Exhibition and Q&A: The Art of Zenibeasts!

Arcade Hotel presents an exclusive exhibition bringing together the art of hand animated cartoon Zenibeasts:Kaiju Cutie! Released earlier this year to great success on Youtube, Zenibeasts: Kaiju Cutie is the creation of independent animator Molly Heady-Carroll. Get a personal look behind-the-scenes of Zenibeasts through a selection of sketches, concept art and production art on display. To kick off the exhibition, Molly will reveal the secrets of animation production in a live Q&A session. During the presentation, there will also be an exclusive preview for the next Zenibeasts cartoon. Don't miss this enlightening opportunity to peek backstage into the world of animation! www.zenibeasts.com

Irish-born Molly Heady-Carroll is a 2D artist and animator based in the Netherlands who specializes in all things creatures. Always obsessed with studying animals (especially reptiles), she now makes up her own as a Creature Consultant in the games and animation industry. In 2013, Molly co-founded Arcane Circus, the game studio behind "Crap! I'm Broke" and the Kaiju-based pan media IP "Zenibeasts", whose recently released animated short “Kaiju Cutie” just blew up on YouTube. Molly freelances for clients such as Netflix, Universal Pictures, Night School Studios, BBC, Impact Gameworks, Crackshell Games and Anikey Studios. She also gives lectures about creature design at conferences all over the world and teaches at the Utrecht University of the Arts.

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