ABSTRACT
Entertainment media has evolved to a point where consumers from all walks of life can engage with it in almost any circumstance, thanks largely to the portability of tablets, smartphones and other such gadgetry. During this same period of recent technological advancement, the changing economy has hugely reconfigured the funding options that were once so key to getting any kind of animated film project off the ground. Depending on where people are in the world, some grants and schemes in support of the arts remain while those not so geographically fortunate have been forced to up their game. As such, the cultural significance and, indeed, effect of independent animation is thriving, and the future is bright for small studios, collectives and individuals who are able to put strong ideas out in the world in ways they would not have been able to in the not-too-distant past.
