Filmmaking partners Tsvetelina Zdraveva and Jerred North’s short animated drama Yellowbird sees a young Bulgarian immigrant living in New York when she receives news of a family tragedy overseas. From here, she must reconcile with her grief and decide whether or not to risk her legal status in order to return home. It’s interesting watching this play out and to think of the implications it has both before and after the Covid-19 pandemic as, whilst it is a story specific to the immigrant experience, it also makes a wider comment on the rules and regulations of a national legal system that forces separation between loved ones in times of turmoil. Dn is delighted to share the trailer below – the full film is available to watch on HBO Max as part of their Only You animated shorts collection – next to a discussion we had with the co-directors about their journey into animation,...
- 5/19/2023
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
Exclusive: HBO Max and WarnerMedia Access have announced the inaugural cohort for their Animated Shorts Program, aimed at bolstering aspiring creators of adult animation programming from across the U.S. and Canada.
The filmmakers and projects selected are Miriam Presas (Aroon), Christopher Fequiere (Burning Rubber), Dominick Green (Kent Hammer), Aalaa Mohamed (Leech), Tank Standing Buffalo and Xstine Cook (Monstr), Caeleigh Lightning and Keara Lightning (The Act of Stealing), Yoo Lee and Xin Li (Welcome to 8th Street) and Tsvetelina Zdraveva and Jerred North (Yellowbird).
The HBO Max x WarnerMedia Access Animated Shorts Program launched in January and will run for six to nine months, providing these artists from historically underrepresented communities with the mentorship, training and tools required to create their original, one- to five-minute animated shorts for adult audiences. They’ll be mentored throughout the process by creatives including Billy Wee, Aaron Davidson, producer-ep Amanda Miller, Jordan Askins, Susan Peters, Melanie Hadley, Dan Shorr, Diana Theobald and Gabrielle Utsey, and will have the opportunity to bring their completed projects to a global audience, via HBO Max.
Members of the Animated Shorts Program cohort will also be exposed to the business of animation producing, as well as the various career pathways open to those involved with the medium, with industry experts conducting virtual Master Classes on topics including script writing, storyboard and animatic, and character and location design. They were evaluated and selected by a diverse panel of executives and talent from across WarnerMedia’s brands.
The theme for the inaugural program, emphasizing HBO Max’s pursuit of boundary-pushing artists with unique voices, is “Only You.” More information about it can be found here.
The filmmakers and projects selected are Miriam Presas (Aroon), Christopher Fequiere (Burning Rubber), Dominick Green (Kent Hammer), Aalaa Mohamed (Leech), Tank Standing Buffalo and Xstine Cook (Monstr), Caeleigh Lightning and Keara Lightning (The Act of Stealing), Yoo Lee and Xin Li (Welcome to 8th Street) and Tsvetelina Zdraveva and Jerred North (Yellowbird).
The HBO Max x WarnerMedia Access Animated Shorts Program launched in January and will run for six to nine months, providing these artists from historically underrepresented communities with the mentorship, training and tools required to create their original, one- to five-minute animated shorts for adult audiences. They’ll be mentored throughout the process by creatives including Billy Wee, Aaron Davidson, producer-ep Amanda Miller, Jordan Askins, Susan Peters, Melanie Hadley, Dan Shorr, Diana Theobald and Gabrielle Utsey, and will have the opportunity to bring their completed projects to a global audience, via HBO Max.
Members of the Animated Shorts Program cohort will also be exposed to the business of animation producing, as well as the various career pathways open to those involved with the medium, with industry experts conducting virtual Master Classes on topics including script writing, storyboard and animatic, and character and location design. They were evaluated and selected by a diverse panel of executives and talent from across WarnerMedia’s brands.
The theme for the inaugural program, emphasizing HBO Max’s pursuit of boundary-pushing artists with unique voices, is “Only You.” More information about it can be found here.
- 3/16/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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