FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Cartoons Underground 2021
Cartoons Underground Turns 10!
Celebrating a decade of animated stories from Southeast Asia!
Featuring animation workshops, panel discussions, and exclusive award-winning animated films from all over the world! 🤯
Exclusively available only from 20th - 27th November!
What are you waiting for? Get your tickets now!

20 November
Online Screening
Festival Premiere
8 PM (GMT+8)
Festival start
- Premiere of Cartoons Underground
- Q&A with Directors
- Audience Voting Starts
Watch mind-blowing animated films from our 2021 film selection. Stay tuned for our Q&A with directors, and Audience voting will also be opened.
launch cawa & cu gallery in the metaverse
In partnership with Crypto Art Week Asia, Cartoons Underground will be showcasing animated NFTs and crypto art in the Metaverse!

21 November
Online Panel
Beyond Animation: What's Next For Creative Graduates?
2 PM (GMT+8)
Hear from Animation graduates who have built their career as successful freelancers, studio heads, entrepreneurs!
Check out our panelists & event below!

23 November
Online Panel
Developing the Animation Industry : The Role of Education
8 PM (GMT+8)
A lively discussion on the challenges faced in developing new talent for the Animation industry in Singapore.
Check out our panelists & event below!

24 November
In-Person Event
Cartoons Undergound Screening at *scape gallery
7 PM (GMT+8) @ *SCAPE Gallery, Level 5
Watch LIVE @ *SCAPE Gallery, Level 5.
2 Orchard Link,
Singapore 237978

25 November
Online Panel
Future of Monetizing in Animation
8 PM (GMT+8)
The digital age has democraticized the ways one can earn from animation. Hear from the experts who have done just that with streaming services, Crypto Art, NFTs more!
Check out our panelists & event below!

27 November
In-Person Event
Tatsumi Screening at *SCAPE Gallery
1PM (GMT+8) @ *SCAPE Gallery, Level 5
Follow Yoshihiro Tatsumi, as he begins to work as a comics artist in post-war occupied Japan.
Online Panel
10th anniversary reunion panel: animating tatsumi
3PM (GMT+8)
Q&A with Director Eric Khoo and Tatsumi team Online.
Check out our panelists & event below!

27 November
Online Screening
Golden Durian Awards Ceremony Online
8PM (GMT+8)
We'll break the suspense and announce the winners of the Golden Durian awards! This will also mark the end of our 2021 edition.
Our Sponsors

Education partner
Lasalle College of the Arts

Strategic partner
*SCAPE Singapore
