LOTR flipbooks are coming to life — watch these creator shorts!

So much buzz about our project! Keep spreading the word!

September 01, 2025

Hello brave animators!

We’re moving into September. That means the extended deadline of September 12 is just around the corner. Please remember these words from Andy:

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Please finish and deliver your flipbooks by mid-September, if you are able. We are counting on it. If I don’t receive enough flipbooks by that point, we will end up getting delayed, backlogged, and will miss the December premiere goal. If you have just recently gotten a clip, I would ask that you please finish and deliver by October 15, or close to it.

We are in this together. And I really want everyone to have fun, to have enough time for each of us to be able to make our animations at the quality level we’ll be proud of.

~ Andy

News from The Shire is spreading!

The YouTube channel MiddleEarthUpdates posted a YouTube Short about our project! Check it out:

That video is about to break 600 thousand views! The word is spreading.

MiddleEarthUpdates found us because Discord member, Intherealgames, reached out to them!

We encourage you to spread the word as well—reach out to any influencers or content creators you know who are into Lord of the Rings, animation, art, or fantasy and let them know about this record-breaking project!

Can I make a video about my progress?

Some of you have reached out to us asking if you can make your own videos or posts about your participation in this project! Thank you for being sensitive to that. The answer is that we’d love for you to help spread the word with these kinds of videos and posts! It’s a very good thing if you make a BTS video, livestream, or post for YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, or whatever social media you enjoy.

Need some inspiration? Here are some videos and posts from your fellow adventurers:

Stay creative! You got this!

—The Andymation Fellowship