Lioness Taylor Sheridan Filipe Carvalho Untold Paramount | STASH MAGAZINE

Filipe Carvalho and Untold Open Taylor Sheridan’s “Lioness” on Paramount+

Hot on the heels of his surreal treatment for the 2023 Semi Permanent opening titles, CD Filipe Carvalho teams with Untold Studios to set a gritty/ominous tone for Paramount’s spy thriller “Special Ops: Lioness”. [Watch]

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Taxfreefilm Reveals a Melon’s Mistaken Identity for Agricola Don Camillo

Taxfreefilm, the Parma-based studio that brought us the meticulous mechanics of this Omega film, switches gears to show off their comedic character skills in a spot for Italian produce brand Agricola Don Camillo. [Watch]

LucidLink Explainer Film by Unicorn | STASH MAGAZINE

Ukranian Studio The Unicorn Becomes a Client of Their Client

In the face of night bombings and blackouts, Ukrainian boutique branding/animation agency The Unicorn discovered they had a very real-world need for LucidLink’s cloud-based production software they were commissioned to explain. [Watch]

Found Studio Finds Magic in Carpet With Tarkett | STASH MAGAZINE

Found Studio Finds Magic in the Circular Life of Tarkett Carpet

Recyclable carpet may not be a subject that gets many hearts racing, but in this film, the design/motion crew at Found in London elevates the process into an elegant, informative, and visually satisfying experience for French brand Tarkett. [Watch]

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Meet Paperman Studios and Their Imaginary Smart Speaker

Paperman Studios, a motion design house in Kochi, India, just popped onto the Stash radar with this in-house spec spot for an eponymous smart speaker that looks and feels a lot like a full-budget, commissioned product film. [Watch]

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Here’s How Sam Gainsborough and Blinkink Animated “The Square Eyed Boy” for BBC

Introducing a level of nuance to the heated debate of limiting children’s screen time, Blinkink director Sam Gainsborough and stop-motion mavens Andy Biddle and Tobias Fouracre craft an affecting new character for the BBC. [Watch]

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Take a Peek at BUCK’s First Game “Let’s! Revolution!”

Launched July 19, Let’s! Revolution! is the first original game from animation/design powerhouse BUCK – described by the studio as a “mashup of deductive tile-flipping reminiscent of Minesweeper and tactical turn-based strategy.” [Watch]

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The Tournament of Souls Comes Alive in CRCR’s Soul Fighter Cinematic

In their latest outing for Riot Games, French collective CRCR (Jérémy Pires, Paul Lacolley, Nicolas Dehghani) deliver a blistering music video/trailer packed with relentless fury and action for the League of Legends Soul Fighter release. [Watch]

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Guillaume Briet and Spacesheep Mix a Cocktail of Tradition and Extravagance for Saint-Esprit

Working with carte blanche from local distillery Saint-Esprit, the all-Annecy team of director/CG artist Guillaume Briet and Spacesheep studio highlight the modern-meets-traditional aura of the client’s artisanal pastis. [Watch]

IKEA Anime TikTok Campaign by Clubcamping | STASH MAGAZINE

Clubcamping and Hornet Head Back to School with IKEA in Anime TikTok Campaign

Buenos Aires animation studio Clubcamping helps IKEA connect with college-bound consumers in these three anime-flavored “Find Your Slice of Life” spots showcasing how the Swedish furniture giant solves shared-living challenges. [Watch]

XBLOOM K1 ebike Mark Tang | STASH MAGAZINE

XBLOOM K1 E-bike Concept Film by Mark Tang and Friends

Mark Tang, a designer/CG artist based in Wuxi, China, showcases the distinctive geometry and sleek features of the XBLOOM K1 e-bike as well as his own directing/rendering skills in this concept film for the Chinese brand 100KR. [Watch]

2veinte ARA Ballad of a Simple Man short film Trailer | STASH MAGAZINE

2veinte Teases Adult Animation Project “ARA, Ballad of a Simple Man” With Mind-Altering Trailer

Looking to pry the studio out of its comfort zone, the animation team at 2veinte in Buenos Aires takes on a new in-house project they describe as a “dramatic adult film filled with action and psychedelic vibes”. [Watch]

Trizz Castrol HYSPEC Product Film | STASH MAGAZINE

Trizz Dazzles With Director’s Cut of Castrol Product Film

Working with the luxury of full creative freedom, CDs Oriol Puig and Fabio Medrano lead the Trizz crew into a CG world of electric color in this film for Castrol’s hybrid motor oil produced by Partizan thru The Brooklyn Brothers. [Watch]

Nike What The Football Anthem film 2023 Womens World Cup | STASH MAGAZINE

Nike “What The Football” Anthem Dials Up the Fun Ahead of 2023 Women’s World Cup

Building up to the 2023 Women’s World Cup, Nike showcases 11 female soccer stars in a bonkers time-travel film that merges six animation and VFX-driven supporting spots into a new narrative by Iconoclast director Alaska. [Watch]

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