Staatsloterij New Years Lottery: Freddie the Hedgehog | STASH MAGAZINE

Happy New Year from Freddie the Hedgehog

The Ambassadors’ crew in Amsterdam handled the character design, VFX, post, audio and music in this latest heartwarmer for Staatsloterij, the Netherlands’ largest lottery known for its life-changing New Year’s Eve jackpots. [Watch]

Best of Stash 2019: MUSIC VIDEOS | STASH MAGAZINE

Best of Stash 2019: Music Videos

If you wade deep enough into the mind-numbing tide of the music video genre, you will eventually find passionate, talented, and cynicism-free people producing innovative films for interesting musicians, cool events, and good causes. [Watch]

The Avener Under The Waterfall music video | STASH MAGAZINE

The Avener “Under The Waterfall” ft. M.I.L.K. Music Video

Director Seb Caudron says when he first presented the storyboard for this video showcasing waterfalls emanating from buildings in Paris “the production and post teams looked at me like I was on drugs.” [Watch]

NIKE - QIANG DIAO - DIRECTORS CUT | STASH MAGAZINE

Nike’s Manic Quest for “Qiang Diao”

Riff Raff director Finn Keenan, the VFX crew at MPC Shanghai, and actor Liu Xue Tao keep the comedy coming for the full duration of this frenzied two and a half minute epic for Nike thru the Shanghai office of Wieden+Kennedy. [Watch]

Virgin Australia Up, Up and Toupee | STAHS MAGAZINE

Virgin Australia Wings it with Wiggy the Toupee

Pairing a silly (hair-raising?) concept with an earnest ballad makes for plenty of feel-good smiles in this spot for Virgin Australia called “Up, Up and Toupee” with MPC creating/grooming the unconventional lead character. [Watch]

Argos Book of Dreams | STASH MAGAZINE

MPC Drums Up “The Book of Dreams” for Argos

This rousing holiday spot finds MPC in the VFX supporting role (cranking out 100 shots in four weeks) as directing collective Traktor pair the emotional gold of a father/daughter relationship with 80’s gold from Simple Minds. [Watch]