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Emmy-Winning Director Joe Sill Signs with Psyop

Posted on June 22, 2026

From the release: Psyop has signed Emmy Award-winning director Joe Sill to its live action roster. Renowned for blending cinematic storytelling, emerging technology, and emotionally driven world-building, the filmmaker has forged a career creating expansive work grounded in authentic human experience. [Watch]

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A man with a beard and mustache, identified as Nico-Puertollano-Versus-ECD, wears a black T-shirt and stands against a plain, dark background, looking slightly to the side with a neutral expression in this black-and-white image. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Versus Appoints Rezonate Founder Nico Puertollano as ECD

Posted on June 22, 2026

From the release: Versus today announced the appointment of Nico Puertollano as Executive Creative Director. As part of the move, Rezonate’s commercial client portfolio will transition to Versus, further expanding the studio’s creative capabilities across design, animation, storytelling and brand experiences. [Watch]

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Two presenters, including NotReal Co-Founder Valeria Moreiro, stand on stage in front of a screen displaying J.P. Morgan Payments branding elements during an OFFF interview, as the audience watches intently. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

OFFF x Stash Interview: Valeria Moreiro, Co-Founder & Creative Director at NotReal

Posted on June 22, 2026

After covering NotReal’s work for over seven years (including in one of Stash’s most viewed posts ever), I had the opportunity to sit down with co-founders Valeria Moreiro and Milton Gonzalez at OFFF Barcelona 2026. [Watch]

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Frame Draws the Curtain on Kvadrat’s Waves System

Posted on June 21, 2026

Following their recent film for HAY, the CG motion crew at Frame are back with another beautiful interior design product film, this time for Kvadrat Acoustics and Fosters + Partners Industrial Design. [Watch]

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A stylized image of a bird flying with wings outstretched, set against an abstract blue and pink background with curved, glowing orange lines, created for the Brume & Gunsmoke Open One Health Summit 2026 for the French Government. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Brume & Gunsmoke Open One Health Summit 2026 With Poetic Manifesto

Posted on June 21, 2026

Co-founders Benoit Drigny and Valentin Nouvel at motion studio brume, whose gorgeous TED-Ed fable we featured on the cover of Stash 154, opened the 2026 One Health Summit in Lyon with another lyrical, illustration-based sequence. [Watch]

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D&AD Shift Marks 10 Years With Launch of Edition Platform

Posted on June 21, 2026

From the release: Since 2016, D&AD Shift, the free night school for emerging talent from non-traditional backgrounds, has operated across the UK, USA, Brazil, Germany and Australia. On average, 75% of graduates secure employment in the creative industries within a year of completing the programme. [Watch]

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