Hello hello!
It took a little while, but Tales of Zale finally made its way back to Newgrounds. Coming full circle, since this is where it all originally started. I had planned to upload the film here sooner, but a combo of technical issues and wanting to avoid the Halloween rush postponed it. Anyhow, here we are!
EXHIBITION:
So a few plugs and insights. This film/episode started production all the way back in 2016, and then restarted production in 2019. 3 years of production and a global pandemic later, it's finally out and about. It was first released on YouTube on September 7th, and has since had a behind-the-scenes exhibition going in Copenhagen and Viborg (so far).
SHOP & PATREON:
If you want some behind the scenes insight yourself, I also received local funding to create a "making of" art book, which can be purchased here. Other than Patreon, this is a great way to support my future projects and endeavours.
Also, there are a few wooden figures left <3
FESTIVALS & EXPOS:
Despite already being online, the film is currently doing a casual festival circuit. Just a couple of weeks ago, it won "Best Children's Film 2022" at Fredrikstad Animation Festival - Scandinavia's biggest animation festival. So that was pretty cool!
Here in mid-November, I'm also travelling to Los Angeles for CTNX animation expo to talk about my projects and path in European indie animation. It'll be my first time in the US, and I'm pretty excited to visit! Any suggestions for places to see outside of the expo?? (But still in the LA area... I'm only there for a little over a week!)
ROUND-UP:
Well, it's going to be a while before I have another animation of this scale to post. But I'll be around. It was such a monumental task to get this film made, so I want to make the most out of its release. I hope to make some behind the scenes break-downs and tutorials on my YouTube channel. We've also got a Spanish dub and small music video coming up, for those interested. There are more exciting news worth sharing bit by bit, but I'll keep it simple for now and just say: Thank you so much for watching. Thank you for being here, Newgrounds!
Be sure to check out the other cool people who contributed to the project too!!
All the best,
- Sif