r/animation

345K archived posts · Aug 2008 – Sep 2026

News, Shorts, and Everything Else in the World of Animation

r/animation

News, Shorts, and Everything Else in the World of Animation

Created Aug 26, 2008

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345KArchived posts

News, Shorts, and Everything Else in the World of Animation!

##Welcome to r/animation

####Submission Rules

No content theft - Permaban

* Sharing work done by others is absolutely fine, but taking credit for it and passing it off as your own is absolutely not allowed and will result in an instant permaban.
Admissible Content

* Posts must relate to the topic of animation.

* Posted content seen as unfit for this subreddit may be removed without further notice.

* A fitting flair should be added to the post

* Posts from users with combined karma < 15 and account age < 30 day will be automatically removed to prevent spam. A manual review in such a case is possible.

* Comments should be formulated with a common sense level of politeness.
Guidelines for Hiring Animators

* 'Hiring' flair posts must include the following:

* Animation type/style: As specific as possible what you are looking for, if necessary include examples

* Scope of the project (estimates): Length of the animation and deadline for delivery

* Budget: Amount an animator is paid either in total, per chunk of work or per hour. Must be a fiat currency (i.e. no crypto) and must be at least equivalent to $20/hour.

* Contact Information

* Other positions (eg writer): Disclosed in a similar way
Guidelines for Collaboration Projects

* If you want to invite animators to a project to collaborate on use the 'Proposing Animation Collaboration' flair.

* The shorter flair 'Animation Collaboration' will be assigned manually to acceptable project proposals.

* You must be an animator to propose a collaboration project, otherwise the rules for 'Hiring' animators apply.

* The project scope must not exceed your personal skill level

* With no restriction, you may use 'Offering Assistance' to offer help with someone else's project.
Implicit Rules

* Any rule that follows as a logical consequence of the other rules must also be respected. This includes but is not limited to:

* From #3 and #4 follows: People with no animation experience themselves must be able properly compensate any animator they seek to work with.

* From #2, #3 and #4 follows: Any non animation related topic must be directly and primarily beneficial to animators.

* No spoilers in titles. Please tag your submission as [SPOILERS] if it contains any. [Spoiler.](#s "Tag spoilers in comment like this")

* Follow Reddit's Self Promotion Guidelines When posting your own content, please be mindful of reddit's self promotion guidelines

###Please note that if your account is younger than a month and if your combined karma is less than 15, your post will automatically removed by the automod in order to prevent spam. A manual review is usually held within 24 hours.

###AMAs
-Glen Keane
-Annie Awards
-Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Girl Who Leapt Through Time)

###FYI

turtlestack has compiled an epic list of 280 animated shorts. Kiss your weekend goodbye. - Holding an event/collab for the entire r/animation community? Message the mod and get it stick'd on this sidebar.
Looking for a Book and supply recommendations? Check here first.
Free Music Resources for your animation
Pros and Cons for animation programs
OpenToonz help/discussion Thread

####Animation related websites

####Contests

####Related subreddits

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