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Wad Is, Is Nu is a stop-motion short from Dutch studio 5 A.M. that explores a fragile ecosystem through a simple but effective metaphor. Handmade over six months and created for Ultrakort 2025. Read more: stopmotionmagazine.com/wad-is-is-nu-s…

El Cuerpo de Cristo looks like embroidered stop motion — but it’s a hybrid of real textile backgrounds and digital animation. Not stop motion, but highly relevant for artists exploring handmade and mixed-media animation techniques. stopmotionmagazine.com/el-cuerpo-de-c… #ElCuerpoDeCristo

ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT is a live-action documentary that uses stop-motion animation as an emotional storytelling tool rather than a visual gimmick. A Sundance award-winner that shows how animation can meaningfully exist inside nonfiction film. Read more: stopmotionmagazine.com/stop-motion-br…

BBC Creative’s Trails Will Blaze proves stop motion can still surprise. The Winter Olympics 2026 campaign used around 700 3D-printed puppets and 14 practical fire techniques, all animated frame by frame in-camera. stopmotionmagazine.com/bbc-trails-wil…

Surreal, handcrafted stop-motion at its best. Impossible Maladies by Alice & Stefano Tambellini draws inspiration from historical medical imagery to tell a darkly playful animated short that’s screened internationally. Read more: stopmotionmagazine.com/impossible-mal…

Denny’s revives the classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer characters in a new stop-motion holiday commercial produced by Bent Image Lab. Read more: stopmotionmagazine.com/dennys-rudolph… #StopMotion #Rudolph #AnimationAdvertising

Oscar-nominated and winner of Best Short Film at Sundance, Mark Osborne’s MORE remains one of the most influential stop-motion shorts ever made. Read our in-depth look at the film and its lasting impact: stopmotionmagazine.com/mark-osbornes-…

Disney Jr’s Mickey & Minnie Holiday Songs: Christmas Shorts were produced by Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, bringing stop motion to one of Disney’s most iconic duos A small but meaningful win for handcrafted animation in kids programming. stopmotionmagazine.com/mickey-minnie-… #StopMotion

Buffalo Wild Wings taps into stop-motion-inspired animation with Hank the Halls, a holiday campaign produced by Anomaly and animated by HouseSpecial. stopmotionmagazine.com/buffalo-wild-w… #StopMotion #Animation #CommercialAnimation #HolidayAdvertising

Minimal dialogue. Maximum unease. Toe by Neal O’Bryan & Chad Thurman turns a classic folklore scare into a chilling stop-motion horror short. 👉 stopmotionmagazine.com/toe-by-neal-ob… #StopMotion #HorrorShort #ALTER #IndieFilm

Tiny Chef brings stop motion charm to the California Academy of Sciences with a planetarium film, immersive exhibits, and museum-wide activations focused on sustainability 🌱👨‍🍳 stopmotionmagazine.com/tiny-chef-cali… #TinyChef #StopMotion #Animation #TinyChefBigImpact #ClimateAction

Eric Bernhagen’s My Greedy Friend is a surreal, unsettling short that uses stop motion effects as emotional texture rather than spectacle. A look at the film and Bernhagen’s growing body of outsider, internet-era surreal filmmaking: stopmotionmagazine.com/eric-bernhagen… #StopMotion

Finn Wolfhard, best known as Mike Wheeler on Stranger Things, directed the official music video for George Harrison’s “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth).” Read more: stopmotionmagazine.com/finn-wolfhard-… #FinnWolfhard #GeorgeHarrison #GiveMeLove #MusicVideo #StrangerThings

Aardman Academy has launched Scriptwriting Professional — a 5-week intensive course for animation storytellers led by Daniel Ojari & Sam Morrison. Learn more and apply: stopmotionmagazine.com/aardman-academ… #Animation #Scriptwriting

Brontë — a stop-motion short by young animator Eliana Whitcomb — made entirely by hand and won Best Stop Motion (Ages 15–18) at the Young Animator Awards 2025. A beautiful story of imagination and loss. Read & watch: stopmotionmagazine.com/bronte-stop-mo… #StopMotion #Animation

Diptera is a haunting stop motion short that turns guilt into something physical and inescapable. Creepy, restrained, and deeply atmospheric, this award-winning student film lingers long after it ends. Read more: stopmotionmagazine.com/diptera-stop-m… #Diptera #StopMotion #StopMotionHorror

Framed — a noir-infused stop motion short by Marco Jemolo — uses clay animation to ask big questions about identity, agency, and the systems that shape us. Discover the art and meaning behind the film in our latest piece. stopmotionmagazine.com/framed-stop-mo…

La vieja y el cuervo — A stop motion short by Lucía Bayardo that blends folklore, atmosphere, and handcrafted visuals. Read our full feature on why this eerie animation is turning heads: stopmotionmagazine.com/la-vieja-y-el-… #StopMotion #Animation

赤い蝋燭と人魚 (The Red Candles and the Mermaid) is a haunting Japanese stop-motion short that reimagines a classic fairy tale through handcrafted puppets and atmospheric storytelling. Read more on Stop Motion Magazine: stopmotionmagazine.com/akai-rosoku-to… #stopmotion #japaneseanimation

Kevin Parry’s The Arctic Circle is a silent, atmospheric stop-motion student short that proves simple visuals can carry deep meaning. Read our feature on this Sheridan College graduation film ➤ stopmotionmagazine.com/the-arctic-cir… #StopMotion #Animation #KevinParry #TheArcticCircle