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The ANIMANIMA Festival Is Back for 2024 in Čačak Serbia

Founded in 2007, the ANIMANIMA International Animation Festival once again takes over the Serbian city of Čačak with a program of screenings, exhibitions, lectures, and retrospectives. [Watch]

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Media.Work Lightens Up With New Pinterest Brand Visuals

The CG stylists at Media.Work, whose recent work for Skinceuticals we featured in Stash 164, channel a more playful tone in this new series of branding clips designed to “redefine the visual blueprint” for Pinterest. [Watch]

2veinte Unleashes the Predator Force for Acer

In the first of two films for Acer’s line of Predator Gaming PCs, the 2veinte animation crew showcase their 2D character and action skills as they unveil a squad of superheros in a new campaign thru agency McCann Demand. [Watch]

Tying Up the “Time Bandits” Titles With Plains Of Yonder

Take a BTS peek at how Plains of Yonder directors Katrina Crawford and Mark Bashore (Emmy-nominated here and here) and designer/animator Cian McKenna strung together the titles for the Apple TV+ series Time Bandits. [Watch]

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Territory Updates the Classics for Digital Design Days 2024

The Digital Design Days 2024 festival opens Oct 6th in Milan with this title sequence by the team at Territory Studio in London blending classical art and architecture references with austere motion design and typography. [Watch]

Baillat Studio Projects Visual Intrigue for MAPP_MTL

Jean-Sébastien Baillat and his Montreal motion studio (who landed on the Stash radar last year with this branding work), layer up AI-generated imagery into an intriguing campaign for local projection mapping festival MAPP_MTL. [Watch]

Catalyst: Navigating the Future of Digital Marketing

If your attending Digital Design Days 2024 make sure to catch the “Catalyst: Navigating the Future of Digital Marketing” think tank workshops exploring technological disruption and the future of digital marketing. [Watch]

Duality and Dragons: Rocketpanda and NOMINT for Discord

Italian animation studio Rocketpanda, who joined the NOMINT roster in 2022, combines dynamic camera moves, intriguing transitions, and 2D animation into a kinetic promotion for Discord’s Nitro subscription service. [Watch]

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ManvsMachine Introduces The Paper Pro for reMarkable (Director’s Cut)

If the purpose of a product film is to convey the essence and feel of that project, then this intimate and tangible new work from ManvsMachine (with DOP Jake Gabbay) for reMarkable is an unqualified success. [Watch]

Psyop x Le Cube Drop “Absolute Doom” for Marvel x Fortnite

Hard on the heels of this summer’s crazed Deadpool Domination spot, Psyop teams with CDs Ralph Karam, Santiago Oddis, and animation crew at Le Cube for this crossover merging the worlds of Marvel and Fortnite. [Watch]

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Sensor.Graphics Considers the Future of AI Without AI

Sensor.Graphics, the new US-based motion studio who recently made a splash with this short film, follows up with a thoughtful peek at what neural networks might look like rendered as a kinetic art installation. [Watch]

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Alessandro Bavari Unleashes Clown Chaos in “Cold Burning Show” Short Film

If you’re in the mood for five minutes of sheer musical pandemonium, director and visual artist Alessandro Bavari’s latest short film (which should resonate with both Monty Python and Fellini fans) has you covered. [Watch]

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Bruno Aveillan and The Mill Paris Stage a Revolution for Renault in “The Painting”

The VFX team at The Mill Paris and Quad director Bruno Aveillan wrangle point clouds and particle animation into a dreamy trip through revolutionary moments in French history and art for Renault thru agency Publicis Conseil. [Watch]

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David Pagaille and Passion Paris Trek Deep Into the “Moonlit Bamboo Forest”

Director David Pagaille and the animation team at Passion Paris conjure 12 full minutes of legend and fantasy for their short film adaptation of an in-game story from Genshin Impact, the adventure RPG published by miHoYo. [Watch]