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Nov 26th 7pm at Nortons Digbeth. Guests: Alice Bloomfield & Jack Zhang. Prompt: FORTUNE. Deadline: 19th Nov.

A place for animators & animation lovers to show work, share ideas and hang out.

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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
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 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...
November 24, 2025 at 12:30 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
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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:

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November 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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...
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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.

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November 16, 2025 at 9:31 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
November 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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 💙💛
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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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
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
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 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.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Find out Louis’ next costume on Nov 26th 7pm @ Nortons.

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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
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
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 Overlappers. We had a Disney classic chopped into banging beats, Amoebas, Batman ciggies, K-Pop Fire Demons, AI overwhelmed by dread, and plenty of folklore.

Photos by Oliver Hindley. Photo layering by @louishudson

Next Event: 26th Nov 7pm @ Nortons Digbeth.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Here’s a throwback to our 6th birthday in May. Loads of talent. A custom present from Pahnl, surprise messages from previous Overlappers, and a game of pass the parcel.

Footage by Jake Wesley-Worrall. Editing by @louishudson.bsky.social

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November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Here’s the playlist from August. Thanks to everyone who got involved. Links to most of the films can be found at: overlapsocial.com/event

Apologies for this being so late. Work/life.
October 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
@mohoanimation.bsky.social are tonight's sponsor! We’ll be doing a raffle for licenses so ask about entering when you arrive.

It mixes nice drawing tools with rigging features. Also, there's a boom in Moho animation/rigging jobs, so I recommend checking it out.

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August 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
@moonjam.com was our guest in May. We saw his journey starting as an illustrator, to creating joyful character driven animation. Finished off with the second ever showing of his new film, DUCKS.
August 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The artist Pahnl made an incredible present for our 6th birthday. I'm still a bit overwhelmed by it. We’ve got such a lovely community here. Check his work here: www.pahnl.co.uk
August 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
It was our 6th birthday in May, so the theme was BIRTHDAY SUIT. The prompt for Aug 28th is FOLKLORE in honour of Cartoon Saloon’s track record with the theme. Wait till you see the costume.

Tickets:
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August 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
It was our 6th birthday in May, so we had a jolly game of pass the parcel, party bags, and Louis burst out of a cake. Well done to the T-shirt winners! We've got another giveaway coming up on the 28th Aug.
August 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
MERCH! We have t-shirts printed by the amazing Do Make Say Ink. £20 each at the events. They’ll be for sale online at some point too. Get yours on 28th Aug from 7pm at Nortons Digbeth.

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August 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A huge thanks to @filmhubmidlands.bsky.social for being our event sponsor in May. Here’s @louishudson.bsky.social looking sheepishly unprofessional while half naked in a cake.
August 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM