Four vivid panels: a hooded figure with red eyes and horns, musicians performing Death Metal with eyes glowing, a snarling dog with chains, and the word DEATHMETAL in fiery letters. The palette is red, black, and beige. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Giant Ant & Playdate Embrace the Darkness in “Death Metal”

Posted on July 29, 2026

Straddling the fine line between parody and homage, the motion design crew at Giant Ant team with Vancouver audio house Playdate and composer Adam Potts for a manic trip into the chaos and catharsis of death metal. [Watch]

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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

Posted on June 23, 2026

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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UEFA EURO 2024 Branding Launch Film by VMLY&R and Giant Ant

Posted on October 8, 2021

From the release: The brand identity for UEFA EURO 2024 promotes a EURO that welcomes everyone and celebrates diversity. [Watch]

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Giant Ant Unleashes the Legends of Ninja and TimTheTatMan for Twitch | STASH MAGAZINE

Giant Ant Unleash the Legends of Ninja, Pokimane, and TimTheTatMan for Twitch

Posted on May 26, 2021

The backstories of online gaming superstars Ninja (Richard Tyler Blevins), Pokimane (Imane Anys), and TimTheTatMan (Timothy John Betar) come to rampaging life in the skilled hands of Giant Ant for live streaming platform Twitch. [Watch]

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Shhhh // We’d Tell Ya But We Can’t by Giant Ant | STASH MAGAZINE

New Giant Ant Motion Work for a Secret Client (Shhh)

Posted on March 19, 2020

From the Giant Ant team in Vancouver: “Teamwork makes the dream work! We worked as a team to make this cute thing for another team… who will remain nameless.” [Watch]

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