A stylized illustration of a person standing up and drawing with a pen on a tablet, with colorful geometric shapes emerging from the pen’s tip toward a cylindrical object on the right, against a white background. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Standing Up to Creative Theft With We are Better Than This

Posted on June 23, 2026

London-based animation director Joseph Clark and his Oh Studio crew help rally resistance to the data-thieves of Big Tech in this awareness campaign for We Are Better Than This. [Watch]

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A girl with purple hair and a red embroidered shawl, recipient of the Make-thesis-Grant-2026, looks forward, hugging a purple animal tightly. She carries a bamboo backpack with supplies, and the background is softly blurred. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

MAKE Animation Thesis Grant Announces 2026 Winners

Posted on June 23, 2026

Form the release: The MAKE grant is helping student animators launch their careers and opens the door to interested partners in supporting the next generation of storytellers. [Watch]

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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]

Category Animation, Character Animation, Featured, Short Films · Tags

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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