Category : Animation
Algonquin College’s Neil Hunter on fostering animation talent in Ottawa
Ottawa is a major Canadian animation hub, home to large 2D production studios. The studio list includes Atomic Cartoons, Big Jump Entertainment, Jam Filled Entertainment, and Kratt Brothers and...
Read MoreSami Healy on empathizing with beverages in Escape the Ordinary
Escape the Ordinary is an animated ad, by Hornet, for Tractor Beverage Co. In the ad, an empty cup of ice fantasizes about frollicking in an orchard. The screen...
Read MoreVincent Tremblay assembles a retro-futurist vision in Phoenix D’acier
Each year, students enrolled in the animation course at Cégep du Vieux Montréal produce incredible work for their end of year thesis films. Considered to be among the best...
Read MoreNelvana on the development and production behind Super Wish
Super Wish is an animated children’s series from Redknot, a joint venture between Discovery and Nelvana. In this children’s series, a young boy accidentally wishes his birthday party to...
Read MoreAugenblick Studios on bringing City Island to life
Produced for PBS Kids by Augenblick Studios, City Island is a series of shorts aimed at teaching children and their families about civics. The series follows Watt, a precocious...
Read MoreThe Animation Dance Party on collaboration and ‘underground’ art
The Animation Dance Party is a yearly virtual collaboration event for the animation community that brings together a whole host of talent under one, bumping roof. Every animator is...
Read MoreNikolaos Finizio on setting the mood for an Ambient Swim loop
Adult Swim is the iconic channel from Cartoon Network that has been the home of Rick & Morty and The Boondocks. But as well as showcasing adult animated series,...
Read MoreNicolas Venne on reeling horror audiences in with Poiscaille
In the short film Poiscaille, we meet a woman, fishing in a swamp. When her rod catches something, she quickly reels it in – only to discover that what...
Read MorePlamen Ananiev and Heather Vogel on rigging Goyle Girl
Plamen Ananiev is a rigging artist and animator and Heather Vogel is a senior game artist and designer. Both are based in the UK. We invited Plamen and Heather...
Read MoreJonathan Venne on the anime influences in Banana Anna
In Jonathan Venne’s Banana Anna, a yellow-clad secret agent returns home from a long day at work only to be attacked by an inept intruder. She quickly dispatches him...
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