Cartoon by Raul Fernando Zuleta
SNOW BEAR – A ***Hand-Drawn*** Animated Short Film (4K) by Aaron Blaise
I love this film!
11:45 Min. by The Art of Aaron Blaise, Nov 28, 2025
Officially Shortlisted for the 98th Academy Awards® – Best Animated Short Film
When a lonely polar bear can’t find a friend… he makes one.
Created with more than 11,000 Drawings , animated over 3 years , and crafted entirely by 1 artist , Oscar-nominated director and Disney veteran Aaron Blaise (Brother Bear, Mulan, Beauty and the Beast).
The independent animated film has gone on to win nearly 40 international awards to date including Oscar-qualifying honors.
Awards include:
- Best Animated Short – Santa Fe International Film Festival, Boston Film Festival, Three Rivers
- Audience Choice Awards – Florida Film Festival, Cleveland Film Festival, Nantucket & More!
- Best Family Film – Zagreb Animation Festival, Cordillera
- Planet in Crisis Award – Jackson Wild Film Festival
- Jury Award for Environmental Impact – SCAD Savannah Film Festival
- Best International Short – Animation Dingle
- Grand Prize – Toronto Animation Arts Festival Intentional (TAAFI)
- And many more from festivals worldwide…
It was also an Official selection in competition at Annecy, Tribeca, San Francisco, Chicago and many more. We are so happy to share it with all of you!
Snow Bear is a hand-drawn story about empathy, nature, family, and the rapidly changing Arctic
We are proud to have worked alongside:
Polar Bears International
https://polarbearsinternational.org
National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA)
https://npca.org
If you want to help protect the real wildlife and wild places that inspired this film, please visit the links above.