Disney has announced it’s accepting applications for its 2022 2D/hand-drawn trainee program. Designed for emerging artists, the program offers up to a 12-month paid position at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Selected participants will cross train across the hand-drawn crafts of …
Month: December 2021

15 Animated Shorts Make Oscar Shortlist And ‘Flee’ Makes International And Documentary Shortlists
Another hugely notable development: the European animated documentary Flee, the year’s most acclaimed indie animated feature, made the shortlist for both international film (as Denmark’s entry) and documentary feature. It is also qualified for animated feature, meaning it can now …

Annie Award Nominations: Netflix Scores 51 Nominations. ‘Arcane,’ ‘The Mitchells Vs. The Machines,’ And ‘Maya And The Three’ Lead For The Streamer
Raya and the Last Dragon Kelly Marie Tran Castlevania Episode: The Endings Tam Lu, Adam Deats, Sam DeatsFX Production Company: Powerhouse Animation Studios Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartInsomniac Games Centaurworld Episode: Johnny Teatimes Be Best Competition: A Quest for the Sash Parvesh Cheena Amphibia Episode: True ColorsJenn …

PDP London “We Design For People and Place” Brand Film by Andrei Staruiala
Director/designer Andrei Staruiala in Edinburgh, UK: “PDP London is an architecture practice with offices in London, Hong Kong and Madrid. The brief was to produce a manifesto animation that would cover the company’s values and work ethics. “I initially tried …

Kaitlyn Yang Talks ‘The Shrink Next Door’ and VFX Industry Inclusivity
“I’m a big fan of the 80s glasses,” says Yang. “In my opinion, with glasses, the bigger the better. But it’s a bit challenging for visual effects because those big glasses capture the reflection of everything around you. So, we …

“We, the Gods” Short Film/NFT by Logan Sprangers
Logan Sprangers, digital and motion graphic artist in Los Angeles: “We, the Gods is a digital vignette reflecting on the relativity of our position in the cosmos influenced by the paintings of René Magritte and Remedios Varo and created with …

“Inkbit: An 8Bit Inktober” Compilation by Yat Fung Leung
“In the end, it manifested a style that I am super comfortable with, and not too common I think in terms of the mix of pixel art and 3D animation.” Posted on Sunday, December 19, 2021 · Leave a Comment …