A blue whale swims through a surreal sky in Chen Wu’s short film "Leave The Island," surrounded by cloud-like shapes and glowing suspended droplets, all in soft blue and white tones. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Watch Chen Wu’s Beautiful Short Film “Leave The Island”

Posted on June 22, 2026

London-based illustrator and animation director Chen Wu just sent his new short film “Leave The Island”, a quietly beautiful tale about “departure, transformation, and the quiet traces that memory leaves behind.” [Watch]

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A child looks up at giant whales floating through a cloudy sky above a fantastical city with ornate, towering buildings, in a scene reminiscent of Director-Joe-Sill-Signs-with-Psyop’s imaginative storytelling. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

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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Collage of four images showing a modern interior design concept with light wood furniture and colorful Kvadrat Waves System partition walls in blue, green, and brown tones, viewed from different angles and perspectives. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

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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