Storybooth

Storybooth (stylized in all lowercase) is an online platform that creates animated YouTube videos based on personal life stories submitted to them by children and teenagers.[1] It includes a YouTube channel, website, and mobile app.[2] It was co-founded in 2015 by the husband-and-wife duo of Josh and Marcy Sinel.[3] On May 2019, the Storybooth YouTube channel had uploaded more than 140 videos and accumulated almost 4 million+ subscribers.[4] Each video is made based on anonymously submitted stories, often about highly personal topics, such as the experience of heartbreak.[5] The channel won a Webby Award in the Youth Website category and a Shorty Award for Best in Kids and Lifestyle Apps in 2017,[6][7] and received a Streamy Award in the Animated category in 2018.[8]

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Websitehttps://storybooth.com/
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2015–present
GenreAnimation
Subscribers4.0 million
(May 8, 2019)
Total views1.1 billion
(May 8, 2019)
Catchphrase(s)Real stories, animated
100,000 subscribers 2015
1,000,000 subscribers 2015

References
  1. Paynter, Ben (2017-07-17). "These Kid-Made Cartoons Tackle Periods, Bullying, And Coming Out". Fast Company. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  2. Hughes, Neil C. (2017-07-16). "The digital platform enabling kids to share animated real life stories". TheNextWeb. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  3. Main, Sami; 2017 (2017-06-16). "Storybooth Created a Safe Space Online for Teens to Share Personal Stories". Adweek. Retrieved 2018-12-30.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. Dupere, Katie (2017-07-19). "Kids narrate the tough parts of growing up in cheeky animated videos". Mashable. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  5. "Storybooth: Where Young Stories Go To Flourish". Curve. 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  6. "storybooth". The Webby Awards. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  7. "storybooth.com". Shorty Awards. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  8. Haring, Bruce (2018-10-21). "Streamy Awards Honor 24 Winners In Prelims To 8th Annual Event". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2018-12-30.


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