{"id":142984,"date":"2026-02-23T18:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/142984\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T18:52:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:52:22","slug":"highlights-from-ctafs-6th-animation-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/142984\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights from CTAF\u2019s 6th Animation Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0573.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"DSC_0573\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The Crazy Talented Asians and Friends 6th Animation Festival for Short Films and Motion Design.<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Feb. 21, Flushing Town Hall hosted a packed house for the Crazy Talented Asians &amp; Friends\u2019 (CTAF) <a href=\"https:\/\/qns.com\/2026\/02\/flushing-town-hall-crazy-talented-asians-friends-festival\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">6th Animation Festival<\/a> for Short Films and Motion Design.<\/p>\n<p>The festival, held at 137-35 Northern Blvd. in Flushing, was created by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flushingtownhall.org\/show-details\/ctaf-6th-animation-festival-for-short-films-and-motion-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CTAF<\/a> to highlight the creative work of Asian and Asian Americans and their impact on the community, while bringing together families, friends, and audiences with backgrounds from all over the world to celebrate their stories.<\/p>\n<p>The film festival featured a screening of 12-14 animated short stories and motion designs submitted by Asian American and Asian animators, along with a series of awards, followed by a post-festival mixer with refreshments and the opportunity to meet artists, jurors who critiqued over 1800 submissions, narrowing it down to 30 films, as well as professionals from the animation industry.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some photos of the film screening and festival mixer that took place afterward:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771872729_888_DSC_0428.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo credit: Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600966\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0465.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo credit: Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600963\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0434.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo credit: Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0478.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo credit: Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo credit: Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600971\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0546.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo credit: Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600974\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo credit: Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600977\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Miranda-Ma-9174358066-and-Gonzalo-Janer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Miranda Ma and Gonzalo Janer. Photo\u00a0credit: Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0515.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo credit: Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0492.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo credit: Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600965\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo credit: Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600972\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0559.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo credit: Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0487.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo credit: Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600975\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0579.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>The post-festival mixer. Photo credit: Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600976\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gonzalo-Janer-and-Brandon-Wang-motion-designer-and-his-mom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Gonzalo Janer, and Brandon Wang, motion designer and his mom. Photo credit: Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600978\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zipei-Zhang-and-Caroline-Ren-and-Maxime-Zhou-all-of-them-ArtistsADHDesign.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Zipei Zhang, Caroline Ren, and Maxime Zhou, the artists of ADHDesign. Photo credit: Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600985\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_0586.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo credit: Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Crazy Talented Asians and Friends 6th Animation Festival for Short Films and Motion Design. 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