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We are super thrilled to announce that we are flying out to film one of our favorite animators, Glen Keane, to be in Pencil Test!  Glen was a character animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios for films including “The Little Mermaid”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Aladdin”, “Pocahontas”, “Tarzan” and “Tangled. Keane received the 1992 Annie Award for character animation, the 2007 Winsor McCay Award for lifetime contribution to the field of animation and in 2013 was named a Disney Legend. Glen also directed “Dear Basketball”, an animated short film based on Kobe Bryant’s retirement poem in The Players’ Tribune. Glen and Kobe won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards for Dear Basketball. He is also directing the new Sony Pictures Imageworks animated film “Over the Moon!” We can’t wait to talk to Glen more about 2D animation! Instagram = @glenkeaneprd Twitter = @glenkeaneprd #thelittlemermaid #aladdin #beautyandthebeast #pocahontas #tarzan #tangled #dearbasketball #overthemoon #disneyanimation #2danimation #handdrawnanimation #traditionalanimation #disney #sketching #sketch #penciltest #penciltestmovie https://www.instagram.com/p/BwYczOMFAj-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=152e4gd1fwevv

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Live action shoot for @penciltestmovie today in my two office locations. This will all make sense when we #animate @mingna_wen for these interactive shots! I can’t wait for you all to see this film next year! Please follow @penciltestmovie #documentary for updates! Thank you to #director @philcreative and crew @julianrayvaca and @chrishaggertydp (at Franklin, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CItzeerFWro/?igshid=d6okfkkduc6a

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New Doc on 2D Animation!

Exciting news for the fans of traditional animation: a new documentary on 2d animation is currently in production! The doc is titled "Pencil Test" and is produced by Disney veteran Tom Bancroft (“Beauty and the Beast,” “The Lion King,” “Aladdin”, “Pocahontas”, “Mulan”, “Brother Bear”). Here's the official synopsis: 

 "Pencil Test is a feature film documentary focusing on the industries' best and most inspirational animators, primarily spotlighting their work in the 90s and early 2000s. This fascinating look into the lives of these animators will not only bring back your childhood memories, but will also make you fall in love with 2D animation all over again". 

'Pencil Test’ will feature interviews with animations legends such as Glen Keane, Floyd Norman, John Musker, Jim Kim, Tony Bancroft, Tom Bancroft, John Pomeroy,  Aaron Blaise, etc. (and, possibly, interviews with animators outside the US industry). If you'd like to know more about the movie, visit their  Tumblr,  Instagram,  Facebook, Twitter and Official Website. You can also buy a Pencil Test t-shirt if you want to support the documentary.

Here’s a sneak peek:

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About to film! Last looks on our latest Pencil Test set! Can’t wait to share our latest guest with you! #penciltestmovie https://www.instagram.com/p/BuzJIkGlSHE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mjipftk3wils

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We are back in production on the documentary @penciltestmovie - the film I am producing about #2Danimation and the passion of the 90s and 2000s #animators to create classics we all still love and watch. The wonderful @mingna_wen has provided her voice to the narration and a character voice that comes to life in the film. This is my design process to create the #characterdesign for the #animatedcharacter I’m excited to animate her! #traditionalanimation (at Franklin, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CES6kVrFOU4/?igshid=1w247579w8cz4

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Duuudes! The #documentary film I’m producing @penciltestmovie is back on! We have our finishing funding in place and we are moving into editing and original #2danimation scenes voiced by @mingna_wen ! This picture is of our main crew figuring out our next steps. What’s yours? Go follow our Instagram and check out the trailer on penciltestmovie.com !! (at Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDjuN6pFJhz/?igshid=bht6vhnsxkcs

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I had an amazing day at @pixar #animation studios interviewing @petedocter @victornavone and @priscillavertamotti for our @penciltestmovie #documentary Thank you Pixar! (at Pixar) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1E-Pb8lRPe/?igshid=pixhgsklc75b

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Great couple days here at @ctnexpo - @pumbaaguy moderated four panels (including one with a sneak peek of @penciltestmovie ) and one on #socialmedia for artists with @cyarine and @ladowska Also- the obligatory @glenkeaneprd picture (with @ronhusband ) #jamesbaxter and a twins with twins picture! (at Burbank, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5PLRksFW-C/?igshid=i7i4f2clnu8h

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There’s a new #Bancroftbros #Animation #podcast out and in this one, @pumbaaguy interviews me and @philcreative about our #documentary about #2danimation @penciltestmovie Tune in on iTunes, Spotify, and taughtbyapro.com #goodtimes (at Franklin, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5eSJnNlWDj/?igshid=4l9x39p3dppr

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You said it @hayaomiyazaki ! I want this clip in our #2danimation #documentary @penciltestmovie ! https://www.instagram.com/p/B2XRyX4lVvu/?igshid=st0slkbz4zqs

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Wrap up of another great @ctnanimexpo ! My bro (@pumbaaguy ) and I had a great time and sported our #noshavenovember goatees. My twin daughters were here also so we got a “twins” picture in. And saw many old friends like #tedty #tedty @johnripa #tdanhonstadt #markhenn @dave_bossert @mattwilliames and so many others. We did four panels and @philcreative and I premiered a clip from our @penciltestmovie #documentary too! Last photo is of my girls and their two best friends do when you are a cheerleader and you hike to the top of the Hollywood sign. Of course! (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5S2xLmF_WF/?igshid=1q6mkd6bdurog

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#MerMay2019 dream come true- here’s the story- yesterday I was sitting in the Netflix office of @glenkeaneprd as our film crew (I’m the Producer) was setting up to interview the creator of #Ariel and so many others for our documentary about #2danimation called @penciltestmovie (follow us). He was in a meeting that delayed our start so I picked up his magic pencil and drew him a MerMushu! I hid it in his stack of amazing sketches for him to find later! We also interviewed amazing talent and director @mexopolis while there! An amazing day! This is going to be a film I will watch everyday! #penciltest #documentary #mulan https://www.instagram.com/p/BxC5wUSlXbp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jefslc4ix3cp

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Hey all! I’m going to be at @ctnexpo in two weeks! My bro (@pumbaaguy ) and I will have a huge “Bancroft Island” set up and I will have (scroll) amazing quality limited edition prints and a new “Art of Tom Bancroft” book amoung other things like #originalart . Tony and I will announce our panels soon but one is a celebration of #2danimation (with amazing legendary panelists) and the world premiere of 10 minutes of the @penciltestmovie documentary I am producing! Get excited! Who’s coming? (at Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4nX38TF6Oa/?igshid=1nlheierkt49y

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I am so excited to announce that WE GOT GLEN KEANE! Friend and #animation #legend @glenkeaneprd has agreed to be interviewed (in about two weeks) for our @penciltestmovie #2d animation live action feature film documentary! In a month I fly to @cannes_filmfestival to show the trailer and look for partnership opportunities. We are making this film- follow us on Instagram to stay up to date! https://www.instagram.com/p/BwaaB1ClUwb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=f8wfypuucw87

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Another amazing day in LA today as I read against the great @mingna_wen (voice of #Mulan and #agentsofshield #actress. She’s our narrator for our @penciltestmovie #2d #animation #documentary! So honored to call her friend! (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxEQTaWF2BQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16hsrqjlp9l6u

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We’re gonna do it- we’re going to drop the @penciltestmovie trailer later #today! Look for it on my IG page and on @penciltestmovie - tell your friends. Sorry for the #mermay2019 pause. (at Cannes, French Riviera, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxg8zemFiMg/?igshid=1i5gxk3oe6psl