Danish Director Casper Balslev Signs with Institute
July 17, 2025
The Sacred Egg and The Mill Go Balls to the Wall in “Atomic” Smirnoff Spot
Riff Raff Films’ directing duo The Sacred Egg and The Mill, whose recent collaboration for Topgolf we featured in Stash 162, are back for another intricate mix of VFX and partying – this time for Smirnoff through McCann North America. [Watch]
Ramp Up Your Winter Inspiration With Stash 162
Grab a peek at the trailer for Stash 162, a seriously inspired crop of motion design, animation, and VFX – now available for your streaming pleasure as part of the Stash Permanent Collection. [Watch]
Mondlicht Studios Orchestrates a “Symphony” for BMW and Epic Games at GDC
Partnering with BMW and Epic Games, the design and CG crew at Mondlicht Studios in Germany put Unreal Engine thru its paces to add flashes of the surreal to this cinematic for the 2023 Game Developers Conference. [Watch]
Geoffroy Barbet-Massin and the Duracell Bunny Save Christmas
French director Geoffroy Barbet-Massin, who we last covered for his twist on traditional Japanese art for France TV’s coverage of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, flies off in a totally different direction in this CG holiday comedy for Duracell. [Watch]
Fashion Hits the Farm in The Mill’s Holiday Spot for TK Maxx
Proving effective holiday spots don’t always have to trigger your tear ducts, director Ulf Johansson and the creature animation teams at The Mill in London and Bangalore strut their stuff for UK department store chain TK Maxx. [Watch]
Marks & Spencer & Dom & Nic & The Mill & Dawn French & Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney
Newly adopted sons of Wales Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney join comedian Dawn French as she reprises her fairy role in the annual Marks & Spencer holiday outing via Outsider directors Dom&Nic with animated mittens and VFX by The Mill. [Watch]
