Beyond thrilled that 'DUCKS' has been selected as an official Vimeo Staff Pick! 😍 vimeo.com/1186702261 #vimeostaffpick #vimeo #animation #cgi #shortfilm #ducks

Spoke to Animation Mentor about DUCKS and making your own independent short films: www.animationmentor.com/blog/alum-aj... (warning, large blurry picture of my large blurry face)

DUCKS has been selected for Hiroshima Animation Season in August! 🥳

DUCKS won the Colour Box Audience Award at Flatpack Festival! 🥳🦆🥳🦆🥳

DUCKS won TWO awards at the Bref International Film Festival! 'Bear With Me' and 'Creepshorts' :D

Watch DUCKS right now! youtu.be/L8vZbIeAdAw?...

Beyond honoured to reveal that DUCKS has been officially selected to screen at a host of *incredible* festivals! 49th International Wildlife Film Festival Brighton International Animation Festival Flatpack Festival Chilemonos Festival Sunderland Shorts Film Festival Fest Anca Animafest Zagreb 😍

Five more official selections coming up! Monstra in Lisbon, Portugal Ciné Court in Roanne, France ITFS in Stuttgart, Germany BAFF in London, UK REGARD in Saguenay, Canada 💚🦆💚🦆💚 #animation #shortfilm #ducks

THRILLED to learn that DUCKS won the People's Choice award at Big Teeth Small Shorts! 🦆🎉🦆🎉🦆🎉🦆

A few months ago I got the story of a duck who aspires to curling greatness stuck in my brain and simply couldn't get it out until I did this

Why does this duck have hair?! 😭

WALES! DUCKS will be screening at @cardiffanimfest.bsky.social in April! I will also (hopefully) be there too! :D #animation #short #cardiff #ducks

Cardiff Animation Festival 2026 In-person & Online Early Bird Passes are now on sale! 🎉 There are a limited number of Early Bird Passes available so be quick! 💨 🎟️ Get your pass - bit.ly/CAF26-Passes 🍿Check out the programme - bit.ly/CAF26-News #CAF26 #CardiffAnimation #CardiffAnimationFestival

Honoured to reveal that DUCKS will be one of 33 independant short films screening and the beautifully named @seasluganimation.bsky.social at the end of the month! More info here : seasluganimation.com/2026-program #seattle #seaslug #animation #independant #shortfilm

Thank you so much for the selection @kaboomfestival.bsky.social! This will be the Dutch premiere of DUCKS 🦆 🦆 🦆 🦆 🦆 #animation #ducks #shortfilm #quaaaack

The wonderfully named 'Big Teeth Small Shorts' festival will be screening DUCKS in less than 3 weeks time. If you're in Chicago, and love short short films, get along! www.bigteethsmallshorts.com/screenings #animation #chicago #ducks #shortfilm #bigteethsmalshorts

Well this is WONDERFUL! Massive thanks to the young jury and team at KUK/Interfilm Berlin! 😍

Thank you for the Honourable Mention LIAF! 💚

As 2025 draws to a close, I wanted to say how incredibly grateful I am that 'DUCKS' has had the chance to be screened all over the globe. From it's world premiere at @pictoplasma.bsky.social in May, it has gone on to have a further 21 official selections, 1 honourable mention & even won 3 awards!

Delighted to reveal that 'DUCKS' will be screening at the 45th edition of the Oscar and BAFTA qualifying ANIMA festival, in Brussels! animafestival.be/en/edition/o... #ducks #shortfilm #animation #3d #cgi #quaaaack

Hey, did you know you can watch John Kelly's *incredible*, Oscar qualifying animated short film 'Retirement Plan', right now!? www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mqa...

I received this AMAZING message from the KUKI team! "Thanks so much for entering your wonderful and crazy film to KUKI this year! Sorry that you missed the screenings with 320 kids screaming like they were on a roller-coaster ride while watching your film, hahaha it was truly something to behold!"

Heading back from a whistle stop 24 hours at @mcranimation.bsky.social Had a wonderful time with fantastic people! While it wasn't in competition, DUCKS won the audience vote at the MAFter dark screening, which was a lovely surprise!

Heading to @mcranimation.bsky.social today!

DUCKS just won the award for best children’s short film at KUKI Berlin!! 🥹

It's a BUSY few days for DUCKS! The film will be screening as part of @pictoplasma.bsky.social's London event tomorrow (I will be there!). Then as part of the Norwich Film Festival on the 8th (I will be there!). Then a second Pictoplasma outing, this time in Brighton as part of BIF, on the 9th.

Had an AMAZING time at Fredrikstad Animation Festival last week. A really superb festival and a wonderful group of people, both in and around it. Honoured to have had my film DUCKS play a small part of a fantastic line-up! #animation #festivals #fredrikstad #norway #ducks #quaaaack #shortfilm

DUCKS winging its way to Alberta next month! #ducks #animation #giraf #shortfilm #quaaaack

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I cannot tell you how good it feels to read comments like this! Especially for festivals I couldn't make it to in person 🥲

VERY excited to be heading to Norway to attend Fredrikstad Animation Festival next week! ❤️🦆

Looks like somebody has completed their feather molt. Looking sharp! The mallard’s annual life cycle is pretty fascinating and there’s a nice explainer here: www.ducks.org/conservation... #birds

Absolutely over the moon to learn that 'DUCKS' will be screening, in competition, at the 38th Foyle Film Festival! Mind-bogglingly, this is the second Academy Award qualifying and seventh BAFTA qualifying festival has made it into, to date 🤯

DUCKS swimming to this year’s LIAF! liaf.org.uk/schedule/lia...

INCREDIBLY honoured that 'DUCKS' will be 1 of 27 films competing in the International Short Film category at the 11th Bitbang Festival, Buenos Aires. Bitbang is an ACADEMY AWARD® Qualifying Festival and the winner will be automatically eligible to enter the OSCARS® Short Film competition!

DUCKS screening here tonight!

2pm today! 🦆

DUCKS flying to a bunch of festivals this Autumn! Including Interfilm Berlin, SITGES Catalonia, Norwich Film Festival, Weird Market/WFest Catalonia, Manchester Animation Festival and more TBA! For screening information and dates, check out ducksfilm.com #ducks #animation #shortfilm #quaaaack

DUCKS won the Audience Choice Prize at Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival! Whooooop! #DUCKS #Animation #SEAF #Award #quaaaack

DUCKS just won the Youth Jury Award at Viborg Animation Festival! The award was voted on and presented by kids from a local school! 😍😍😍😍😍

DUCKS will be screening at Rich Mix in Shoreditch on the 27th, as part of the "Out Of Shorts" selection of Short Com. richmix.org.uk/cinema/out-o... I will also be there! Come along!

Tickets for the Short Com Film and Animation festival are available here : richmix.org.uk/events/short... It's at the Rich Mix, in Shoreditch on the 27th. Come along and watch a load of comedy shorts for just £20!

ATTENTION! ‼️ It is TIME for an announcement ⏰ Update your watches, change your alarm clocks & mark your calendars... CAN on 2nd October 2025 will be starting at 7pm! We have curated a fabulous hour of indie animation from around the globe to watch with friends old & new! 🍻 🎟 bit.ly/CAN-OCT

DUCKS will be screening at SWEATY EYEBALLS, SHORT COM and CARDIFF ANIMATION NIGHTS! Details, tickets and dates here : ducksfilm.com Many more to come...

A teaser trailer for DUCKS, an animated short film by @moonjam.com For more information and screening details, please visit : ducksfilm.com #animation #shortfilm #quaaaack #3d #cgi #megalithicsound #moonjam #ajjefferies #art