Cartoon Network Studios comes up with animated shorts program ‘Cartoon Cartoons’
Cartoon Network comes up with a new shorts program named Cartoon Cartoons. This show focuses on showing varied stories, putting new voices in the center, and guiding animators of next generation.
This is Cartoon Network’s biggest and most recent commitment to animated shorts until today. The Cartoon Cartoons follows the first Cartoon Network Studios shorts program that was launched in 1995 as World Premiere toons. It served as a stage for artists who could freely develop and create animated content.
The shorts program has acted as a career kickstart point for many notable animators including Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter’s Laboratory), Craig McCracken (The Powerpuff Girls), Rebecca Sugar (Steven Universe).
The shorts created through Cartoon Cartoons will be of different lengths and subject matter and it will cater to a wide variety of audiences ranging from preschoolers to adults.
As artists explore, develop and refine their works, they will receive focused studio support from a dedicated production team and veteran producer mentorship. The completed shorts might also be globally distributed by WarnerMedia across a variety of platforms. This will include linear broadcast through Cartoon Network, streaming through HBO Max, online and much more. The program will be available to artists and producers of all experience levels from both inside and outside Cartoon Network Studios.
The Cartoon Cartoons program will be in control of the Creative Council, comprising of experienced, and diverse producers. They will also give peer guidance and creative mentorship to the selected artists. CNS shorts program alum Pete Browngardt, Manny Hernandez, Katie Rice and Aminder Dhaliwal will a part of the Creative Council.
“Cartoon Network Studios has a proud legacy of animated shorts. We are building on that legacy today with a program that will champion new and diverse voices, energize creativity and provide resources for artists to share their stories with the world. I am so grateful to the producers serving on our Creative Council and our partner organizations for their commitment to make Cartoon Cartoons a successful and creatively rewarding endeavor,” said Sam Register, President of Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation.
