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We are delighted to officially announce that Zircines has been awarded:
1. Entertainment Industry Pioneer of the Year 2025🏆
2. Excellence Award for Animator Support & Development 2025🏆
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Huge thanks to @Corp_Vision and every contributor to Zircines!
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Moral stories inspired by & 4 our family
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Journey Into Mystery #27 (1955). Cover art by Carl Burgos (pencils and inks). Interior art by Dick Ayers (pencils), John Tartaglione (pencils and inks). atlastales.com/issue/1255
From the sketchpad to the big screen, and now straight to your living room!🎉
Our first animated feature film by ZAFA '23-'24 award winners is officially streaming on Roku! Grab your popcorn, gather the family, and look for us on the homepage today⬇️⬇️⬇️
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"Melon Skin (2026)": NEW ENTRY for ZAFA 2025 - 2026.
A new 2D animated drama by animation artist Serena Ladouceur, exploring the fragile line between body acceptance and insecurity. It captures an ever-changing part of the human experience while celebrating femininity.
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"Amina (2023)": NEW ENTRY for ZAFA 2025 - 2026.
War tore Earth apart. Now, "The Cradle" carries the final remnants of humanity into the unknown to build a new world. Director Jesimiel Bello brings this epic futuristic tale to life in a breathtaking sci-fi short.
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"All Teeth (2026)": NEW ENTRY for ZAFA 2025 - 2026.
Possessed, alien-like twisted skeletons. A high-energy dancer. Defied gravity. Enjoy this 3D music/dance short by animation director @ItoLeda where satire, pop culture, rap, horror and sharp choreography collide! #animation
"Unplug (2026)": NEW ENTRY for ZAFA 2025 - 2026.
Unplug is a sci-fi short by rising 3D animator Akshita Yadav that explores the psychological grip of digital overstimulation in a dystopian hyperconnected world, utilizing striking contrasts in color, texture and pacing.
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"Wonderland (2025)": NEW ENTRY for ZAFA 2025 - 2026.
Rejection pushes a lonely boy to search for his own security zone in Wonderland. A stunning animated short exploring the magical, fantastical, deeply human quest for acceptance and belonging. Watch the trailer now!
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"Half Baked (2026)": NEW ENTRY for ZAFA 2025 - 2026.
Half Baked is a fast-paced humorous short by rising animator Stephen Paul Rivas that captures the chaotic reality of learning to cook in America today, serving up a highly relatable commentary on convenience culture.
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"ADHDesigner (2026)": NEW ENTRY for ZAFA 2025 - 2026.
Ever wonder what the inside of an ADHD creative's brain looks like? This lovely 3D mograph short visualizes the beautiful chaos of designing with ADHD. It turns a daily mental hurdle into a surreal animated world.
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"Resonance (2026)": NEW ENTRY for ZAFA 2025 - 2026.
Resonance is an abstract short by director Alexa Jung that explores procedural mindscapes. Inspired by the Buddhist concept of evolution, it visualizes systems in constant change, moving through chaos and restoration.
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Thank you @NetworkISA for advancing my Adventure pilot ALLIANCE to the Final Round of the 2026 Diversity Initiative, and for supporting this story about women risking everything to end a violent conflict. Congrats, all!!🙏🎉 #tv #tvpilot #diversity #screenwriting #drama #writing
"StarCure (2026)": NEW ENTRY for ZAFA 2025 - 2026.
What does it mean to truly heal? StarCure is a stunning animated short by CG director Blair Kang that explores love, self-redemption and the vital journey toward self-love. Catch a glimpse of this symbolic story soon!
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"Eraser Fight (2025)": NEW ENTRY for ZAFA 2025 - 2026.
Mistakes are meant to be wiped out. Watch what happens when the classroom desk becomes a high-stakes VFX-fueled war zone in this 3D animated action short by the brilliant @ArtExploded, an indie animation studio from Thailand!
"The Dance of Falling Leaves (2026)": NEW ENTRY for ZAFA 2025 - 2026.
Let's embrace director Freyyyya Xue and animator Cindy Shang's beautifully stylized short about a lonely widowed writer healing his grief and finding a new beginning through an unexpected connection.
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"The Gray Week (2026)": NEW ENTRY for ZAFA 2025 - 2026.
Step into a surreal loop of memory and resilience with this deep 2D hybrid animated music video by Iranian animation director Sajjad Ghasemi, a visually arresting tribute to stubborn survival in a fading world.
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"Illusion (2026)": NEW ENTRY for ZAFA 2025 - 2026.
Told through striking visuals and emotion by directors Jade Yoon and Jinhong Park, this animated short offers a poignant look at self-perception through a mirror that reflects a world of a young girl's deepest desires.
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"WASP (2026)": NEW ENTRY for ZAFA 2025 - 2026.
An enchanting blend of science and storytelling, this animated short reveals the intricate dance of life, sacrifice, and interconnectedness in the natural world. A beautifully crafted work by animator Shaochuan Zhu and Zexin Liu.
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Sharing the first page from my new feature MIDWAY: An undercover agent posing as a gun runner in Hawaii must betray his own task force to save a nurse targeted by a ruthless crime boss orchestrating a Pacific drugs-for-guns swap.
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You should seek out this film if you have never seen it.
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Terrific film and one of the standouts of 1990s indie/arthouse that I continue to recommend
first time watching @Criterion's beautiful transfer



























