Loose Frames debuted its first ever signal film, by EA CalArts student Daun Jeong @nuadgnoej ๐ธ Audio: โSummer breeze/let it out (jonny_ripper remix)โ by Joni Void. So excited to have an official intro for shows going forward!
Thanks everyone for a great year, and see you in 2025 ๐ธ๐
OPEN CALL: Submit an animated short to our screening at Heavy Manners Library on June 20th! Form link is in bio๐
We're looking for animated films that are under 10 minutes & were made after January 2024.
Themes around: Community, solidarity, connecting, & relationships (romantic or platonic).
Filling out this application does not guarantee your film will be in the screening.
We will email those selected a week or so after the form closes.
Form closes on May 15th, 11:59PM. No exceptions.
โญ๏ธ ANIMATION OPEN CALL ๐ฅ Submit an animated short for our screening at Heavy Manners Library on Sunday, April 5th!ย
Weโre looking for shorts that are under 10 minutes & were made after January 2024.ย
Ideally, themes around: freaking out, rebirth, mystery & joy.
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Filling out this application does not guarantee your film will be in the screening.
Submissions from the last open call will also be considered, so no need to resubmit.ย
Form closes on March 22nd, 11:59PM PST. Link in bio ๐
An animation screening hosted by Loose Frames featuring shorts submitted by the community.
๐ผ Loose Frames presents an evening of various funny, experimental, and evocative animated films. There will be a short Q&A with some of the filmmakers before the screening begins.
Link in bio ๐
#TBT to our last screening of 2025 with @loose_frames ! Thanks to everyone who attended our night of Black femme stories in animation and to all the participating animators for sharing their work with us. ๐ค Stay tuned for more events from Black Revivalist and Loose Frames in 2026! ๐
Photos taken by Devonte Johnson (@wakerofwind ). ๐ท
BACK AT IT! ๐ผ Submit an animated short for our upcoming screening at @heavymannerslibrary on Saturday, February 21st! ๐ฅ
Ideally, we're looking for shorts that are under 10 minutes & were made after January 2024.
Filling out this application does not guarantee your film will be in the screening.
We will be prioritizing LA-based animators, but all are welcome to submit!
Form closes on February 1st, 11:59PM
Link in bio ๐
TONIGHT at @2220arts !
Join us for a night celebrating Black femme stories in animation! Featuring Marguerite Abouet and Clรฉment Oubrerieโs 2013 animated feature film ๐๐๐ถ ๐๐ป ๐ด๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐, alongside a selection of animated shorts from Black femme, LGBTQ, and other emerging animators.
Weโre also excited to announce the addition of Amarise DeFrancoโs ๐ฟ๐๐ฆ๐๐ด to the shorts program! ๐ฟ๐๐ฆ๐๐ด follows a young girl who is transported to her familyโs home country of Haiti with a familiar stranger, discovering more about who she is and where she comes from.
Doors open at 7:00 pm, screening begins at 7:30 pm, ๐๐๐ถ ๐๐ป ๐ด๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐, 84 mins. Shorts program, 52 mins. There will be a 15 min intermission in between ๐๐๐ถ ๐๐ป ๐ด๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐ and the shorts program.
$15 admission. Ticket link in bio.
Program curated by @slammdunx and @katbusball .
Thanks to Ngozi Nwadiogbu of GKIDS and all of the participating animators for giving us permission to screen these films.
