Bellingham Children's Film Festival
Bellingham Children's Film Festival
Promotion Video For Pickford Film Center
Promotion Video For Pickford Film Center
The Bellingham Children’s Film Festival is a community event hosted by a locally owned theater designed to encourage creativity, curiosity, and engagement with film among younger audiences.
Rory Roberts: Concept & Creative Director, Character Design, Sound Design
Emily Nottingham: Concept & Art Director, Background Design, Digital Compositor
Winter 2026
The Concept
The Concept
Created for the Pickford Film Center Children’s Film Festival, this motion piece transforms the nostalgic magic of a pop-up book into an interactive cinematic journey, using tactile paper-folding mechanics and dynamic animation to transport young audiences through vibrant movie-inspired worlds where each page turn reveals a new genre, adventure, and possibility.
Created for the Pickford Film Center Children’s Film Festival, this motion piece transforms the nostalgic magic of a pop-up book into an interactive cinematic journey, using tactile paper-folding mechanics and dynamic animation to transport young audiences through vibrant movie-inspired worlds where each page turn reveals a new genre, adventure, and possibility.
Behind The Scenes…
Hand Painted + Digital Assets
Hand Painted + Digital Assets
Working together on the project assets, Emily focused on hand-painted backgrounds while I focused on character creation. We layered and animated each element to mimic the look and movement of a pop-up book.
Working together on the project assets, Emily focused on hand-painted backgrounds while I focused on character creation. We layered and animated each element to mimic the look and movement of a pop-up book.
