This holiday season, step into the world of Little Paw. From director William Sikora III, comes the animated short film about a bear cub on an adventure.
“I’ve always loved animated animal stories and this one is will feel special. Ever since I was a kid, I was inspired by Disney movies, the music, the characters, the story, all of it really shaped my childhood as a little creative.” The director said.
Little Paw will be the studio’s first 2D animated film created with the support of AI. While rooted in traditional drawings, character design, and world-building, the film will also harness AI as a powerful tool to enhance and streamline production.
“As a creative, I’ve always used whatever tools I could find to help tell the stories I want to tell. I’ve made plenty of animated films before in the past utilizing tools that weren’t even for animation, I spent hours and hours playing Mario Paint, hooking the Super Nintendo up to my mixer which could serve as a blue screen removal. From there I would shoot my own backplates and create ‘Roger Rabbit’ style movies as well as fully animated movies like The Patriarch. After that, I started using photo editors to make my gifs and worlds. The Legend of Shunra I am still extremely proud of, that was a massive undertaking and was around 25 minutes long.” Sikora continued.
Surface was the first animated short that debuted earlier this year.,
Surface explores life in the deep ocean through the story of Lumi, an anglerfish navigating a lonely world. The project combines traditional storytelling with AI-assisted visuals, using the technology as a tool to help design environments, creatures, and cinematic sequences.
Little Paw will feature a 2D animation style with organic painted worlds and characters you will fall in love with. The film is set to premiere early Winter 2026.
