Black and white photo of two men talking outdoors. One man with tousled hair and a beard looks intently at the other, who is partly turned away—a candid moment as Papaya-Films-sign-director--Favio-Vinson-to-roster. The background is blurred. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Papaya Films Signs Director Favio Vinson to Roster

Posted on May 6, 2026

From the release: International production company Papaya Films has signed up and coming director Favio Vinson to its roster. [Watch]

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Four animated band members, created by the acclaimed Music Video Agency Blinkink, walk in the rain at night, each carrying a bat, scythe, flag, or rifle; the cartoonish style features dark, dramatic shading. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Blinkink and Music Video Agency FreeAgent UK Announce Collaboration

Posted on May 6, 2026

From the release: Award-winning production studio Blinkink have announced that FreeAgent UK, led by Alexa Haywood, has joined to represent the studio’s music video directors across the UK. [Watch]

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Colorful bird-shaped hooks in yellow, green, and blue are mounted on a patterned wall with curved and arched niches in beige and white tones—a minimalist, geometric scene inspired by Ribbit Launches in Copenhagen With Birdie Brand Film. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Ribbit Launches in Copenhagen With Birdie Brand Film

Posted on May 6, 2026

New Copenhagen motion studio Ribbit just dropped us their launch project, a fresh and friendly brand film for Birdie, the Danish-designed indoor air quality monitor that uses a canary-in-a-coal-mine metaphor to visualize CO2 levels. [Watch]

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A desk with a miniature construction scene—workers, scaffolding, and cranes from Studio Bump Underconstruction building concrete letters spelling "home." Tools, blueprints, and construction vehicles are scattered around. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Process & Materiality: Studio Bump Builds Up the Brand Film

Posted on May 5, 2026

If a brand film for your own studio should be fun to work on, co-founders/directors Uri Lotan and Kobi Vogman at Studio Bump in Tel Aviv certainly met the mark in this jaunty mock stop-motion piece called Under Construction. [Watch]

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A top-down view of a metallic surface with intricate golden patterns, surrounded by dark panels and glowing orange flames, evokes the intense atmosphere of Man on Fire’s Main Titles for Netflix. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

yU+co Shreds “Man on Fire” Main Titles for Netflix

Posted on May 5, 2026

Studio longevity in the motion design world is all too rare, so it’s a pleasure to see yU+co, founded in LA by Garson Yu in 1998, still operating at the top of their game with these titles for the Netflix action-thriller series Man on Fire. [Watch]

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A dark red TOMO-banner-May-2026 graphic for TOMO TALKS 2026 featuring the title escafandra, tagline About us, and our FITC titles. Join us Friday, May 29th at TBD. Follow @toronto_motion on Instagram for updates. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Toronto Motion Meetup Returns May 29th With Escafandra

Posted on May 5, 2026

Toronto Motion Meetup (aka TOMO) is a community for design, animation, motion graphics and VFX. What started as a casual meetup out of a need to build connections is now a strong community of creatives in the city. [Watch]

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