“Eyrie” by David Wolter

Here’s a Cal Arts student film from this past year’s producers show that really impressed me with its storytelling. Obviously I wasn’t …

“One Past Two” by Aimee de Jongh

Aimee de Jongh’s One Past Two is about as depressing as student films get. The filmmaker effectively pairs unpredictable violence with …

“The Red Heels” by Olesya Shchukina

For my money, cut-out animation is still one of the most charming animation techniques when done well. Take for instance The Red Heels …

“Blenderstein!” by Zach Bellissimo

The fourth film in Cartoon Brew’s Student Animation Festival is a monstrous achievement–quite literally. Blenderstein! by Zach …

“Who’s Afraid Of Mr. Greedy”

“A man comes to get back his identity, stolen by an ogre while he was a child”. Absolutely bizarre, absolutely beautiful. Who’s Afraid of …

“Chief Serenbe” by Evan Curtis

Cartoon Brew’s Student Animation Festival continues today with the third film in our line-up: Chief Serenbe by Evan Curtis from the …

“The Barley Way” by Amir Avni

“If it looks like a Cartoon, moves like a Cartoon and sounds like a Cartoon …It must be too John K!” So says a quote on the blog of …

“Rooted” by Edwin Schaap

Another student film from The Netherlands’ Utrecht School of Arts (HKU), this one called Rooted. It’s an (unintended?) update of Disney’s …

“Muscular Princesses” by Julia Farkas

Anybody can draw in a naïve art style, but few do it well. Muscular Princesses (original title: Izmos királylányok) by Júlia Farkas …

“Silence” by Olivier Ballast

Four second-year students from the Netherlands Utrecht School of Arts, aka HKU, recently produced this haunting and heartfelt short film …

“Alight” by Jason Keyser

Effects animator Jason Keyser created this film at Brigham Young University “in about 2 semester’s worth of work, spread out over 3 years”.

“Sayonara” by Eric Bates

Canadian artist Eric Bates made Sayonara while studying animation in Japan at the Kyoto University of Art and Design. “This story was …

“On Time Off” by Bill Porter

Bill Porter’s On Time Off will either inspire you to head to the beach or make you want to stay as far the hell away as possible. His …

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