Aaron Blaise’s Homemade Animated Short ‘Snow Bear’ Official Trailer

Aaron Blaise’s Homemade Animated Short ‘Snow Bear’ Official Trailer

by Alex Billington
March 26, 2025
Source: YouTube

“You don’t have to be alone.” There’s a trailer available for a lovely new animated short film called Snow Bear, made by animation veteran Aaron Blaise as his own personal project. The short recently premiered at a film festival in The Netherlands and will eventually be released online this year – hopefully not too long of a wait. Blaise worked as an animation supervisor for Disney for decades, including on films like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Mulan, and many others. He also directed the animated feature film Brother Bear in 2006 but then moved on from Disney movies and Hollywood work. This 2D hand-drawn film was painstakingly created entirely by Blaise over 3 years – it’s made entirely by him in his own spare time. With his lifelong dedication to studying, drawing & animating animals, this adventure is infused with humor, relatability, and emotional depth in the tradition of classic animated films. It’s a charming story of a bear who makes a new friend. Yep this looks adorable and I can’t wait to see the entire short sometime soon.

Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Aaron Blaise’s animated short Snow Bear, direct from YouTube:

Set in a rapidly changing world, Snow Bear tells the story of a polar bear in an unforgiving environment on his quest to find a friend. This 2D hand drawn film was painstakingly created entirely by Aaron Blaise over 3 years. Snow Bear is an animated short film created & directed by acclaimed animator / filmmaker / artist Aaron Blaise, director of the film Brother Bear previously. The screenplay is written by Aaron Blaise and Nick Burch. It’s also produced by Nick Burch. The short premiered at the Playgrounds Film Festival in the Netherlands earlier this month. For 21 years Aaron worked with Disney helping to create some of the greatest animated films ever made. During that time he worked as an animator or supervising animator on The Rescuers Down Under, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Mulan, and more. After Brother Bear he helped to develop several projects but ultimately left Disney to pursue an opportunity in Florida. Aaron recently served as 2D Animation Supervisor and Character Designer for the The Bear and the Hare, an ad spot loved by millions around the world. For more info – head to Aaron Blaise’s official site.

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