Quickdraw Animation Society

A charming look into beloved cameraless animator Richard Reeves as he reflects on his animation career, his use of the behemoth Oxberry camera stand, and the many projects he has assisted on over the years.

This animated film flows through a vibrant underwater landscape, shown at night time. Sound and picture are drawn directly on film - cameraless animation.

A short animation directed by Don Best

A short camera-less animation by director Richard Reeves

A bastard satirical mutation of Gustave Doré's Divine Comedy engravings of the Inferno and those oversized "how-to" animation books that were put out by Hal Foster. SEE the hand of Cartoon Fate! TRY to figure out why Bob Hope's skull is in this film! Dante and Doré meet Disney in Hell!

A surreal journey through a park in search of solace from rising environmental anxiety.

Distractions mount to an almost intolerable level. Produced by Quickdraw Animation Society as part of the 2023 Animation Lockdown.

C’est La Vie: The Chris J. Melnychuk Story documents the award-winning animator’s (Alien, Zap Girl Makes Toast) battle with tongue cancer. Building on live footage from Chris’s last, unfinished film, C’est La Vie was created posthumously through the collaboration of 19 animators from Quickdraw Animation in Calgary, Canada.

The story of a cow and his farmer surviving an alien abduction, showcasing their unbreakable bond through extraordinary circumstances. Produced by Quickdraw Animation Society as part of the 2024 Animation Lockdown.

Mindgame was created with over 3000 drawings made between the years 1967 and 1998. These drawings were not created with animation in mind, instead each piece was intended to capture movement within a still frame. In 2024, with the help of the Quickdraw Animation Society, the natural patterns and progressive movements in these drawings were put into sequence and animated.

A traditional Tsuut'ina story told by Tsuut'ina artists.

Pandemic themed short animated film.

2D hand drawn short about different sized objects in our world.

A claymation animated short created by Sandra Law

Computer animated short film.

A depiction of changing states between upbeat, celebratory, spirited moments in tandem with moments of seemingly dark internal conflict.

Animated short featuring pixel art and 2D "marker style" animation.

A sweet and only occasionally sad tale of a walking and singing cassette tape’s pilgrimage across Calgary to find a new home after being tossed aside by his owner in the early 1990s for more up-to-date technology.

SUGARTOWN is set in a bizarre and untamed garden in the bloom of spring, a matriarchal society where the male presence is removed. The characters in this animation are strange animal/monster/female hybrids; they are charmingly monstrous and represent the notion of being an “othering”.

A short animation directed by Don Filipchuk