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Take a trip through the wild animated imaginings of a couple kissing each other on this Valentine's Day 2017. The video is from Heckler in Sydney NSW Australia which is a full service commercial studio.

Here comes the future! As the growth of streaming media progresses we can expect to see more original animated content produced for venues such as Netflix. Content that would normally air on broadcast TV is now finding an alternative market sponsored by companies that in years past have created for TV and are now shifting towards streaming services.

The upcoming stop-motion series "Buddy Thunderstruck" is a prime example. Sponsored by American Greetings (Care Bears in the 1980's) and animated by  Stoopid Buddy Stoodio in Burbank all episodes will be released on March 10 2017.   

An excellent creative exercise in animation basics is exemplified in this assignment by Alexander Shevchenko who is a student at the Sasha Dorogov Animation School in Moscow which offers online classes. Very talented animators come from this program who are well versed in the fundamentals of the art. 

A wildly imaginative film written and directed by Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner and backed by a talented crew at Titmouse. "Scavengers" keeps you wondering as to what is going on as two humanoids exploit the organic technology of an alien world.

Animation is no longer a realm exclusive to the Hollywood studios. It's a worldwide global feast of amazing visual art of the highest order. The best way to experience what humanity is creating on a monthly basis is with Stash. The online publication that indulges the vast array of incredible content our community produces on an ongoing basis. You can try Stash for free for 30 days and see what it's like. You'll also have access to the vast archive of the Stash Permanent Collection. Enjoy this month's preview of Stash 121...

Hello AnimationNation and a Happy 2017 to one and all! Let's get the New year off to a positive start by showcasing a project on Indiegogo. This is the trailer for "Dawgtown". It's an independent feature in progress looking to shore up some funding in the next 10 days. You can back Dawgtown at this link. The project is the brainchild of Justin Murphy.

Here's the latest from Full Media Commandos featuring Snakebite Cortez and an entourage of industry professionals who share their collective wisdom...

Each year I make a trip to visit Walt Disney's grave site. A personal tradition I've been doing since 2008. Yesterday December 5 2016 was Walt's 115th birthday.

Filmmaking genius Tim Burton is a native son of Burbank California. The international capital of our industry and where AnimationNation is headquartered. In this video he discusses how his artistic influences formed and gives us an insight as to how he relates his creativity to the world. Tim Burton has an art exhibit that is showing throughout the LA area for the remainder of the year. Click this link for date, location and ticket info.   

Disney's latest film "Moana" is the 56th theatrical animated feature the studio has produced in its long and glorious history. It just opened here in the US along with this little trailer for the Thanksgiving Hoiliday ...