IM GLAD I KNOW THAT NOW THANK YOU IS OFFICIALLY HITTING ANNECY!!
That’s right... We’re beyond excited to reveal that phones, birthed with the incredible @chrissimpsonsartist and @grichael.meaney , is making its festival debut at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026, competing in the WTF category.
It’s such a proud moment for everyone involved. And having it compete in a category that celebrates the best experimental, boundary-pushing animated work in the world is just the cherry on top ❤️🔥
@annecyfestival
Are you thinking of applying for the Annecy Animation Film Festival delegation with VicScreen? 💫
Melbourne-based cartoonist, animator and writer, Mike Greaney (@grichael.meaney ) attended the festival in 2025 as part of the VicScreen delegation, and shares his experience and tips.
👀 Click the link in our bio to read the interview, and apply before 20 March.
#VICSCREEN
DEATH IS HERE!
Not to be morbid… It’s the final short from our mad little series with @chrissimpsonsartist and @grichael.meaney and will make you laugh, cry and question why your earlobes are growing at such a rapid pace (link in stories to watch now!)
can he draw without lifting his pen?
@grichael.meaney must draw for 42 minutes, without lifting his pen off the canvas. WHY?
It’ll all make sense if you go and watch our new series - The Artlympics. Out now on Youtube
The Artlympics has arrived!
Watch now: Link in bio
Event 1 is out now on our YouTube. Watch our Arthletes try to recreate an underwater artwork in 10 minutes. And also watch @grichael.meaney do this epic backflip 💙 EVENT 2 already on Patreon now
PHONES IS OUT NOW ON YOUTUBE !!
We’re so pleased to present the second short film from our brand new home-grown series im glad i know that now thank you, created with our most favourite pals @chrissimpsonsartist & @grichael.meaney .
If you too love your phone a little bit too much, we suspect you’ll enjoy this fully educational, very serious ode to phone addiction.
Get your phones at the ready and watch now at the link in Stories 📲
CREDITS
Creator & writer: @chrissimpsonsartist
Director: @grichael.meaney
Production Company: Blink Industries
Executive Producers: James Stevenson Bretton, Benjamin Lole
Producer: @immortanayo
Narrator: @joelycett
Storyboard: Mike Greaney
Character design: Chris (Simpsons artist) and Mike Greaney
Background design: Chris (Simpsons artist) and Mike Greaney
Animation: @alina.besanidou , @weiden_ww and Mike Greaney
Compositor: @stevmcn
Theme song: @samuelpreston & @actinirratic
Sound design & mix: @major_tom_music
Sound engineer: @_sounds.g
Social & PR manager: @_.its._.michy._
Head of legal: @mohiniko
Paralegal: @shreysuchak_
Voice director: Mike Greaney
Voices: Chris (Simpsons artist) and Mohini Kotecha
im glad i know that now thank you is out now and the first episode is all about kissing so if you want to learn how to kiss in time for valentines day then this will teach you exactly what to do and the full episode for you to have a watch of is on youtube (link in bio) i hope that you like it xox
narrated by @joelycett and created with my lovely friends @grichael.meaney and @blinkindustries who are all very very good at kissing ❤️
there is only two days until im glad i know that now thank you is birthed into the world and i am very proud to share that the series is narrated by the very lovely @joelycett who i have been a fan of for years so having his voice guide these films feels very special to me and i hope that you like this picture of joe holding the script next to me doing the thumbs up emoji with my hand xox
We made a thing with @chrissimpsonsartist and @grichael.meaney !!!
It’s called im glad i know that now thank you and it’s a very serious educational documentary short form series that is completely serious and completely educational, that also covers lots of different topics.
If you (like us) are superfans of Chris’s work, then you might want to keep your eyes peeled on Friday the 13th of February…
Created by Chris (Simpsons artist)
Directed by Mike Greaney
Produced by @immortanayo at Blink Industries
