A person relaxes with feet on a desk in a colorful office, surrounded by dartboards and yellow darts hitting the bullseyes—a surreal, whimsical scene inspired by Optimizely "Tales of Mark Eting" brand films by Giant Ant. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Giant Ant Tells the “Tales of Mark Eting” for Optimizely

Discovering new animated work from Vancouver story tellers Giant Ant is always a happy occasion, and this hero compilation of four mini-brand films for AI digital experience platform Optimizely, is no exception. [Watch]

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Best of Stash 2025: Short Films!

Whether as a way to bolster the reel or as relief from briefs and budgets, personal short films provide a welcome outlet for self-expression and experimentation with 2025 delivering a wonderfully diverse lineup of new work. [Watch]

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Private Equity Firm Gemspring Invests in Residence Creative Network

From the release: Gemspring Capital Management, LLC (“Gemspring”), a middle-market private equity firm, is pleased to announce a strategic investment in Residence. [Watch]

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Giant Ant’s New Explainer Gives SRAM the Gears

The design and motion crew at Giant Ant in Vancouver ride deep into the details for US bicycle component brand SRAM and their Eagle Powertrain for electric mountain bikes in this perfectly paced explainer. [Watch]

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Conor Whelan & Giant Ant Lament “The Last White Rhino”

Veteran Giant Ant animator and CD Conor Whelan steps into the writer/director role for this tense, atmospheric drama centered on the planet’s one remaining White Rhino and “the splintered morality of our efforts to save it.” [Watch]