SNOW BEAR - A Hand-Drawn Animated Short Film (4K) by Aaron Blaise

🎬 Love Snow Bear? You can download it with lots of great extras here: https://CreatureArtTeacher.com/snowbear 🏆 Annie Awards Winner: Best Animated Short Film 🏆 Officially Shortlisted for the 98th Academy Awards® – Best Animated Short Film 🐻‍❄️ Learn Art & Animation https://CreatureArtTeacher.com Snow Bear is a hand-drawn animated short film by Oscar-nominated director Aaron Blaise. Featuring over 11,000 traditional drawings, the film blends classic 2D animation with a modern cinematic story. Many viewers have described the film as nostalgic—capturing the warmth, craftsmanship, and emotional storytelling of classic hand-drawn animation. That feeling is intentional. Snow Bear was created one drawing at a time in the spirit of the Disney Renaissance era. About the Film: When a lonely polar bear can't find a friend... he makes one. Created with more than 11,000 Drawings , animated over 3 years , and crafted entirely by 1 artist , Oscar-nominated director and Disney veteran Aaron Blaise (_Brother Bear, Mulan, Beauty and the Beast_). The independent animated film has gone on to win nearly 40 international awards to date including Oscar-qualifying honors. 🏆 Awards include: • Best Animated Short – Santa Fe International Film Festival, Boston Film Festival, Three Rivers • Audience Choice Awards – Florida Film Festival, Cleveland Film Festival, Nantucket & More! • Best Family Film – Zagreb Animation Festival, Cordillera • Planet in Crisis Award - Jackson Wild Film Festival • Jury Award for Environmental Impact – SCAD Savannah Film Festival • Best International Short – Animation Dingle • Grand Prize - Toronto Animation Arts Festival Intentional (TAAFI) • And many more from festivals worldwide… It was also an Official selection in competition at Annecy, Tribeca, San Francisco, Chicago and many more. We are so happy to share it with all of you! ------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT THE FILM Snow Bear is a hand-drawn story about empathy, nature, family, and the rapidly changing Arctic. We are proud to have worked alongside: 🐻‍❄️ Polar Bears International https://polarbearsinternational.org 🌲 National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) https://npca.org If you want to help protect the real wildlife and wild places that inspired this film, please visit the links above. ------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS Directed & Animated by: Aaron Blaise Written by: Aaron Blaise & Nicholas Burch Produced by: Nicholas Burch Music by: Mark Mancina & Marlon E. Espino Sound by: Skywalker Sound Learn animation from Aaron: https://CreatureArtTeacher.com ------------------------------------------------------------ THANK YOU 🙏 Thank you for supporting independent, hand-drawn animation. If the film resonates with you, please like, comment, and share — it truly helps. #SnowBear #Animation #ShortFilm #AaronBlaise #2DAnimation #PolarBears #family ** Subscribe to My Channel for More Art & Animation Videos: ** http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... ============================ Like my work? Follow me for More: ============================ Twitter: Twitter: AaronBlaiseArt Instagram: Instagram: AaronBlaiseArt Facebook: Facebook: TheArtofAaronBlaise ** Find More Art Lessons and Tutorials at my Website: ** https://CreatureArtTeacher.com/?src=yt Watch MORE episodes: Painting Rajah from "Aladdin" in Photoshop: Speed Painting - Photoshop Rajah from "Ala... Creating Textures with Photoshop Texture Brushes: http://goo.gl/WPGVO3 Time Lapse Painting “Nubian Warriors”: http://goo.gl/JrVhp6 ============================ About Aaron Blaise: ============================ Aaron Blaise is an animation feature film director and wildlife artist. For 21 years Aaron worked with Disney helping to create some of the greatest animated films ever made. During that time he worked as an animator or supervising animator on "The Rescuers Down Under", "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", "The Lion King", "Pocahontas", "Mulan" and more. In 2003 he was co-director of "Brother Bear" for which he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film. After "Brother Bear" he helped to develop several projects but ultimately left Disney to pursue an opportunity back home in Florida. Aaron recently served as 2D Animation Supervisor and Character Designer for the "The Bear and the Hare" an advertisement loved by millions around the world. (https://vimeo.com/78740926) Aaron currently is working on his mission to bring affordable art education and animation training to the world through his website: https://CreatureArtTeacher.com/?src=yt