A program designed for students who have a keen interest in drawing, animation or digital artwork, Future Animators connects students with an animation industry professional, gives them access to industry standard software and builds a strong foundation in the art of animation.
Semester 2 2026 program
Applicants must be Year 7 or 8 and have a keen interest in drawing, animation, or digital artwork. The program runs on Mondays in Term 3.
The Future Animators program at the Banyule Nillumbik Tech School was an amazing once in a lifetime opportunity. It was so incredible getting to learn how to create something I’m really passionate about.
The program was led by Colin, a YouTube animator by the name of Onion Skin and industry professional that had worked on some of the high-quality shows that I personally love. And Colin was awesome, he was so good at explaining new things to the whole group and the way in which he let us work on our own for majority of the sessions and help us individually while walking around was the greatest way to make us actually learn how to use the program and understand what we could do with it.
I was able to learn so much during the program and by the end I was even more exited to animate that I was before I started the program. With all the new tools and techniques, I learned over the seven sessions I definitely have more love for animating and find more joy in doing it. Bringing an idea of mine like a drawing or daydream to life is something I’ve always wanted to do and now I certainly can because of this course.
Participant
We can’t speak highly enough of the Future Animators course that our son took part in. We were a bit unsure at first about him missing some of his Year 12 classes, but this is something he’s really passionate about and hopes to pursue as a career.
We really appreciated the opportunity to attend the presentation day and see the incredible work the students created. The facilities at Melbourne Polytechnic were outstanding and watching the presentation in the 360 degree dome was a real highlight.
It was inspiring to meet the team of teachers and staff who gave great feedback, and offered pathways and advice for future opportunities.
Thank you so much for this valuable experience, it has been incredibly worthwhile for our son.
Participant's parents
Industry standard animation software
Local industry collaboration
aka Colin Bennett. Colin has worked with many of Australia’s leading animation studios in various roles from rigging to compositing including Bento Australia (Koalaman), Studio Moshi (Shopkins), Pixel Zoo (Heroes of Goo Jit Zu) and Planet 55 (Dr. Who), to name a few.
Colin Bennet, aka Onion Skin. Colin will be delivering our first Future Animators program in 2026.
