Danish Director Casper Balslev Signs with Institute
July 17, 2025
Sam Southward “After the End” Short Film
Meet Rene Fustercluck, one of two men left standing after the man-made apocalypse and the comic lynchpin of Sam Southward’s spectacular (and not altogether SFW) graduation film “After the End” produced at the National Film and Television School in London. [Watch]
Carbon Launches Chicago Office
From the release: Bicoastal creative studio Carbon opens in Chicago, serving the Midwest with its high-end VFX, post production, and full-fledged design studio, from the 5th floor of the Courthouse Building with international editing house Whitehouse Post. Leading Carbon’s Windy City operations are Executive Producer Phil Linturn and Creative Director Liam Chapple, a pair of […] [Watch]
Best of Stash 2015: Ben West “Fugu & Tako”
In March 2015, Framestore LA creative director Ben West released his phenomenal buddy-film sushi comedy “FUGU & TAKO” exploring the perils and unexpected perks of eating live puffer fish. The film and perfectly realized VFX were created while West was a director and VFX super at Robot in Sydney. [Watch]
Ex-Digital Kitchen Crew launch Almost Gold in Chicago
From the release: Creative Director Linas Jodwalis has staked a claim with Almost Gold, a new design-driven production studio featuring Director Matthew Egan. Tapping Tom Leonard as Executive Producer, the Chicago-based shop is positioning itself to provide concept-to-completion creativity for the advertising and entertainment industries. “Almost Gold is a cohesive model by design and because […] [Watch]
FUGU & TAKO Graphic Novel Passes Funding Goal on Kickstarter
It’s official, Ben West’s brilliant FUGU & TAKO short film will become a graphic novel, placing the mutated heroes in a “battle against their own ineptitude, a legion of yakuza, and a Godzilla-like monster.” You have till Friday, Jun 12 2015 10:34 AM EDT to pledge on Kickstarter and grab sweet rewards including a signed hardcopy of the graphic novel and limited edition signed original illustrations.
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Inspiration + Insight + Happy = Stash 111
One of our most diverse and striking issues to date, Stash 111 delivers wall-to-wall motion brilliance adding yet another 31 animation, VFX and motion design projects to the Stash Permanent Collection. [Watch]
