AnyMotion Open Call
Anim(a/o)tion , film ,game , Art Curation , 3 min , 2023
An open animation game built around one rule:
“Find the circles and squares in your life.”
34 participants, 34 micro-animations, 5 conversations.
“Find the circles and squares in your life.”
34 participants, 34 micro-animations, 5 conversations.
Afterwards, We invited all the participants
to join 5 sessions of recorded conversations
and podcast-style discussions -
where they shared what they had discovered in the process,
and how their perception of animation had changed.
to join 5 sessions of recorded conversations
and podcast-style discussions -
where they shared what they had discovered in the process,
and how their perception of animation had changed.
“Look for circles and squares in your daily life.”
The idea was to invite people to create a few seconds of animation,
guided not by technique but by play.
I wanted to see what would happen
when animation becomes something
light, open, and accessible -
more like a game than a task.
You didn’t need animation skills.
Just curiosity,
and something to respond with:
a piece of paper, a phone, a frame of video, a sketch.
In the end, 34 people from different professions
joined the experiment, creating short animations
using whatever tools or materials they had.
We compiled them into a single collective animation.
This was a truly open project -
and a way to test something.
We deeply believe in:
Everyone can make animation.
And every animation can be a beginning.
Every frame as a gift for 32 contributors :
Pingguo.gift
Each of the 32 participants to
photograph the physical gift they received.
These images were then passed along
and connected like a relay,
ultimately forming a new Anymotion piece.
Designed by Yuan Shui
Project Credits
Submission Participants
Akong, Benny, Bu, Chaohunluan, Chen Jiaxiang, Guojin Laonü, Jiamin, Jidan,
Jiaojiao, Tuotu, k2390, Luosijia, Liu Yufei, Liu Tienan, Li Tianyu, Liangxiri,
Putuong Yinyue, RenYu, Akong (listed twice), Sairen, Sana, Star, Sun Yuyang,
Shuiyuan Shui, Sunlei, Dandan, Zhixiang Wang, Xiaocao Shi, Xia Ruyi, Xiangxiang,
Puppy66, Xiaolei, Xiaomaodiao Yu, Xiaopan, Xiaolu, Xixi, Youyang,
Yue Yue Yue Yue Wu, Zhenzhen
Director / Planning / Film Editing
Yuan Shui
Visual Design
Yuan Shui, Zhixiang Wang
Script Editing
Yuan Shui, Sijia Luo, Tienan Liu
Music
Jincheng Jin – “Golden Water”
Executive Team
KuoKuo, Water, URL Qiao, Tuotu
Presented by
Pingguo AnyMotion Picture