WWF “Eurythenes Plasticus” by Hans-Christoph Schultheiss and Sehsucht

From the team at Sehsucht in Hamburg, Germany: “Eurythenes Plasticus is a newly discovered species, the first in history that has been named after the ocean plastic that contaminates it. “Although it lives far away and at great depths, microplastics were already detected in the body of the amphipod when it was discovered. “Together with […] [Watch]

Ivan Dorn for WWF Yandex by Petrick Animation | STASH MAGAZINE

Birds Records: Saving Birds with Birdsong

Like they did for their Moscow Coat of Arms project, Russian animation studio Petrick united a cast of illustration and animation talent to craft this brand film/music video to launch Yandex.Music’s non-profit label Birds Records. [Watch]

Mountain Dew Green Means Go Shark commercial | STASH MAGAZINE

Mill+ Jumps the Shark for Mountain Dew

Following a stunt-heavy shoot in Argentina, The Mill VFX team created fully-CG environments, sky and water effects, plus the shark for Mountain Dew’s latest spot in the Green Means Go campaign thru BBDO Guerrero. [Watch]

PEDIGREE® A Dog Brings It Back by Lobo / Vetor Zero | STASH MAGAZINE

A Dog Brings Back the Love Courtesy of LOBO/Vetor Zero

To reinforce the positive effect that dogs have on humans, PEDIGREE® turned to the most common game between a caretaker and their pet: throwing something for the dog to fetch and bring back. [Watch]

House Special and Method Get AT&T Back on the Track

Combining live action, stop motion animation, and VFX is certainly not new but Furlined director Dougal Wilson makes the mix feel fresh as well as fun in this shotgun wedding of Western and preschool movie genres. [Watch]

Doublemint Doodle commercial by Psyop | STASH MAGAZINE

Finding Love in a Doublemint “Doodle”

Psyop directors Marie Hyon and Marco Spier conjure an array of emotions with tiny, cute, and carefully designed characters in this sweet twist on the classic boy meets girl arc. [Watch]

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