geometric fantasy world of Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen comes to life with tasteful restraint in this product film for the Huawei Pocket 2 phone that “remaps and redefines the boundaries between technology, art and fashion.” [Watch]