On Sept. 27 and 28, The Second Annual Duck and Red Octopus Short Funny Animation Festival will take place in Cortland, New York.
Last year’s festival was a huge success. The Celebrity Judges entertained and educated the sold-out crowds and talented filmmakers from around the world. The festival’s host – the world-renowned Ake Gallery – was filled with art from celebrated animators Peter Hannan (Creator of Nickelodeon’s “Catdog”), music from composers Martin Olson (from Disney’s Phineas and Ferb and Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time), and a sold-out performance from comedian and filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait.
This year the Short Funny Animation Festival will be bigger and better with an in-person appearance from Spongebob himself, Tom Kenny, a special concert, and even more impressive celebrity judges.
The sequel to the Duck and Red Octopus Short and Funny Animation Festival is going to be even more spectacular than the original!
Stay tuned for our schedule of workshops, guest speakers, film premieres, and comedy and musical performers.
Some of our fine judges
Tom Kenny
Actor and comedian. He is known for the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants. Tom also voiced Heffer Wolfe in Rocko’s Modern Life, The Ice King in Adventure Time, The Narrator and Mayor in The Powerpuff Girls, Carl Chryniszzswics in Jonny Bravo and Dog in CatDog.
Bobcat Goldthwait
Actor, comedian, director and screenwriter, known for his black comedy stand-up act. Bobcat has written and directed a number of films and television series, most notably the black comedies Shakes The Clown, in which he also starred, Sleeping Dogs Lie, World’s Greatest Dad, God Bless America and Willow Creek.
Peter Hannan
Producer, animator, singer-songwriter, author, illustrator, artist, and entrepreneur. Hannan is the creator, executive producer, and show runner of the Nickelodeon series CatDog, for which he also wrote and sang the theme song.