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December 11, 2025
Two to Tango: Pierre Dupaquier & Digital District Dance Up a Storm for CANAL+
Paris VFX force Digital District and Iconoclast director Pierre Dupaquier (one half of directing duo We Are From LA), choreograph the collaboration of cinema in this rousing brand film for French broadcaster CANAL+ thru agency BETC. [Watch]
Political Spin: King+Country Opens “Death by Lightning” With a Sinister Zoetrope
Stash has covered our share of ambitious and intricate zoetrope-inspired films but these opening titles for the Netflix historical drama miniseries Death by Lightning is the first we’ve seen to use the device for an era-appropriate project. [Watch]
Prompted Puppets: Seed Drops In On East End Santa
Directors Morgan Powell and Neil Kidney at Seed Animation in London give the AI holiday ad pot a stir with a fresh and fun blast of prompted puppetry starring East End Santa and his mate Pat Butcher (from the BBC soap opera EastEnders). [Watch]
Scholar Conjures “Mystical Magical” Holidays for Target
ECD William Campbell leads the design and animation team at Scholar through Target’s massive, feel-good holiday campaign including over 30 spots spread across all screens from mobile, to in-store, to Times Square. [Watch]
Prologue Destroys the Narrative in “The Gorge” End Credits
Carefully crafted in full-CG by Kyle Cooper and the team at Prologue Films, the end credits for Scott Derrickson’s genre-bending feature The Gorge, are a clear demonstration of design’s power to create emotion even after a film is over. [Watch]
Message in a Bottle: Martin Engh & Brikk Channel Don Bluth for Infinitum Holiday Spot
Director Martin Engh at Oslo prodco ADP and Stockholm animation house Brikk craft a sobering holiday spot for Infinitum, the Norwegian non-profit responsible for the country’s recycling system for plastic bottles and aluminum cans. [Watch]
