A collage of four images: a stone figure meditating, a person facing floating digital screens, a colorful toy and chair in a bright room, and a digital abstract shape with red markers on black—featured at Atlas Festival by Afonso Amaro and João Vaz Oliveira. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Afonso Amaro & João Vaz Oliveira Open The Atlas Festival

The 2026 edition of the Atlas Festival kicked off in Lisbon with this title sequence, infused with plenty of drama and a dash of Stoicism, by local motion masters Afonso Amaro and João Vaz Oliveira. [Watch]

João Vaz Oliveira & César Furtado Open the 2025 Atlas Festival in Lisbon

João Vaz Oliveira, whose Kairos short film we featured in Stash 169, teams with fellow Lisbon motion designer César Furtado to set a tone of thoughtful drama for the Atlas Animation, Visual Effects & Gaming Festival. [Watch]