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If your timeline could use a refresh, follow these animation accounts for information, inspiration, and a few laughs.

1. MOVEMENT AND ACTING

This is a treasure chest! Animator Luca Fattore has created an abundance of how-to videos based on his experience with animation over the last 30 years. There is definitely something for you, no matter if you are a beginner, a professional, or an illustrator that wants to know more about character movement and acting.

@Pixi-Gags • YouTube

2. MUSCLES McQUACK

Follow animator and director Ivan Dixon for his ultra crazy comic “Muscles McQuack” on Instagram and dive right into his many amazing different sketches and designs. Rumor has it that Ivan Dixon is working on an animated series for “Muscles McQuack” coming to Hulu.

@ivanreecedixon • Instagram

3. AMAZING AND FUNNY SHORT ANIMATION WITH DANTE ZABALLA

Dante Zabella is a self-taught animator who creates colorful and psychedelic universes where he combines messy hand-drawn lines, raw shapes, and flickering textures so time, place, and space are dissolved into a seductive experimental universe of how many things animation can do.

@dantezaballa • Instagram

4. ANIMATION ROCK AND ROLL FOR KIDS

Norwegian animation studio Qvisten can this year celebrate its 27th birthday and stands out today as one of the biggest nordic animation studios with successes such as “In the Forest of Huckbucky”, “Twigson”, “Odd is an Egg”, and “Herfra til Flåklypa”. At the moment they are in production of their new feature “When the Robbers Came to Cardamom Town”, inspired by the story written by Torbjørn Egner. It will be exciting to follow the production of this very popular story for the whole family.

@qvistenanimation • Instagram

5. INTO THE MAGICAL STORYTELLING IN GAMES

Founded in 2010, Might and Delight is a small independent game studio based in Stockholm, Sweden. The studio produces games, digital books, and artwork of very high quality. They stand for highly crafted visual style, beautiful and captivating scenarios, and strong storytelling where the studio wants to explore emotionally engaging themes with its users.

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A New Chapter of Viborg Animation Festival with Karoline Nederby

Karoline Nederby worked as a producer and production manager on Danish Broadcasting Corporation shows for many years, working her way up through the industry. Last year she made the big leap to become the director of Viborg Animation Festival, ushering in a new phase for herself as well as the

Coming Full Circle with Kasper Kruse

For the past few years, Kasper Kruse has been the director of The Animation Workshop in Viborg. It has been a very dynamic time at the school, in the industry, and in animation as a whole. We recently spoke with Kasper, learning more about his animation career, coming full circle

Raising Your Voice with Marie Jørgensen

Marie Jørgensen is a motion graphics artist, illustrator, and compositor who graduated from The Animation Workshop and worked in the Copenhagen animation industry for many years. Her line of Yoga Prints illustrations is quite popular online. As an ANIS board member, Marie has focused on how animation professionals can unite

Cathrine Baab Holm and the Power of Believing in Yourself

Cathrine Baab Holm is a freelance character and creature animator living in Copenhagen whose skills also include effects animation and project management. She has worked for Mint, Hydralab, Qvisten and more, on a diverse range of projects. She is also currently serving on the board of ANIS. We recently spoke