Overlap Animation Show & Tell
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11th Feb 7pm at Nortons Digbeth. Guests: Moth Studio. Prompt: IMPOSSIBLE. Deadline: 4th Feb.
A place for animators & animation lovers to show work, share ideas and hang out.
overlapsocial.com
A place for animators & animation lovers to show work, share ideas and hang out.
overlapsocial.com
Our final guests in November were Alice Bloomfield & Jack Zhang. We saw the behind the scenes of Alice's experiential animation for London's Outernet, Jack's work for MTV, and their collaborative work including Alice's film Larval.
Links to most of the films here:
tinyurl.com/bdhu5jye
Links to most of the films here:
tinyurl.com/bdhu5jye
February 2, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Our final guests in November were Alice Bloomfield & Jack Zhang. We saw the behind the scenes of Alice's experiential animation for London's Outernet, Jack's work for MTV, and their collaborative work including Alice's film Larval.
Links to most of the films here:
tinyurl.com/bdhu5jye
Links to most of the films here:
tinyurl.com/bdhu5jye
In November BAFTA, Emmy & Annie winning director Chris Tichborne talked about his role as Tim Burton's animation supervisor on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Wednesday. We've got multiple brilliant guests coming up on Feb 11th too. Tickets: www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
February 1, 2026 at 7:42 AM
In November BAFTA, Emmy & Annie winning director Chris Tichborne talked about his role as Tim Burton's animation supervisor on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Wednesday. We've got multiple brilliant guests coming up on Feb 11th too. Tickets: www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
The submissions in November were really strong. We had dog judo, wheels of fortune, alcoholism, war, space monsters and mystical adventures. It was mix of returning legends and inspirational newcomers. Thanks to everyone who took part.
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 AM
The submissions in November were really strong. We had dog judo, wheels of fortune, alcoholism, war, space monsters and mystical adventures. It was mix of returning legends and inspirational newcomers. Thanks to everyone who took part.
Each Overlap we have a new theme (or prompt) to give inspiration to anyone who needs it. 'FORTUNE' was the last one. Louis dressed as a wheel of fortune which could be spinned for variously confusing prizes including. We also had a dry ice clouded tarot card reader. The next prompt is 'IMPOSSIBLE'.
January 29, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Each Overlap we have a new theme (or prompt) to give inspiration to anyone who needs it. 'FORTUNE' was the last one. Louis dressed as a wheel of fortune which could be spinned for variously confusing prizes including. We also had a dry ice clouded tarot card reader. The next prompt is 'IMPOSSIBLE'.
11th Feb 7pm at Nortons Digbeth. Moth will break down their original short film for Monument Valley III.
Known for its mediative ‘felt’ narrative, beautiful art direction and MC Escher-like puzzles. Moth developed these characteristics into a cinematic, intimate story.
Tickets: overlapsocial.com
Known for its mediative ‘felt’ narrative, beautiful art direction and MC Escher-like puzzles. Moth developed these characteristics into a cinematic, intimate story.
Tickets: overlapsocial.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:17 AM
11th Feb 7pm at Nortons Digbeth. Moth will break down their original short film for Monument Valley III.
Known for its mediative ‘felt’ narrative, beautiful art direction and MC Escher-like puzzles. Moth developed these characteristics into a cinematic, intimate story.
Tickets: overlapsocial.com
Known for its mediative ‘felt’ narrative, beautiful art direction and MC Escher-like puzzles. Moth developed these characteristics into a cinematic, intimate story.
Tickets: overlapsocial.com
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🥁🥁🥁 FINAL CALL FOR ANIMATION ENTRIES:
Submit your character-driven animated short films, music videos, or experimental work to the 22nd Pictoplasma Fest 2026!
Deadline end of the week: pictoplasma.com/animation
Submit your character-driven animated short films, music videos, or experimental work to the 22nd Pictoplasma Fest 2026!
Deadline end of the week: pictoplasma.com/animation
January 26, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🥁🥁🥁 FINAL CALL FOR ANIMATION ENTRIES:
Submit your character-driven animated short films, music videos, or experimental work to the 22nd Pictoplasma Fest 2026!
Deadline end of the week: pictoplasma.com/animation
Submit your character-driven animated short films, music videos, or experimental work to the 22nd Pictoplasma Fest 2026!
Deadline end of the week: pictoplasma.com/animation
Moth are our guests on Wed 11th Feb 7pm at Nortons Digbeth!
Moth’s vivid visuals, storytelling, and emphasis on character have earned BAFTA noms, an Annecy Cristal and D&AD Pencil.
Their clients include: Netflix, New York Times, Google and Spotify.
Tickets:
www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
Moth’s vivid visuals, storytelling, and emphasis on character have earned BAFTA noms, an Annecy Cristal and D&AD Pencil.
Their clients include: Netflix, New York Times, Google and Spotify.
Tickets:
www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
January 26, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Moth are our guests on Wed 11th Feb 7pm at Nortons Digbeth!
Moth’s vivid visuals, storytelling, and emphasis on character have earned BAFTA noms, an Annecy Cristal and D&AD Pencil.
Their clients include: Netflix, New York Times, Google and Spotify.
Tickets:
www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
Moth’s vivid visuals, storytelling, and emphasis on character have earned BAFTA noms, an Annecy Cristal and D&AD Pencil.
Their clients include: Netflix, New York Times, Google and Spotify.
Tickets:
www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
We’re back on Wed 11th Feb 7pm at Nortons Digbeth! Our special guests include Moth Studio and Chris Shepherd. We’ll have animators introducing their films and a chaotic costume from host Louis.
The optional prompt is ‘IMPOSSIBLE’. Non-animators and animators welcome a-like. overlapsocial.com
The optional prompt is ‘IMPOSSIBLE’. Non-animators and animators welcome a-like. overlapsocial.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:41 AM
We’re back on Wed 11th Feb 7pm at Nortons Digbeth! Our special guests include Moth Studio and Chris Shepherd. We’ll have animators introducing their films and a chaotic costume from host Louis.
The optional prompt is ‘IMPOSSIBLE’. Non-animators and animators welcome a-like. overlapsocial.com
The optional prompt is ‘IMPOSSIBLE’. Non-animators and animators welcome a-like. overlapsocial.com
A dramatic, if not completely disorientating montage from August. Louis summoned Brum's foremost folklore.
The 1st half was crammed with incredible talent and we raffled some Moho licenses.
Finally, Cartoon Saloon’s Giovanna Ferrari gave us an insightful behind the scenes look of Éiru.
The 1st half was crammed with incredible talent and we raffled some Moho licenses.
Finally, Cartoon Saloon’s Giovanna Ferrari gave us an insightful behind the scenes look of Éiru.
January 15, 2026 at 10:35 AM
A dramatic, if not completely disorientating montage from August. Louis summoned Brum's foremost folklore.
The 1st half was crammed with incredible talent and we raffled some Moho licenses.
Finally, Cartoon Saloon’s Giovanna Ferrari gave us an insightful behind the scenes look of Éiru.
The 1st half was crammed with incredible talent and we raffled some Moho licenses.
Finally, Cartoon Saloon’s Giovanna Ferrari gave us an insightful behind the scenes look of Éiru.
Here’s the playlist from last week's FORTUNE themed Show & Tell. Thanks to everyone who got involved. It was a busy night in everyway possible. Links to most of the films can be found at: overlapsocial.com/post/november-2025-fortune
Early bird tickets for February are already available.
Early bird tickets for February are already available.
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Here’s the playlist from last week's FORTUNE themed Show & Tell. Thanks to everyone who got involved. It was a busy night in everyway possible. Links to most of the films can be found at: overlapsocial.com/post/november-2025-fortune
Early bird tickets for February are already available.
Early bird tickets for February are already available.
Maliheh Gholamzadeh will be sharing her films Tangle and Silhouette. Tangle is an incredibly moving film about leaving memories and loved ones behind during war. Silhouette was made as part of the To Gaza With Love animation jam.
See you tomorrow, 26th Nov 7pm @ Nortons
Tickets: overlapsocial.com
See you tomorrow, 26th Nov 7pm @ Nortons
Tickets: overlapsocial.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Maliheh Gholamzadeh will be sharing her films Tangle and Silhouette. Tangle is an incredibly moving film about leaving memories and loved ones behind during war. Silhouette was made as part of the To Gaza With Love animation jam.
See you tomorrow, 26th Nov 7pm @ Nortons
Tickets: overlapsocial.com
See you tomorrow, 26th Nov 7pm @ Nortons
Tickets: overlapsocial.com
Dog & Rabbit will be showing some classic episodes of their cult internet series, Dog Judo. See you on Nov 26th 7pm at Nortons, Digbeth. www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
November 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Dog & Rabbit will be showing some classic episodes of their cult internet series, Dog Judo. See you on Nov 26th 7pm at Nortons, Digbeth. www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
If you want to submit animation for 26th Nov, the deadline is midnight tonight (19th Nov). It can be from as short as 1 second. The OPTIONAL prompt is ‘Fortune’. Or submit whatever you like. Command your own fortune.
Submit at: overlapsocial.com
Submit at: overlapsocial.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
If you want to submit animation for 26th Nov, the deadline is midnight tonight (19th Nov). It can be from as short as 1 second. The OPTIONAL prompt is ‘Fortune’. Or submit whatever you like. Command your own fortune.
Submit at: overlapsocial.com
Submit at: overlapsocial.com
Outside of feature work, Chris Tichborne has directed multiple award winning TV shows, including: Netflix’s The House, Clangers, The Sound Collector and the viral sensation, The Tiny Chef Show!
See you there on 26th Nov 7pm at Nortons, Digbeth:
Tickets: www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
See you there on 26th Nov 7pm at Nortons, Digbeth:
Tickets: www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
November 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Outside of feature work, Chris Tichborne has directed multiple award winning TV shows, including: Netflix’s The House, Clangers, The Sound Collector and the viral sensation, The Tiny Chef Show!
See you there on 26th Nov 7pm at Nortons, Digbeth:
Tickets: www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
See you there on 26th Nov 7pm at Nortons, Digbeth:
Tickets: www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
MEGA BONUS special guest! Chris Tichborne is a BAFTA, Emmy and Annie winning director. Most recently he was animation supervisor for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Wednesday.
Find out more on 26th Nov 7pm @ Nortons, Digbeth. Tickets: www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
Find out more on 26th Nov 7pm @ Nortons, Digbeth. Tickets: www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
MEGA BONUS special guest! Chris Tichborne is a BAFTA, Emmy and Annie winning director. Most recently he was animation supervisor for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Wednesday.
Find out more on 26th Nov 7pm @ Nortons, Digbeth. Tickets: www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
Find out more on 26th Nov 7pm @ Nortons, Digbeth. Tickets: www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
Alice Bloomfield’s short film, Larval, hit the festival circuit last year, picking up a crop of awards including Best Short at @raindance.org.
Find out more about it on 26th Nov 7pm @ Nortons, Digeth.
Tickets: www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
Find out more about it on 26th Nov 7pm @ Nortons, Digeth.
Tickets: www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
November 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Alice Bloomfield’s short film, Larval, hit the festival circuit last year, picking up a crop of awards including Best Short at @raindance.org.
Find out more about it on 26th Nov 7pm @ Nortons, Digeth.
Tickets: www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
Find out more about it on 26th Nov 7pm @ Nortons, Digeth.
Tickets: www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
Combined, Alice Bloomfield and Jack Zhang have worked with some of the biggest names in fashion and music. Their clients include: Rihanna, MTV, Emmys, Ninja Tune and Netflix
Here's an ident Jack directed for MTV.
Reserve tickets for 26th Nov 7pm @Nortons, Digbeth at: overlapsocial.com
Here's an ident Jack directed for MTV.
Reserve tickets for 26th Nov 7pm @Nortons, Digbeth at: overlapsocial.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Combined, Alice Bloomfield and Jack Zhang have worked with some of the biggest names in fashion and music. Their clients include: Rihanna, MTV, Emmys, Ninja Tune and Netflix
Here's an ident Jack directed for MTV.
Reserve tickets for 26th Nov 7pm @Nortons, Digbeth at: overlapsocial.com
Here's an ident Jack directed for MTV.
Reserve tickets for 26th Nov 7pm @Nortons, Digbeth at: overlapsocial.com
Blew my mind as a kid that Donkey Kong Country was made so close to me and not on the other side of the world
40 years of @rare.co.uk.
From devoted Rare gamers to single-series stalwarts, we want to show our appreciation for anyone who's visited even just one of our worlds. For keeping an assorted ragtag of creatives working magic in the Midlands, only two words will do: THANK YOU 💙💛
From devoted Rare gamers to single-series stalwarts, we want to show our appreciation for anyone who's visited even just one of our worlds. For keeping an assorted ragtag of creatives working magic in the Midlands, only two words will do: THANK YOU 💙💛
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Blew my mind as a kid that Donkey Kong Country was made so close to me and not on the other side of the world
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A satisfying loop I found of me hosting at the last @overlapsocial.com. I feel very conscious of how self indulgent this can seem, but if it helps cheerlead the animation industry I can fool myself that it's not about ego stroking.
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A satisfying loop I found of me hosting at the last @overlapsocial.com. I feel very conscious of how self indulgent this can seem, but if it helps cheerlead the animation industry I can fool myself that it's not about ego stroking.
Alice Bloomfield and Jack Zhang are our guests on Wed 26th Nov 7pm at Nortons, Digbeth.
Alice and Jack are 2D animation directors. Respectively rep-d by Black Dog Films and Strange Beast. Here’s a spot they co-directed for Mango.
Reserve your tickets at: overlapsocial.com
Alice and Jack are 2D animation directors. Respectively rep-d by Black Dog Films and Strange Beast. Here’s a spot they co-directed for Mango.
Reserve your tickets at: overlapsocial.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Alice Bloomfield and Jack Zhang are our guests on Wed 26th Nov 7pm at Nortons, Digbeth.
Alice and Jack are 2D animation directors. Respectively rep-d by Black Dog Films and Strange Beast. Here’s a spot they co-directed for Mango.
Reserve your tickets at: overlapsocial.com
Alice and Jack are 2D animation directors. Respectively rep-d by Black Dog Films and Strange Beast. Here’s a spot they co-directed for Mango.
Reserve your tickets at: overlapsocial.com
November’s prompt is FORTUNE. Fortunately, Max already made some themed dice to give to our Show&tellers.
You’ve got till 19th Nov midnight to submitting something. Can be from as short as 1 second and not based on the prompt. Fortune favours the bold.
More details at: overlapsocial.com/submit
You’ve got till 19th Nov midnight to submitting something. Can be from as short as 1 second and not based on the prompt. Fortune favours the bold.
More details at: overlapsocial.com/submit
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
November’s prompt is FORTUNE. Fortunately, Max already made some themed dice to give to our Show&tellers.
You’ve got till 19th Nov midnight to submitting something. Can be from as short as 1 second and not based on the prompt. Fortune favours the bold.
More details at: overlapsocial.com/submit
You’ve got till 19th Nov midnight to submitting something. Can be from as short as 1 second and not based on the prompt. Fortune favours the bold.
More details at: overlapsocial.com/submit
We really do have a lovely community. Loads of old and new faces from across the country. Established professionals, artists, newcomers, and the curious.
Get in on the action on Nov 26th 7pm at Nortons, Digbeth.
www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
Get in on the action on Nov 26th 7pm at Nortons, Digbeth.
www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
We really do have a lovely community. Loads of old and new faces from across the country. Established professionals, artists, newcomers, and the curious.
Get in on the action on Nov 26th 7pm at Nortons, Digbeth.
www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
Get in on the action on Nov 26th 7pm at Nortons, Digbeth.
www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
Find out Louis’ next costume on Nov 26th 7pm @ Nortons.
www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
Last time Louis recounted and accidentally summoned Brum's foremost piece of folklore, the Piss Troll, while suspended in the air dressed as a fairy.
Nov 26th’s prompt is FORTUNE.
www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
Last time Louis recounted and accidentally summoned Brum's foremost piece of folklore, the Piss Troll, while suspended in the air dressed as a fairy.
Nov 26th’s prompt is FORTUNE.
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Find out Louis’ next costume on Nov 26th 7pm @ Nortons.
www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
Last time Louis recounted and accidentally summoned Brum's foremost piece of folklore, the Piss Troll, while suspended in the air dressed as a fairy.
Nov 26th’s prompt is FORTUNE.
www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
Last time Louis recounted and accidentally summoned Brum's foremost piece of folklore, the Piss Troll, while suspended in the air dressed as a fairy.
Nov 26th’s prompt is FORTUNE.
Dani Abram joined us in August to go over her insanely diverse career. We raffled copies of @mohoanimation.bsky.social, which Dani then demonstrated to anyone interested during the breaks.
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Dani Abram joined us in August to go over her insanely diverse career. We raffled copies of @mohoanimation.bsky.social, which Dani then demonstrated to anyone interested during the breaks.
August's guest was Giovanna Ferrari the writer and director of @cartoonsaloon.bsky.social’s latest short film, ÉIRU. As well as being honoured with the English premiere, we got to see Giovanna’s career journey and an insightful behind the scenes look at this sure fire Oscar contender.
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
August's guest was Giovanna Ferrari the writer and director of @cartoonsaloon.bsky.social’s latest short film, ÉIRU. As well as being honoured with the English premiere, we got to see Giovanna’s career journey and an insightful behind the scenes look at this sure fire Oscar contender.