Children’s Hospital Brightens Future Through Animation

There is uncountable creativity in every children’s mind, and Kdan’s task is to help them create. With Animation Desk, some dreams would be express.

Animation Desk has helped children and education programs bring out the creativity within their students for years. Many programs have implemented animation projects for their students to help them become more familiar with different forms of art and expression. Using art as a learning tool can provide students with the ability to bring their imagination to life and create the world that they want. This is exactly what Associazione Avisco has been able to do for the children in their hospitals. 

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iAniMagic winner interview: Masha – The Young and Talented

Any reptiles lovers here? If so, you’ll enjoy Masha’s animation, Gecko Party. Masha has always been fond of drawing. She started when she was 10 years old and working to become a professional animator. In this interview, Masha shares her experience learning animation and some fun facts about her contest submission.

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iAniMagic Winner Interview: Suet – Animation about Love

Though bugs can be scary to some, you’ll love the ladybugs in Suet Er’s animation LoveParty. In her animation, two ladybugs become the protectors and caregivers of the baby fireflies.  Suet Er, who was involved in many children’s animation projects, had the chance to present different issues through stories and lead audiences into a world of fantasy.  Continue reading “iAniMagic Winner Interview: Suet – Animation about Love”

Animation with Details: an Interview with Li Ting Yi

iAniMagic: The Animal Party ended in December 2020. We want to thank all of the contest’s participants–especially the students and teachers from Shude University of Science and Technology, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, and Rangsit University for participating in the student award.

In this post, we interview Ting Yi, who won the Student Golden Award, with her film, Party Whale. The judges enjoyed the transitions and design of each sequence in her work.  Read on to uncover the story behind this short film and her experience with Animation Desk (for Windows 10).

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Say hello to the winners of 8th iAniMagic Contest!

Let’s start the new year with a bang by announcing the winners of 8th iAniMagic Contest – Animal Party! The award-winning animators certainly unleashed their creativity and imagination to make a big celebration for the animals! This year, we received an astonishing number of submissions – 277 animations – setting a new record high for this annual animation competition. The judges had a very difficult time deciding who to crown as the winners, as the quality of submissions this year was so high! 

We want to offer a huge round of applause to all of you for taking part, and a big shout out to South Taiwan University of Science and Technology in Taiwan, Shu-Te University in Taiwan and Rangsit University in Thailand for their participation in this year’s competition!

MEET THE WINNERS

Here are the grand winners of the 8th iAniMagic Contest. Let’s take a look at their work and the comments from our judges and Kdan Staff:

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