ABEMA Picks Three Finalists From Project PRISMation Open Call
ABEMA announced on Friday the three finalists from the first open call in its Project PRISMation program for independent animators. Each entry receives production funding for a short original anime pilot slated for next year or later.
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Why it matters
ABEMA is funding pilots from individual web animators and carrying them through casting, translation, and promotion, which puts a streaming service directly behind creators who usually work outside the studio system.
Key Facts
- ABEMA announced the three Project PRISMation finalists on Friday.
- The finalists are OXY-HEAVEN by Waboku, Amneka by orange, and Kandy-Killers for Hire by Dominique Garrow.
- Each selected entry receives production funding for a short original anime pilot slated for next year or later.
- ABEMA held the open call from May to August.
- ABEMA will support the pilots through development, Japanese and English voice casting, translation, and promotion.
The selected works are OXY-HEAVEN by Waboku, Amneka by orange, and Kandy-Killers for Hire by Dominique Garrow. The open call ran from May to August.
The open call ran from May to August, and ABEMA says it will handle more than production money. The service lists project development, Japanese and English voice casting, sound and music arrangements, translation, promotion, and commercial development as part of its support for each pilot.
The three picks lean on established internet resumes. Waboku has directed music videos for Eve and ZUTOMAYO. Dominique Garrow is a freelance illustrator from the United States who has worked in the VTuber community. orange is described as an up-and-coming filmmaker drawn to short animation.
- OXY-HEAVEN: Creator Waboku; a steampunk fantasy ensemble drama set in a cafe aboard a ship-nation
- Amneka: Creator orange; a fantasy comedy about six students and one teacher at a small school
- Kandy-Killers for Hire: Creator Dominique Garrow; a psycho-pop dark comedy about an assassination startup
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