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Cartoons Underground Turns 10! 

Celebrating a decade of animated stories from Southeast Asia!
 
Get ready for an exciting, immersive and interactive experience in the Metaverse!
 
Travel with us across borders to beautifully imagined animated lands from Canada, Taiwan, Germany, Singapore and strap in for a mind-stretching ride and let yourself go!

 

Catch these films, workshops, panel discussions exclusively between 20 to 27 November only!

 
This year, we have s
elected an exciting line up of 13 carefully selected films from over 1,000 submissions from 83 countries, and 5 student films from LASALLE College of the Arts and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) which will compete at the Golden Durian Awards!

 

ONLINE FILM PROGRAMME

At Cartoons Underground, we LOVE sharing beautiful, action-packed, out-of-the-box and heartfelt underground, adult-friendly animation with all of you adult-kids and we can't wait for you to experience our Cartoons Underground 10th Edition!
 
1. International Competition 1, SUPER HUMAN
2. International Competition 2, IMPOSSIBLE DREAMS
3. Singapore Student Competition, YOUNG ONES
4. Retrospective of the Best Animated Films from CU's last 10 years


Check out the full Film Program list 
here !

 

NETWORK & ENGAGE IN LIVELY DISCUSSIONS W EXPERTS!

 

Networking made easier with our exclusive panel sessions around how you can build a career as a fresh creative graduate,  the role of government and education bodies in shaping the animation industry, and the new and futuristic ways of monetizing as an animator and creator!

 
We have three upcoming panel sessions:
1.     Beyond Animation: What's Next for Creative Graduates?
2.     Developing the Animation Industry : The Role of Education
3.     The Future of Monetization in Animation

 

HANG OUT IN THE METAVERSE AT CRYPTO ART WEEK ASIA X CARTOONS UNDERGROUND GALLERY 


NFTs, Crypto and the blockchain are changing the way we interact and how artists can get seen!

 

Where ever you are in the world, come hang out at Crypto Art Week Asia's gallery at Cryptovoxels metaverse! Featuring Animated NFTs, Art from Southeast Asia, and a secret room to discover!

 

CARTOONS UNDERGROUND ORIGINS

 

We are a group of animation and art enthusiasts who brings Cartoons Underground to you every year since 2012 and need YOUR Support for us to keep this festival going!


Treat yourself to a watch-party with your friends and get exclusive Limited Edition Merch Packs with our CU CHAMPION ticket, or Get a SHOUTOUT and Bragging Rights with CU FAN TICKET!



This community-driven festival was founded by Patrick Smith, Director of MTV Daria, and Vicky Chen in 2012, and has grown through crowd-funding and artists contributions. The festival has expanded to a community of 1000 members, not limited to the arts and animation community in Singapore.

 

www.cartoonsunderground.com

 

Insta/ Facebook: CartoonsUnderground


Start Date

November 20, 2021, 8:00 pm

End Date

November 27, 2021, 11:59 am

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Venue

The Venue 01

Address

123 Main Road

New York, NY 10007

Films At The Festival

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Cartoons Underground Animation Reel 2021

Cartoons Underground Animation Reel 2021

access_time Viewing Times November 20, 2021, 8:00 pm +08

Culture(s): Asian

Genre(s): Action , Adventure , Animation

Online Live Screenings

 Cartoons Underground Turns 10! 

Celebrating a decade of animated stories from Southeast Asia!  Get ready for an exciting, immersive and interactive experience in the Metaverse!   Travel with us across borders to beautifully imagined animated lands from Canada, Taiwan, Germany, Singapore and strap in for a mind-stretching ride and let yourself go!

 

Catch these films, workshops, panel discussions exclusively between 20 to 27 November only!

  This year, we have selected an exciting line up of 13 carefully selected films from over 1,000 submissions from 83 countries, and 5 student films from LASALLE College of the Arts and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) which will compete at the Golden Durian Awards!

 

ONLINE FILM PROGRAMME

At Cartoons Underground, we LOVE sharing beautiful, action-packed, out-of-the-box and heartfelt underground, adult-friendly animation with all of you adult-kids and we can't wait for you to experience our Cartoons Underground 10th Edition!   1. International Competition 1, SUPER HUMAN 2. International Competition 2, IMPOSSIBLE DREAMS 3. Singapore Student Competition, YOUNG ONES 4. Retrospective of the Best Animated Films from CU's last 10 years

Check out the full Film Program list here !

Beyond Animation: What's Next for Creative Graduates?

Beyond Animation: What's Next for Creative Graduates?

access_time Viewing Times November 21, 2021, 2:00 pm +08
Online Live Screenings

As the leading independent animation festival in SEA, we have seen students graduate, vying for jobs from the big animation companies, but have also seen others that have taken alternative paths, joining production houses, advertising agencies and so on. We are having an open forum with speakers from animation/creative companies and discussing the paths students can take after they graduate from the Arts.

Developing the Animation Industry : The Role of Education

Developing the Animation Industry : The Role of Education

access_time Viewing Times November 23, 2021, 8:00 pm +08
Online Live Screenings

Singapore clearly has long-term intentions to develop its creative industries. In order to further establish an Animation industry, the Education sector has an understandable responsibility to consider and ensure students are provided with the resources to acquire a whole range of skills. This undertaking extends far beyond the scope of individual teachers and classroom practice. To achieve this, policymakers, educational institutes and employers need embark on open discussion.

Future of Monetization in Animation

Future of Monetization in Animation

access_time Viewing Times November 25, 2021, 8:00 pm +08
Online Live Screenings

The digital age has democraticzed the way creatives can earn a living. We know about the power of collecting ad dollars from streaming services like Youtube, and the latest NFT craze in the Crypto world of animators and artists selling the work for millions. But where do you start ? And can you really make a living out of it? 

 Hear from the experts and futurists who have done just that, and lets take a look into the future of monetization in the Animation industry.

10th Anniversary Reunion Panel: Animating Tatsumi

10th Anniversary Reunion Panel: Animating Tatsumi

access_time Viewing Times November 27, 2021, 3:00 pm +08
Online Live Screenings

Go behind the scenes and hear from the creators of Tatsumi, one of Singapore's first animated feature length movie!

Follow the life of Yoshihiro Tatsumi, a comics artist in post-war occupied Japan, who meets his idol Osamu Tezuka, and invents the gekiga genre of Japanese comics for adults.

This feature film was directed by Eric Khoo.