Abstract graphic of a diagonal split between light and dark sections for Renaud Hallée, overlaid with a pattern of T-shaped icons and a circular reticle containing a list of f-stop numbers for the PLUS short film. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Take a Break From Festive Feels and Get Lost in Renaud Hallée’s New Short Film “PLUS”

Posted on November 8, 2026

Montreal director/animator Renaud Hallée just dropped us his latest personal film, an exercise in music-driven visual precision that feels perfectly timed to counter the annual torrent of emotional Christmas ads. [Watch]

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A robin perched on a leafy branch looks toward a National Lottery reindeer, with more reindeer from Framestore visible in the blurred mountain background. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Framestore’s Reindeer Takes Flight for The National Lottery

Posted on November 6, 2026

Working with Arts and Sciences director Tim McNaughton, the deeply experienced (and awarded) CG creature team at Framestore in London imbue a brave reindeer with quiet but unflagging determination for the UK’s National Lottery. [Watch]

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Two connected white, bulbous containers from a Cif Infinite Clean commercial holding green, cluster-like shapes encased in geometric wireframe structures. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Infinte & Invisible: Bleed Get Clean With LOLA MullenLowe

Posted on November 5, 2026

Director Paolo Cavalieri and Buenos Aires studio Bleed pull back the curtain on the pitch they used to win the assignment of visualizing the invisible for the global launch of Unilever’s probiotic cleaner Cif Infinite. [Watch]

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Wallace looks wide-eyed and anxious sitting in a mechanical armchair in a scene from the Barbour x Wallace & Gromit Christmas Film 2026. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

More Holiday Warmth and Wit from Wallace & Gromit

Posted on November 5, 2026

Following the success of their 2025 holiday collab, Aardman and luxury British fashion brand Barbour re-enlist Wallace & Gromit for another bit of snowy stop-motion mayhem balanced with warmth and wit. [Watch]

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Doctor Doom looks out over a ruined city skyline from the KFC Avengers Doomsday commercial, where a semi-truck is perched precariously on a collapsed bridge. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Tom Noakes & Black Kite Deliver the Doom Burger for KFC

Posted on November 4, 2026

Business Club director Tom Noakes teams with London post/VFX house Black Kite to conjure a weirdly light-hearted post-apocalypse for KFC’s collab with Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday thru ad agency Mother. [Watch]

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Four-paneled graphic illustration from the Bass X Machina title sequence showing a glowing eye with electricity, a character in a wide-brimmed hat surrounded by dark silhouettes, a mechanical hand reaching through a crowd, and the text BASS MACHINA. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Alt Western: Buck Opens Bass X Machina on Netflix

Posted on November 3, 2026

Bass X Machina, the six-episode animated steampunk Western premiered on Netflix Nov 3 with this gritty title sequence, created by the motion crew at BUCK and powered by a track from singer/songwriter Janelle Monáe. [Watch]

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