Cartoon Network Shorts Department

Cartoon Network Shorts Department is the channel's artist development program for animated pilots that are created at Cartoon Network Studios. It was inaugurated and started in 2013 through online uploading of six titles, on May 21 for a short period, which four of them has been greenlit for a TV series at the start of the program.[1]

Cartoon Network Shorts Department
Created byCartoon Network Studios
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Brian A. Miller
  • Jennifer Pelphrey
  • Rob Sorcher
  • Curtis Lelash
  • Tramm Wigzell
  • Co-executive producers: Katie Krentz (2015–2017)
  • Mike Roth (2016–present)
Producer(s)
  • Nate Funaro
  • Scott Malchus
  • Supervising producers: Pete Browngardt (7 shorts)
  • Mike Roth (9 shorts)
Chronology
Related shows

The short Mushroom and the Forest of the World is currently nominated for an Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Format Children's Program.[2]

List of pilots

United States

TitleCreated byOriginal premiere(s)Status
ClarenceSkyler PageMay 21, 2013 (Online)
February 17, 2014 (TV)
Successful
Lakewood Plaza TurboIan Jones-QuarteyMay 21, 2013 (Online)
Mars Safari!GhostshrimpFailed
My Science Fiction ProjectAudie Harrison
Paranormal RoommatesBenton Connor
Steven Universe: "The Time Thing"Rebecca SugarSuccessful
Tome of the Unknown: "Harvest Melody"Patrick McHaleSeptember 9, 2013 (LA Shorts Fest)
May 18, 2015 (Online)
AJ's Infinite SummerToby JonesMay 16, 2014 (Online)Failed
Long Live the RoyalsSean SzelesSuccessful
We Bare BearsDaniel ChongNovember 6, 2014 (KLIK! Festival)
August 25, 2015 (TV)
Back to BackspaceDominic Bisignano and Amalia LevariNovember 12, 2014 (Online)Failed
Pillywags Mansion[lower-alpha 1]Sam Marin
JammersLizz HickeyMay 18, 2015 (Online)
Ridin' with BurgessAndres Salaff
Twelve Forever[lower-alpha 2]Julia Vickerman
Apple & OnionGeorge GendiJune 18, 2015 (Annecy Festival)
May 2, 2016 (Online)
May 14, 2016 (TV)
Successful
Welcome to My LifeElizabeth ItoJune 18, 2015 (Annecy Festival)
April 7, 2017 (Online)
Failed
Bottom's ButteMinty LewisNovember 20, 2015 (CTN Expo)
May 2, 2016 (Online)
Summer Camp IslandJulia PottMarch 17, 2016 (SXSW Festival)
December 2, 2017 (CN App)
April 25, 2018 (Online)
Successful
Victor and ValentinoDiego MolanoOctober 29, 2016
Infinity TrainOwen DennisNovember 1, 2016 (VOD)
November 2, 2016 (Online)
February 11, 2017 (TV)
Legendary PlaceCalvin WongMarch 4, 2017 (GLAS Festival)
November 9, 2018 (Online)
Uncertain
The Fancies: "Fancytown"/"The Beach"
/"Run Pam Run"/"Sir Tree"[lower-alpha 3]
Stephen P. NearyJuly 30, 2017 (ABP Festival)
May 8, 2019 (Online)
Successful[3]
UnlovableEsther Pearl Watson and Mark ToddAugust 11, 2017 (HollyShorts Festival)[4]Uncertain
Tiggle Winks[lower-alpha 3]Myke ChilianNovember 24, 2017 (CN App)
January 8, 2018 (Online)
Successful[5]
Craig of the CreekMatt Burnett and Ben LevinDecember 1, 2017 (CN App)
Mushroom and the Forest of the WorldMadeleine Flores and J. SmithOctober 14, 2018 (KLIK! Festival)
April 26, 2019 (Online)
Uncertain
Sunshine BrownstoneAudie HarrisonNovember 17, 2018 (Online)
Pops & BranwellPete Toms and Aleks SennwaldJanuary 27, 2019 (CFF Seattle)
December 14, 2019 (Online)
Splitting TimeGleb Sanchez-LobashovFebruary 16, 2019 (BAICFF)
December 21, 2019 (Online)
The Wonderful WingitsLeticia Abreu SilvaFebruary 16, 2019 (BAICFF)[6]
Cadette in ChargeHenrique JardimFebruary 6, 2020 (Online)
Greetings from Samson[7][8]Tiffany FordTBDTBA
Outrun Express[9]Jeremy Polgar

International

Since 2016, the program has begun to expand to other countries where Cartoon Network Studios accept to commission (but not produce) those local short pilots, and the first title to be noticed in this process is Lasso & Comet.[10]

TitleCreated byCountry of originCo-production(s)Original premiere(s)Status
Lasso & CometIvan Dixon
Developed by: Greg Sharp and Ivan Dixon
 AustraliaRubber House
Cartoon Network Asia Pacific
November 9, 2016 (Online)Failed

See also

Notes

  1. Only puppet show/animated pilot of the program and the entire Cartoon Network Studios filmography.
  2. This pilot has been greenlit as a series by Netflix.
  3. Despite these two pilots have being greenlit by Cartoon Network, their series move to premiering on HBO Max.

References

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