Welcome to the Afropunk Post-Apocalypse

Director/CEO Craig Parker and his crew at Motif Studios in Cape Town (whose Gelato Roboto short we featured in Stash 160) just dropped us their latest passion project, a sci-fi feature film proof of concept called NERO. [Watch]

JJ Whitefiled InTransition music Video by Michael Fragstein | STASH MAGAZINE

Michael Fragstein Goes “Off the Grid” in New JJ Whitefield Music Video

Stuttgart-based director and CG artist Michael Fragstein merges the organic and the structural in this hypnotic and tactile CG music video for the track “Off the Grid” from German guitarist/producer JJ Whitefield. [Watch]

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Private Equity Firm Gemspring Invests in Residence Creative Network

From the release: Gemspring Capital Management, LLC (“Gemspring”), a middle-market private equity firm, is pleased to announce a strategic investment in Residence. [Watch]

Telstra App OClock clips by Laurie Rowan and Nexus | STASH MAGAZINE

Laurie Rowan and Nexus Studios Go Cuckoo for Telstra

Fabulous character work here courtesy of Nexus director Laurie Rowan, who deploys a stop-motion aesthetic in a series of deadpan CG social media clips for Australian teleco Telstra thru Sydney agencies +61 and Bear Meets Eagle On Fire. [Watch]

Psyop’s Singing Cinematic Launches “Anno 117: Pax Romana” for Ubisoft

Psyop directors Todd Mueller and Kylie Matulick ramp up the fun and mischief in this launch film for the latest entry in Ubisoft’s Anno game franchise while blurring the line between “cinematic quality and gameplay integrity”. [Watch]

Antoine Bardou-Jacquet and Mathematic Keep it Fast and Light for Alpine

Working with Partizan director Antoine Bardou-Jacquet, Paris studio Mathematic layer up live-action, VFX, and comic book-inspired animation in this rousing short film marking the 70th anniversary of French automotive brand Alpine. [Watch]