"Invisible Monsters and Tomato Soup" The New Yorker | STASH MAGAZINE

“Invisible Monsters and Tomato Soup” or How I Learned to Love Dreaming During COVID

Friends and co-directors Stevie Borrello, Marcie LaCerte, and Meghan McDonough gather a series of real-life pandemic dreams into a surreal yet very resonant string of animated vignettes presented by The New Yorker. [Watch]

Legends of Runeterra "Empires of the Ascended" By Ben Hibon and Unit Image | STASH MAGAZINE

Legends of Runeterra “Empires of the Ascended” Trailer By Ben Hibon and Unit Image

In 2020, director Ben Hibon and the animation team at Unit Image dropped two massive trailers for Riot Games’ new digital collectible card game Legends of Runeterra (here and here). This latest film is just as ambitious and carefully crafted. [Watch]

VanMoof "Rethink the city. Reimagine the future" by Jim Stoten and Bewilder | STASH MAGAZINE

Jake Wegesin Takes Aim with “KANON” Short Film

Art director and 3D animator Jake Wegesin, whose 2019 short Next Flight Home warmed hearts in Stash 136, just dropped us his latest film – inspired by an unexpected custom in his new hometown of Copenhagen, Denmark. [Watch]

VanMoof "Rethink the city. Reimagine the future" by Jim Stoten and Bewilder | STASH MAGAZINE

VanMoof “Rethink the City. Reimagine the Future” by Jim Stoten and Bewilder

The frog character introduced in e-bike maker VanMoof’s last spot (a cool CG number from The Mill) steers a completely different course in new work by London illustrator Jim Stoten and Cape Town animation studio Bewilder. [Watch]

"There Were Four of Us" Short Film by Cassie Shao | STASH MAGAZINE

“There Were Four of Us” Short Film by Cassie Shao

One of the most visually and technically innovative student films you will see this year, Cassie Shao’s USC grad film “There Were Four of Us” was originally inspired by a dream then gained added dimensions with the death of her grandfather. [Watch]

TFO "Idello" Spot by IAMSTATIC | STASH MAGAZINE

Breezy TFO “Idello” Spot Takes Flight with IAMSTATIC

Working thru Toronto motion house IAMSTATIC, animation director Matt Kalinauskas brings a soft and comfortable look to this feel-good spot for TFO’s Idello, a Francophone educational learning platform for Ontario’s teachers and students. [Watch]

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