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🥳 Exciting News! Locksmith Animation and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation have announced that The Lunar Chronicles is set to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures on November 3, 2028.
Directed by Noëlle Raffaele and Produced by Christina Steinberg.
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Our nominees for British Short Animation are… 👏
CARDBOARD
SOLSTICE
TWO BLACK BOYS IN PARADISE
#EEBAFTAs
ALT A purple graphic with particle detailing with the category ‘British Short Animation’ listed on the left and the nominees listed on the right: Cardboard, Solstice, Two Black Boys in Paradise
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Want to watch it again?
#Cardboard is now streaming on @LSAnimation's YouTube.
Don’t miss it
Watch here: bit.ly/4qo36hh
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"Your insticts are your most valuable tool as an animator" - JP Vine
"Make friends with failure" - May Kindred-Boothby
"An idea can come at any time, walking your dog, on the loo, at an exhibition, log them all" - @Chris_Ullens
Sound advice from our short film directors.
CAST ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣
We are thrilled to announcement that Ncuti Gatwa is the latest voice actor to join the cast of Bad Fairies 🧚
Read the full article on Deadline 👇
#badfairies #locksmithanimation #mcutigatwa #cynthiaerivo #featurefilms #warnerbrothers
From Sketch to Screen: Designing the Look of Cardboard ✨
Director/Writer JP Vine and VFX Supervisor Andy Baggarley take you behind the scenes to reveal the creative process of developing the short film's unique visual style! #cardboard
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***This article was written for the December '25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 354)***
An overwhelmed single dad finds renewed hope in life through his kids’ imaginations in Cardboard, Locksmith Animation’s first original short, directed by J.P.
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THIS IS NOT A DRILL! We are absolutely thrilled to welcome the one-and-only Cynthia Erivo as our leading lady in Bad Fairies! Mark your calendars now: May 21, 2027! This is going to be big. 🧚 #cynthiaerivo #badfairies #warnerbrothers #featurefilms
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Beautiful key art by Thomas Lepine. 🎨
This work establishes the mood, time of day, and lighting quality, providing the foundation for the lighting team to build on. ✨
#keyart #lighting #featurefilms #cardboard
Mark your calendars! Cardboard is heading to @LightBoxExpo in LA this October! 🎉
#LBX2025 #lightboxexpo #locksmithanimation #cardboard
Fantastic news! 🎊
Cardboard is heading to Missouri to participate in the St. Louis International Film Festival.
Huge congrats to the team and thank you to the festival for selecting us! 🙏
#cardboard #filmfestival #locksmithanimation #familyfeatures
What’s the first animated film you remember watching in the cinema as a child? 📽️
Comment below! ⬇️
#animatedfilms #animationindustry #cinema #locksmithanimation
Congrats team, Cardboard has been selected to screen at SPARK Animation! 🎉
The screening will be at the Vancouver Public Library on the 20th September at 2:45PM.
If you’re in Vancouver, please join us!
#Cardboard #LocksmithAnimation #SPARKAnimation
We are delighted to announce that our short film, Cardboard, will have its UK premiere at the @BFI London Film Festival on Sunday 19th October, in the Animated Shorts for Younger Audiences category. 🙌
Read more below 👇
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#Londonfilmfestival
What’s the most emotional moment you’ve ever seen in an animated film? 🥲
#animationquestions #locksmithanimation #emotionalmoments #animatedfilms
Which animated villain do you secretly love? 👿
#animationquestions #locksmithanimation #animatedvillain #thelittlemermaid
We asked the team their all-time favourite films… what’s yours? 👀
#filmindustry #locksmithanimation #filmindustryinsights #FilmFanatics
What’s an underrated animated film you wish more people had seen? 📽️
#animatedfilms #locksmithanimation
Which animated series shaped your childhood the most? 🤔
Comment below! ⬇️
#locksmithanimation #questiontime #childhoodanimation
3 tips for working with voice actors in Feature Animation 🎬️
#locksmithanimation #voiceactors #filmindustryinsights
If you could spend a day shadowing any role at Locksmith Animation, which would it be? ✏️
#locksmithanimation #mediajobs #animationjobs