ANIMATION CLUB!!! was created in mid August 2006 as a collaborative animation group. The group challenged themselves to make a short animation on a given theme every week. That year, ANIMATION CLUB!!! took these short animation and participated in the Melbourne Digital Fringe's 'Mobile Projection Unit' project, and won the Australian Student U Film Festival. The club also had films screened in bars for the Melbourne International Arts Festival and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. In 2007, the club collaborated on a short film, ‘Eyes Wide Open’, for the 2007 TROPFEST Short Film Festival. The film was short-listed in the top 36 films and was screened in cinemas in most major cities in Australia. 'Eyes Wide Open' was also selected to screen at Ars Electronica in Austria later that year.

ANIMATION CLUB!!! have also collaborated on a music video for Australian band Yidcore and also made a second short film, 'Buzzword Compliant'.



The ANIMATION CLUB!!! blog aims to showcase Australian animation news, events, festivals, competitions, screenings etc.... All press releases can be emailed to info@theanimationclub.com