Derek Lau Wanderer animated short film | STASH MAGAZINE

Derek Lau Worships Wuxia in New “Wanderer” Short Film

Derek Lau, a designer/animator currently working at BUCK in Sydney, takes time out from client work to transform his love of historical Chinese martial arts films into a painterly and carefully choreographed short film called Wanderer. [Watch]

Half Rez 2024 | STASH MAGAZINE

Half Rez 2024 is Back in Chicago on September 20th

Whether you’re a seasoned pro, student, or freelancer in motion graphics, animation, or design, this is your chance to expand your skills and connect with 400+ creative professionals in Chicago on September 20th. [Watch]

Patrick Clair and Raoul Marks Launch Antibody Originals Anthology Series | STASH MAGAZINE

Patrick Clair and Raoul Marks to Launch “Antibody Originals” Anthology Series

Fresh off their three Emmy nominations last month, title sequence masters Patrick Clair and Raoul Marks just dropped the trailer for their tech-driven anthology series of short films Antibody Originals, launching August 30. [Watch]

Nightdrive Short Film by Ordinary Folk | STASH MAGAZINE

Ordinary Folk Invites You to Join Them for a “Nightdrive” in New Short Film

In their latest in-house motion project, CD Jorge R. Canedo E. and the team at Ordinary Folk in Vancouver slow things down for an emotional and expressionist look at the interaction of light, glass, water, and darkness. [Watch]

Onesal Enters the Year of the Dragon for SkinCeuticals (Director’s Cut)

Tokyo motion design innovators Onesal (whose best CG work we track here), bring an abstract and elegant monochrome moodiness to this product film for US skincare brand SkinCeuticals through Brooklyn agency CA1 CA2. [Watch]

Secret Level series on Amazon Prime by Blur Studios | STASH MAGAZINE

Blur and Prime Video Will Drop “Secret Level” Animated Anthology Series This December

Tim Miller and Blur Studio are following up Love, Death & Robots with Secret Level, a new Prime Video adult anthology series of 15 animated short films based on some of the planet’s most-played video games. [Watch]

Ivan Llopis Blurred Cliff Music Video by Trizz Studio | STASH MAGAZINE

Trizz Peers Beyond the “Blurred Cliff” in Dream-like new Music Video for Ivan Llopis

We’ve come to expect passion projects from the crew at Trizz in Barcelona to be both ambitious and thoughtful (like their recent Earth Day film) and this new music video for composer/producer Ivan Llopis does not disappoint. [Watch]

Popo Short film by Electric Studio | STASH MAGAZINE

Electric Studios Launches In-house Animated Series With Badass Action Fantasy “Popo”

Electric Studios, the creative crew housed within London VFX powerhouse Electric Theatre Collective, just dropped us the first in their series of original animated projects, an action fantasy about an aging but fearless cephalopod hunter. [Watch]

Camp Mograph US 2024 | STASH MAGAZINE

Camp Mograph USA Returns Sept 12-16, 2024

Camp Mograph USA pitches it’s creative tent Sept 12-16 in the wilds of Ingleside IL (just northwest of Chicago), inviting animators, motion designers, and VFX artists to step away from their screens and reconnect with nature and each other. [Watch]

Nothing 2a Phone product film by Post Office Studios | STASH MAGAZINE

Post Office Studios Conjures Scale and Drama for the Nothing (2a) Phone Plus

Director Prasad Kelkar and the motion design crew at Post Office Studios in Mumbai (the immersive content division of Kulfi Collective) combine dramatic scale and austere monochrome compositions to elevate this film for the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus. [Watch]

Joakim Ekstroem Sights on Scene Short Film | STASH MAGAZINE

A Skateboarder Eyes the Urban Landscape in “Sights on Scene” Short Film

Swedish art director/designer Joakim Ekstroem fuses his passion for skateboarding with magic realism in this short film exploring how the obsessive search for spots to skate “ultimately shapes the way you perceive the world.” [Watch]

Marin Bikes Alpine Trail Product Film by Inertia Studios | STASH MAGAZINE

Inertia Studios Adjusts to the Alpine Trail for Marin Bikes

London’s Inertia Studios (whose love of outdoor CG adventures we’ve noted here and here), is back in the bush with a gripping product film for Marin Bikes highlighting the features and benefits of their Alpine Trail models. [Watch]

Ignacio Osorio and ODD animate short film Geometrip | STASH MAGAZINE

Join Ignacio Osorio and ODD for a Short “Geometrip”

Art director/animator Ignacio Osorio (who won an Emmy for his motion work on CNN’s The Hippie Trails doc), conjures a tactile ode to geometric abstraction in this passion project, an intriguing mix of handmade collage and digital tools. [Watch]

Hublot Tourbillon SR_A Product Film by Ditroit | STASH MAGAZINE

Ditroit Reveals the R&D Process Behind Hublot’s Tourbillon SR_A Product Film

The welcome trend of entertaining process reels continues with this riveting look at the CG experiments behind Ditroit’s latest work for Hublot, a showcase for the brand’s collab with British designer Samuel Ross and his studio SR_A. [Watch]