Animation Mentor Student Showcase 2025 – Celebrating 20 Years

Presenting the 2025 Animation Mentor Student Showcase, featuring work from our 3D character animation students.

Free Workshop: Unreal Engine for Animators

https://youtu.be/xAw89vFvY10 Unreal Engine is a powerful tool for animators well beyond games. In this free workshop, Blizzard Senior Animator Olivier Zurcher discusses how every animator can use Unreal Engine.  Olivier shares demos in Unreal Engine and also...

Free Workshop: Cameras and Cinematography for Animators

https://youtu.be/IJUnzk6ORtE?si=faBmXdYQr94IRJMt Animators often forget about the last character in their scene who is often the most important — the camera. In this free workshop, Disney Animation Supervisor Ere Santos shares his insights on how to avoid this...

Free Workshop: Animating Subtle and Emotive Performances

https://youtu.be/l2qhFpsmtdw?si=Aq7q8f9J8SLYOHw9 In this free workshop, DreamWorks Animator Drew Adams gives his top tips and tricks for crafting professional level character animation performances to help you create more emotive, subtle, and lifelike animation. Drew...

Animated Films Nominated for 2025 Oscars and How to Watch Them

The 97th Academy Award nominations have been announced we have your list on which animated films were nominated and how you can watch them. Here’s a breakdown of the nominees for both animation categories. Best Animated Feature "The Wild Robot"Nominated for: Best...

Free Workshop: Unreal Engine for Animators

https://youtu.be/xAw89vFvY10 Unreal Engine is a powerful tool for animators well beyond games. In this free workshop, Blizzard Senior Animator Olivier Zurcher discusses how every animator can use Unreal Engine.  Olivier shares demos in Unreal Engine and also...

Free Workshop: Cameras and Cinematography for Animators

https://youtu.be/IJUnzk6ORtE?si=faBmXdYQr94IRJMt Animators often forget about the last character in their scene who is often the most important — the camera. In this free workshop, Disney Animation Supervisor Ere Santos shares his insights on how to avoid this...

Free Workshop: Animating Subtle and Emotive Performances

https://youtu.be/l2qhFpsmtdw?si=Aq7q8f9J8SLYOHw9 In this free workshop, DreamWorks Animator Drew Adams gives his top tips and tricks for crafting professional level character animation performances to help you create more emotive, subtle, and lifelike animation. Drew...

Free Workshop: Autodesk Maya for Beginners

https://youtu.be/lLwSeEYoaeE In this free workshop, Senior Animator Paul Allen goes over some of the basics of the software Autodesk Maya. Topics covered include: Interface overview Object creation Transform tools - including Move, Rotate, Scale, Quick tool settings...

Free Workshop: Getting Started as a Game Animator

https://youtu.be/zWAMLrlPL-Y In this free workshop, Senior Game Animator Luke Madden discusses his best practices on how to craft a "game-ready" showreel. Topics covered include: How to think like a game animator Checklist of basic animations to include on any games...