Nickelodeon is on the hunt for diverse animators from across the globe for its Intergalactic Shorts Program 2.0.
The 2022 program is calling for storytellers, artists, writers and directors to pitch ideas which meet Nickelodeon’s vision of making the best, original humour-driven content for kids. It is seeking one-of-a-kind character-driven comedy with “surprising storytelling” across action-adventure, mystery-sci-fi and more.
The competition will have a particular focus on new voices and nurturing their vision for original comedy-driven content with an eye towards representation.
The original Intergalactic Shorts Program launched in June 2019 and uncovered “Rock, Paper, Scissors”.
The show is an animated buddy comedy about Rock, Paper and Scissors as they compete with one another and discover the joy and messiness of friendship.
“Rock, Paper, Scissors” was the first short to be greenlit for series from the 2019 program. It will debut during a special Nickelodeon Animation presentation at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on Thursday, June 16.
Six additional projects from 2019 are currently in production at Nickelodeon.
Ramsey Naito, president of Nickelodeon Animation and Paramount Animation, said: “We knew we were onto something special with creators Kyle Stegina and Josh Lehrman and their hilarious characters in “Rock, Paper, Scissors”, which we are so proud to bring to series.
“Finding and growing talent through the process of pitch to hit is what powers our Intergalactic Shorts Program, and we can’t wait to get started finding the next great creator in animation through our program’s just-launched second phase.”