Next up, BNA welcomes Kris Wimberly, Head of Creative at Studio Smokescreen. A experienced director with a hand in a wide range of animated franchises, Wimberly went on to co-found the first “bridge” animated studio of its kind. 🧵 (1/2) #BlackNAnimated #BNACareerSummit #StoryTrack

Coming up next, Black N Animated proudly presents “Visual Development: Storytelling In Design” led by special guest speaker Sam Kallis! 🧵 (1/2)

Our next guest announcement is @ben-levin.bsky.social, co-creator of Craig of the Creek and accomplished writer and director for network television. #BlackNAnimated #BNACareerSummit #StoryTrack

Register here! www.blacknanimated.com/stripes02

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Black N Animated@blacknanimated.bsky.social · 2w ago

Calling all BG artists and designers! For our next Stripes course, BNA presents “Intro to BG Layout and Design for TV Animation,” led by @turcinsoylu.

Calling all BG artists and designers! For our next Stripes course, BNA presents “Intro to BG Layout and Design for TV Animation,” led by @turcinsoylu.

See you there gang!

Black N Animated@blacknanimated.bsky.social · 4w ago

We're proud to announce our very first Career Summit guest: Emmy award winning TV writer and NYT Bestselling author, Joshua Pruett! He’s leading the story track class “Pencils to Panels” all about storyboarding and scriptwriting. More guest announcements soon… #BlackNAnimated #BNACareerSummit

We're proud to announce our very first Career Summit guest: Emmy award winning TV writer and NYT Bestselling author, Joshua Pruett! He’s leading the story track class “Pencils to Panels” all about storyboarding and scriptwriting. More guest announcements soon… #BlackNAnimated #BNACareerSummit

Our 2024 Career Summit was busy! Filled with opportunities to learn and meet likeminded artists, but some of the most memorable moments came from our end of day Fireside Chats. (A Thread)

Production is often the unsung hero of the animation industry, but we gave our production talent their flowers at our Summit! Our pros, Susy Campos & Roshell Davis, gave us all a crash course into the production pipeline, going from script to TV. #BlackNAnimated #BNACareerSummit #BlackExcellence

This awesome project has a Seed&Spark campaign, and while it's fully funded, it would really help them out to hit 250 followers! Following is FREE! They need 28 more in 4 days, so please head to the page and hit follow (you can still donate if you're so inclined!) seedandspark.com/fund/stitche...

Stitches Come Out - Film and Storytelling | Seed&Spark

Through the magic of stop-motion, this film features Liam navigating coming out to his crush, Lulu, in this laundromat meet cute. Support independent queer media this Pride Month!

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Black N Animated@blacknanimated.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🌟 Sara Inoa ---> Director of “Stitches Come Out”

In animation, story is king and our story sessions were some of the most popular tracks at our Career Summit. Attendees got to listen to legendary story artists Matthew Bordenave (X-Men 97), Juston Gordon Montgomery (Invincible Fight Girl), and Marvin Britt (The Legend of Vox Machina)...

Today we recognize Juneteenth, a holiday to remind us - in the words of Opal Lee - that “freedom is for everyone,” and “none of us are free until we all are free.” #BlackNAnimated #Juneteenth

Bring your friends and family to roll out with BNA for Groove-n-Glide, a Juneteenth celebration at the LA Kings Burbank Sports Center. Admission for skating is $9 and skate rental is $7 so if you have your own skates you’ll only pay for admission. Details are in the thread!

Black N Animated's Stripes Sessions begin this Saturday! Sign up to get access to this course, and stay tuned for a whole docket of future Stripes courses to truly animate your career. 🌈 www.blacknanimated.com/stripes-1 #Animation #Artist #BlackNAnimated #BlackExcellence

Want to level up your character design skills with actionable feedback? ✏️ Join lead Character Designer, @asiadraws.bsky.social, and BNA Director, Austin Faber, for a 2-day course on Character Design for TV Animation...

Introducing BNA’s Stripe Sessions, a series of training workshops and classes hosted by professionals throughout the industry! 🎨 These classes are open to both Members and Non-Members alike and run across multiple experience levels...

Black N Animated's second Career Summit is coming soon! Join us on August 29-30 at the Titmouse Studio in Burbank. 🐦 It’s two days of networking, workshops, portfolio reviews and more...

Want to join fellow BNA members for the second annual career summit? Check out how to here and log in to our website to purchase tickets! #BlackNAnimated #BNACareerSummit2 #BlackExcellence

It’s back and it’s bigger than ever! BNA Career Summit 2.0 is coming this August, so keep your eyes out for updates and information on how to join in over the next few months! Hope to see you there!

Black N Animated proudly presents the 2026 Artist Fellows! Congratulations to these incredibly talented individuals! 🎉 Our judges were blown away by their stories and we think you all will be too. Read below to get a taste of each film and some concept art. ⬇️

Wow, wow, WOW!! We received a total of 78 applications for the BNA Artist Fellowship and our minds were absolutely blown by the submissions! 🤯 We simply can’t thank everyone enough for applying. On Feb 17 at 6:30pm PST, we’ll host a town hall on the BNA discord to announce the winners. Stay tuned! 👀

Deadline is tomorrow!! 👀✨

Black N Animated@blacknanimated.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Our Artist Fellowship applications are officially open! 🌟🎬✨ We are looking to fund 2-3 eager BNA members to create their original short films and provide the professional support they need to bring their visions to life. Apply today at blacknanimated.com/programs! (Apps close Wed, Jan 7)

Our Artist Fellowship applications are officially open! 🌟🎬✨ We are looking to fund 2-3 eager BNA members to create their original short films and provide the professional support they need to bring their visions to life. Apply today at blacknanimated.com/programs! (Apps close Wed, Jan 7)

I’m excited to announce I’ll be participating in a charity stream fundraiser… #BNAStreamaThon ! We’re raising 💰for @blacknanimated.bsky.social !

Catch NewFilmmakers Los Angeles’ Film Festival “InFocus: International Animation” in DTLA! NFLMA is directing our attention to the International Animation film community, so come watch some great films, network, and more! 🎬🎞️ Get your tickets 🎟️ at: www.NFLMA.org/events

Looking to support Black animation talent? Then join BNA Leadership! 🥰🌟 With our Artist Fellowship launching this year, we’re searching for eager, skilled, and community-driven volunteers to support our mission. Check out our open positions. ⬇️ Don’t wait, apply NOW! blacknanimated.com/positions

Happy #Juneteenth! Our big news is finally here!! Introducing the BNA Artist Fellowship — a short film incubator for Black animation talent. We’re not promising fireworks yet, but the spark is there — and with your help, we can light it up. 🔥 📣 Wanna support? givebutter.com/BNAFellowship

Happy #Juneteenth!!! 👀 You didn’t think we showed up on Bluesky just to say hi, did you? Later today, we’re dropping a BIG announcement that’s been in the making. Let’s just say… if you’re a Black artist with a story to tell, you’ll want to be here. 🎬✨.

What's up, Bluesky! 🦋☁️ Black N Animated is happy to join the animation community here 🎞️🎨 Stay tuned for updates from us and an exciting announcement tomorrow...🥰