Issue #90 | March 15th, 2026 Frame from Fantastic Mr Fox Hey [FIRST NAME GOES HERE] 👋 The sun is back.☀️ I always say weather doesn't affect my mood. But honestly? After the insane floods we had in France, after months of grey and rain and just… heaviness — having sunny days again feels like coming back to life. And it's not just the weather. Everything feels like it's clicking right now. I've been heads down for a while. If you noticed I went quiet — on LinkedIn, on socials, just… everywhere...
10 days ago • 7 min read
Issue #89 | March 8th, 2026 My Life as a Courgette Hey Reader 👋This week was intense. Like, really intense. I hit some kind of focus mode I didn't even know I had in me — and honestly I'm still not sure how I'm standing. Between the house renovation, a toddler who's decided sleep is optional, and everything I'm building right now… at 48, I don't know where the energy is coming from. I think it's just passion. The excitement of building something real keeps me going in a way that nothing else...
17 days ago • 8 min read
Issue #88 | March 1st, 2026 Frame from "Ernest and Célestine" Hey Reader 👋Something funny happened to me this week. I've been working on an animated film — shot entirely in Unreal Engine. A project I genuinely wanted to do, with full creative freedom, and even the choice of tools. Dream setup, right? And yet… I got lost. The technical rabbit hole For a month and a half, I dove deep into the software. Snow shaders. Multi-layer landscape materials. Importing Maya rigs. Blueprints. All of it. I...
24 days ago • 6 min read
Issue #87 | February 22th, 2026 Frame from The Missing Link Hey Reader 👋This week feels… loud. My oldest son is visiting ❤️ The house is getting hammered by storms here in France. And on top of that: work, clients, renovation chaos, family logistics… all at once. I'm not gonna sugarcoat it — I'm carrying an insane mental weight right now. And the funny thing? I know everything will be fine in the end. I always do. But weeks like this remind me of something we don't talk about enough: Mental...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Issue #86 | February 15th, 2026 My favorite Miyazaki: Princess Mononoke Hey Reader 👋This week I’ve got something genuinely exciting to share. 😊 We’re running the Freelancing for Animators cohort right now… and it’s going really well. And there’s this strangely satisfying thing that happens when you teach: when you put your knowledge down on paper and you deliver it live, you can literally feel your values crystallizing in front of your eyes. Like, “oh wow… that’s what I actually believe.” The...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Issue #85 | February 08th, 2026 Frame from The Red Turtle Hey Reader 👋This week started with a small but important milestone: the first session of the Freelancing for Animators cohort. Module One — all about the freelance mindset — went live, and something clicked. I’ve been thinking about this for months now. But there’s a difference between reflecting on what you’ve learned over 20+ years of freelancing… and actually structuring it, writing it down, teaching it out loud. And while prepping...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
Issue #84 | February 01st, 2026 Frame from the incredible short "Peripheria" Hey Reader 👋I wasn’t sure I should start with this. You know when you’re building in public — sharing your work, your journey, your process — there’s this ongoing question: how much is too much? Where’s the line between being authentic and oversharing?Where does truth become burden?I’ve been thinking about this a lot.Especially lately. Because here’s something I rarely talk about: I’ve been a musician most of my...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Issue #83 | January 25th, 2026 The beautiful film "The Boy and The World" Hey Reader 👋This week, something shifted. Not in a dramatic, fireworks kind of way but in that quiet, deeply satisfying way when you realize you’re back on track. Back in motion. Back in discipline. I’ve been running again—twice this week, with another run planned for the weekend. It’s not really about the kilometers. It’s about momentum. About showing up for yourself. When you start pushing—even just a little—life...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
Issue #82 | January 18th, 2026 Probably my favorite Pixar movie: Ratatouille Hello Reader 👋A couple of folks reached out on LinkedIn this week. Simple messages. Kind words. You probably don’t realize how much that matters. Because sometimes this whole thing — building Animator Now, writing this newsletter, teaching, freelancing, trying to grow something from scratch — it can feel like a monologue. You’re sending stuff out into the void and hoping someone out there is nodding, or at least...
2 months ago • 5 min read