Volunteer based collective of indie animators and video essayists devoted to uplifting the medium. Find events/roster on our linktree and youtube channel!
Do you love animation? Do you want to learn about amazing new and upcoming series? Come check out 15+ animation projects pitched by their creators at our first ever indie animation pitch night this coming Friday, January 13th at 7 PM EST!
It's finally time - Welcome to the 2023 Toonie Awards! We'll be posting winners, and what you all had to say about why you voted for them, throughout the day!
It's Black History Month! Black cartoon creatives and youtubers, drop your work under this tweet for a signal boost! Nonblack followers please RT to get more eyes on their work!
Black Lives Always Matter ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
We are excited to open nominations for the 2023 Toonies. Join us in celebrating your favorite video essays, content creators and indie animation projects.
Submit your nominations here:
There's never been a better time to support independent animation studios and creators. This Friday at 7 PM EST, 15+ new and upcoming cartoons will be pitched to a live audience at our first ever CC Hub Indie Animation Pitch Night. Set a reminder:
In case you missed it tonight, the recording of our first annual indie animation pitch night stream is up on our channel! Thank you to everyone who came out tonight to this amazing event, it was a blast! 🤍
Join us this November for a series of panels covering the indie animation production process, hosted live on our Youtube channel!
View the panel roster and submit your questions for our panelists here!
check out our roster for our first panel series on indie animation production!
our panelists will be covering each part of the process in four sessions. what do you want to know? reply to this tweet with questions and you may be featured in our panels in november! 🎉
Join us this afternoon at 7 PM EST on our youtube channel for a panel session going over everything you need to know to start making your own independent animated series!
Set a notification for when we go live:
Time to announce the nominees for the 2021 Toonies! This is going to be a long thread with around 40 awards, so buckle up! Nominated content will be in the playlist linked in the award tweet and voting opens tomorrow!
Our 2023 Indie Animation "How To" Panel Series is complete! If you've ever had questions about how to get started making your own cartoons, 15 indie creators from our collective offered up their experiences this month, so this is an amazing resource! Listen below!
This project has a new look and feel! To account for the inclusion of indie animators in our events and our mission, we are now Animation Appreciation Hub. ✨
I have some very sad, unfortunate news to deliver.
Yesterday, James Phyrillas aka Schaffrillas, his friend Chris Schaffer, and his brother Patrick Phyrillas, were all involved in a car crash in Leigh County.
Chris and Patrick have died, and James is in critical condition.
Join us tonight at 7 PM EST on our youtube channel as we continue our indie animation panel series! In this session we'll be discussing everything you need to start writing your own cartoons.
Set a notification for when we go live:
Join us tonight at 7 PM EST on our youtube channel as we continue our indie animation panel series! In this session we'll be discussing everything you need to start animating your own cartoons.
Set a notification for when we go live:
It's time to cast your votes for the 2021 Toonies!
Please check out the nominated content - playlists are linked in the form and on our channel homepage - and vote fairly! Remember that this is a fun community event. Good luck to all of our nominees! 🗳️
Don't forget! This Friday at 7 PM EST, 15+ upcoming indie animation creators will be sharing never before seen art and info about their series with the world. Hit the button to get a reminder when the stream goes live at this link:
We are so delighted to see the response to the release of the Toonies nominations! Ahead of the ballot opening tomorrow, you can watch nominated content via our youtube channel!
Join us for the final panel in this year's series, on managing the production pipeline. See you tonight at 7 EST! Set a notification for when we go live here:
And with that, the 2023 Toonies are over! Congrats to all of our winners & thanks so much to everyone who participated in celebrating these fantastic creators and projects.
More events are coming soon, including a panel series on indie animation production! Follow us for more!
Tonight's the night! The bracket has been altered to include Inside Job in the wake of its cancellation. Join us this evening at 7 PM EST on our youtube channel for a heated livestream debate and discussion of the best animated films and series of 2022. (Link below)
TOMORROW at 7 EST: Join us as members of the community debate the BEST ANIMATION OF 2022 in our first community bracket! We will be taking audience votes as well!
Fill out your choices and send them back to us! Link in replies for the stream page. See you there!
We are planning a contest for voice actors, coming soon, but how many people would be interested in a livestream workshop or tutorial on how to make your first VA reel? How can we help you make this dream a reality? What's the most confusing part? Sound off in the replies!
Lots of events happening this year for the community!
January 13 - Indie Animation Showcase Stream
January 25 - Best Animation of 2022 Bracket Stream
March 24 - Presentation Night Stream
This Summer - Voice Acting & Vocalist Contest
This Fall - Toonies 2023 starts Sep 1!