Heckler Appoints Lily Li Managing Director in Singapore and Launches Heckler Amsterdam
June 3, 2025
Few studios approach crafting demo/manifesto reels as thoughtfully as the design and motion team at State in LA. Beyond showcasing the work, this latest effort offers a worldview that feels resonant with the industry and the times. [Watch]
Oslo-based design and motion studio Øyedrops nudges forward the software explainer genre with intricate, light-filled visuals in this launch film produced for Norwegian SaaS software maker Kongsberg Digital. [Watch]
Russian studio Dreamlaser, best known for staging large-scale multimedia visuals, turn their talents to smaller screens in this teaser for the 2024 edition of the Pause Awards honoring business excellence in Australia. [Watch]
Art director/CG artist Diego Martinez, based in Montpellier, France, makes his Stash debut with this moody and multi-textured CG spec film for a modern take on the classic Chelsea boot by American CD Matthew Williams. [Watch]
Revolver director Rune Milton re-teams with Copenhagen VFX/post house Chemistry Film for an epic and operatic ode to the wonders of Earth’s history starring a CG chimpanzee voiced by Samoan-born tenor Pene Pati. [Watch]
In this surgical hybrid of live-action and pristine CG, the team at Builders Club in London showcases a $50K+ Hublot watch with a secret ingredient: recycled sports gear from men’s tennis deity Novak Djokovic. [Watch]
As a product category, ceiling microphones may not get your heart racing but in the hands of director/AD Magnus Skogsfjord at Norwegian 3D studio Miror, this Cisco model becomes a discreet objet d’art. [Watch]
India-based Kappiri Studio just stormed onto the Stash radar with this mix of 2D motion, CG, and faux stop motion wrapped into a kinetic spec spot for the Nike x Sacai sneaker by Japanese fashion designer by Chitose Abe. [Watch]
Tokyo-based director and visual artist Takafumi Tsuchiya (aka TAKCOM) merges flinty CG and atmospheric live-action footage into an dramatic product film for venerable Japanese knife and cutlery brand KAI. [Watch]
Aiming for “a perfect balance between tech and beauty”, the motion team at ManvsMachine explores stylized thermography and x-ray imagery in this brand film for Ultium Home, a new range of green residential products from GM Energy. [Watch]
The incredible variety of motion work included in the Stash Permanent Collection is a major part of what makes it a vital creative resource, and our latest issue is a perfect example. Grab a peak at Stash 168 with this preview. [Watch]
“Haywire” and “sheer madness” are the two descriptions that flash to mind after watching this music video by director Shu Sasaki with Tokyo prodco Khaki wrangling 20+ animation studios into the collective chaos. [Watch]
Olov Burman, the master of bonkers character design and animation (who co-directed this bit of insanity), teams with his fellow Swedes at prodco Mindbender to promo the second annual Nouns Fest film festival. [Watch]
Following up on 2023’s IGA holiday heartwarmer Mr. Beaver, Montreal’s Tonic DNA studio delivers another ambitious character-driven tale with this year’s film capturing the power of cooking to transcend family conflicts. [Watch]
