Kathrin Steinbacher and Emily Downe at Studio Desk in London: “After the outbreak of COVID-19 and the beginnings of global lockdown, we sent out a call to animators from around the world to send us a short animation depicting something positive they have experienced, seen, or thought in the midst of this strange time.” [Watch]
Category Animation, Character Animation, Illustration, The Inbox · Tags Alexander Gratzer, Amanda Bonaiuto, Amit Cohen, Angela Stempel, Anna Smirnova, Bryan Lee, Elisabetta Bosco, Emily Downe, Fabian Friedrich, Gabriela Sibilska, Gabriella Marsh, Good Golly, Hannah Brewerton, Iulia Voitova, Jan Willem de With, Jenny Jokela, Jodi Lai, Kathrin Steinbacher, Kiana Naghshineh, Kyle Xuereb Cuningham, Laura Jayne Hodkin, Lewis Heriz, Liang-Hsin Huang, Lydia Reid, Magali García, Magdalena Kreps, Nofar Schweitzer, Rachel Gutgarts, Studio Desk, Trang Nguyen
Director/animator DeeKay Kwon: “Jack, Paul, and I left New York for California to work on some gigs then Covid-19 happened. We are roomies in one tiny apartment and stuck here for the time being. So I decided to make some fun animation about our days.” [Watch]
Kristen Cudmore, composer/vocals/guitars with Canadian art-pop band Language Arts: “It was Jan 28th, 2010, when I got up at 4am to drive to the ferry from Vancouver to Victoria, to go adopt my dear companion, Sprout. [Watch]
Masayoshi Nakamura (aka Good General) is a NY-based art director/animator from Japan: “This is an animated PSA for the non-profit organization Fellow Americans calling to stop climate change. [Watch]
Annabelle Mai, producer at Paris prodco Bijoute: “‘Home’ was written and recorded during the containment for Covid 19 on March 17th. It is an ode to the dream and to the person we love the most. [Watch]
New York filmmaker Colin Read: “A man suddenly and mysteriously gains the ability to transform anything he touches into a hat—starting his descent into hat-induced madness.” [Watch]