Guan-Ting Chen (陳冠廷) received both the Best Art and Student awards in iAnimagic 2017 for his thought-provoking animated film, Wanam (大武俠行旅). His award-winning piece has a very particular artistic taste, dominated by bold lines and striking colors. It has a unique and...
iAniMagic 2017 Winner Story – Aastalim, Honorable Mention & Student Award Winner
Lin Xiaoman (林曉曼), also known as Aastalim, is the 2017 recipient of both an Honorable Mention and a Student award in iAniMagic 2017 with her submitted animation, Pick Yourself Up . Lin’s work is traditionally stylized with eye-catching colors and visuals, but in this...
iAniMagic 2017 Winner Story – Beck Williams
Beck Williams is our grand winner for iAniMagic 2017. The interview with Beck outlines her success in the making of the winning work, Misfortune, and her journey in navigating the animation industry. We at Kdan Mobile appreciate the many animation enthusiasts like...
iAniMagic 2017 Winner Announcement!
Today is the day many of you have been waiting for! We are finally announcing the winner of iAniMagic 2017! A big thank you goes to you all who participated! We have received nearly 300 entries on AniZone and the competition was fierce! Besides winning the prizes and...
BUILD YOUR PORTFOLIO WITH THESE 5 FREE ANIMATION CONTESTS
We all know a well-polished portfolio is a key to landing that dream job or internship. While building a portfolio can be a time-consuming task, it doesn’t have to be costly or boring. Animation contests are a fun, efficient and cheap way to start building your...
Big Changes for the 7th iAniMagic Animation Contest
Update: the new submission deadline is on March 31 2018. To accommodate participants and allow them to create quality work they can be proud of we have generously extended the contest deadline. Happy animating 🙂 Squash and stretch your mind for the appeal is real....
Happy International Animation Day From The Animation Desk Team
Animation gives our imagination wings to fly and turns our creative ideas into visible stories. On October 28, 1892, Charles-Emile Reynaud projected the first public animation, Pauvre Pierrot, paving the way for the animated entertainment world we know and love today...
Animation Desk User Story: Passion Finds Time In A Busy Student’s Life
“Being a busy high school student, I don’t have much time for a traditional part-time job... I draw in my spare time, so I figured why not turn it into a little side job?" As iAniMagic 2017 continues we’d like to bring you a little inspiration in the form of a user...
6 Tips for iAniMagic 2017 Success
If you’ve been itching to get your hands on that Atom 2.5 3D Printer DIY Kit, DJI Phantom 3 Quadcopter Drone, or one of our other great prizes we’ve got some advice for you. To help you succeed and increase your odds of winning we’ve prepared these tips based on past...
Exclusive Interview: The Story Behind an Animation Lecturer
In the Exclusive Interview series we spoke to various professional animators from across Asia to find out more about their experience and insights into their local animation industry. As the third guest of the series, we invited Ms. Hsieh Pei-Wen from Taiwan, an...
Exclusive Interview: The Journey of a Digital Animation Entrepreneur, Atac
Following the last interview with Toshitaka Youno in the Exclusive Interview series, we have invited Atac as this week’s special guest. Let’s discover together his journey to owning a small animation business in Malaysia. ABOUT TODAY’S GUEST, ATAC Tan Guan Tack,...
Congratulations! Winners of iAniMagic2016: My Ani-Character Contest Announced
We want to first send a big thank you to the animators who participated in iAniMagic2016: My Ani-Character and helped make it a real success. We had hundreds of fantastic submissions this year, which consequently made it a real challenge for our judges. We are...