Greetings Celflux fans.

We are happy to announce that we will be in attendance at the Annecy Animation Festival 2020.

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of June in the town of Annecy, France. Initially occurring every two years, the festival became an annual event in 1998. It is one of the four international animated film festivals sponsored by the International Animated Film Association. Wikipedia

This year due to the COVID 19 situation the festival is being held virtually through an online platform. It runs from June 15-30 and will have some of the biggest names in the animation industry in attendance. The Celflux team will have a virtual stand and will be taking the opportunity to network with industry professionals and introducing them to our two projects Celflux and The God of The Wilderness.

As you guys are aware we are based in Trinidad and Tobago and the opportunity to showcase our projects to international industry professionals, while still at home, is priceless and we are grateful for this once in a lifetime chance. If you are also attending the Annecy festival please be sure to stop by our virtual stand and say hello.

Here’s to a successful festival.

Till next time.

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We here at Celflux are continually humbled and thankful for the doors that continue to open for our small indie project. Most of our updates these days are about our current project the Celflux Animated short. However, our graphic novel is still very much in production. Other independent creators can testify that because of limited time, people and resources things move a bit slower. Nevertheless, you do what you can and grab opportunities as they come along.

One such opportunity has arisen for our graphic novel. We recently published Celflux issue no.3 and entered it into CODE’s Burt Award Caribbean Literature. In collaboration with Canadian organization CODE, the Bocas Lit Fest manages CODE’s Burt Award for Caribbean Literature, a literary award that recognizes literary works by Caribbean authors for Young Adults.

Now in its fifth year, the Burt Award for Caribbean Literature recognizes up to three English-language literary works for young adults (aged 12 through 18) written by Caribbean authors.

This year, the winning title will be awarded $10,000 CDN, and two finalists will be awarded $2,000 CDN each.

Publishers of winning titles will be awarded a guaranteed purchase of up to 2,500 copies, which will be donated to schools, libraries, and literacy organizations throughout the region. To date, more than 15,000 copies of winning books have made their way into the hands of Caribbean youth.

We are excited to just be a part of such a prestigious event and that Celflux would be considered of good enough quality to be accepted into the festival. We want to thank the Bocas Lit Fest and CODE for their consideration.

You can grab your copy of Celflux on Amazon just follow this link: Celflux

Remember to check out the Celflux trailer our release date is 27.04.18. Details to follow:

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The first ever Celflux Fan Art Contest has been revamped and extended. Thanks to several kind sponsors we are able to increase the number of prizes as well as the prize amounts. So we’re extending our contest till August.

Details: Art may be created using any medium whether digital or traditional. It can be black and white or full color. Only characters from the graphic novel Celflux should be used. We are interested in seeing other artists interpretation of the characters of Celflux. All artwork submissions remain the property of the artist. Characters of Celflux belong to GemGfx. By submitting, you agree to allow us to use your art in our promotions online and elsewhere. Deadline for submission is July 31st, 2016. Voting begins August 1st, 2016 and ends August 31st, 2016. The winner will be announced August 31st, 2016. Artwork must be original and belong to the person submitting.

Procedure:
1. Upload your fan art via Facebook, Twitter, or Deviantart.
(Hashtag #CelfluxFanArt. This is important so we can find your entry.)

2. Submissions will be collected and put to a vote.

3. Invite your friends to like,share, comment on, and most important “Vote” for your entry.

4. The entry with the most votes wins.

Prizes: Thanks to several kind sponsors, we are able to have three cash prizes.

First Prize: $100 Cash.
Second Prize: $50 Cash.
Third Prize: $25 Cash.

(Prizes will be paid via Paypal.)

We look forward to seeing many cool entries. Contest begins on June 1st. That’s the launch date for Celflux issue no.3. So good luck to all who decide to take part.

Disclaimer: The host of this contest reserves the right to modify or discontinue this contest at any time.

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Greetings Celflux fans.

As we draw near to the release of Celflux issue no.3 on June 1st,2016, we are going to be hosting two competitions. The first of which will be a return of our recently held OC Character Free Commission Giveaway Contest. We last held this contest in January, and we had a really good response. So we’re going to do it again.

Do you have an independent, original character? Here’s your chance to get it illustrated for free.Yes, it’s the return of the Celflux Original Character Free Commission Giveaway Contest. For the months of June and July 2016, I’ve decided to give away a free commission of one OC to one lucky creator.

Details: All characters remain the property of their owners. Deadline for submission is June 31st, 2016. Voting begins July 1st, 2016 and ends July 31st, 2016. The winner will be announced July 31st, 2016. Only original, independent characters will be accepted.

Procedure:
1. Upload your OC via Facebook, Twitter, or Deviantart with a sketch and short description.
(Hashtag #CelfluxGA2 This is important so we can find your entry.)

2. Submissions will be collected and put to a vote.

3. Invite your friends to like,share, comment on, and most important “Vote” for your character.

4. The character with the most votes wins.

Prize: There will only be ONE winner this time and they will receive an 11″ x 17″ 300 dpi commission of their original character.

So let’s do this. Contest begins on June 1st. That’s the launch date for Celflux issue no.3. So good luck to all who decide to take part.

Disclaimer: The host of this contest reserves the right to modify or discontinue this contest at any time.

Update:
We’ve decided to move up the date for the closing of votes. Our new closing date is July 19th, 2016. Take note of the new date. We announce the winner on Wednesday, July 20th, 2016. Thanks again to all the talented creators for submitting your awesome OCs and being a part of our contest.

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We’ve been wanting to create a new trailer for Celflux for some time now, and we wanted to make it more special than the last one. For the last Celflux trailer, we used a motion comic style.

First Celflux Trailer:

To the end of that trailer, we had a fully animated scene of Samantha flying past the screen. That was a tease of how we wanted the next Celflux trailer to look. Like many children of the 80s I’ve always had a fond place in my heart for 80s cartoons. In fact, they were some of my early inspirations that started me on my path to a career in the creative field. Last time when we were about to release Celflux issue no.2 I did a few articles about those said inspirations in which I mentioned a few names most people would be familiar with.

Thundercats:

Visionairies:
https://youtu.be/rBoxGdz2Km4

So I’ve always wanted to have an animated trailer in the style of the 80s cartoon intros. This is easier said than done though, because animation, contrary to popular belief, is a very involved and difficult process. Not to mention expensive. It takes large teams, countless hours of work to produce just 30 seconds of animation. With this it would be just me. Also, animation is a skill. A talent. Not any and everyone can do it. But I wanted this trailer, so I decided to embark upon the task of making it happen. So I did the research. I watched countless tutorials and documentaries. After a few months, I still was no where near qualified to create a second of animation. But you know what, I did it anyway. The trailer isn’t done yet, but I thought I would share a sneak peak today and get some feedback from the Celflux fans. So let us know what you think in the comments. We would really appreciate it.

I should stress:

ROUGH SNEAK PEEK. THIS IS NOT THE COMPETE VERSION.

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Here you can vote for which original character you would like to receive a free commission. Let us know which character you like best. Invite your friends and fans to vote for your character. The three characters with the most votes. will get a free high-resolution commission illustrated by Celflux illustrator Everard J. McBain Jr. Voting will be open from February 1st to 20th, 2016. Thanks for being a part of this cool contest.

Thank you for lending your vote, and good luck to all the entrants.

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It’s a real encouragement to find out that your labour of love has been recognized by a group of individuals as being worthy of some sort of recognition. When we first got news that Celflux had been nominated for an award at the ASHCAN Awards 2015, it was enough. ASHCAN (ASHCAN – The Alternative Showcase Hub for Comics and Animation) is a not-for-profit group, dedicated to presenting the very best in independent comics and animation. To even be nominated is in itself a win for us, because it meant that someone noticed Celflux. It also meant that we were listed alongside some of the biggest and brightest talents in the business of indie comics. Names like Kelly Bender of Snarl fame, and Korey Barton one of the best artists around in my humble opinion.

The creators of Celflux Dixie Ann Archer-McBain and Everard J. McBain Jr won the award for Best Newcomer. Celflux was also nominated for Best Series. We really want to thank Dan Barnes and Scott Mack of ASHCAN – The Alternative Showcase Hub for Comics and Animation for the award and we want to say congratulations to all the other winners and nominees.

A sign of things to come. Continue to spread the word about Celflux.

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Free Comic Book Day is administered by a panel representing all parts of the comic book industry: retailers, publishers, suppliers, and Diamond Comic Distributors. Each year, publishers apply to provide comic books at cost to retailers, who in turn give them away for free. Diamond handles marketing and logistics for the event, shipping comics to shops and handling marketing and PR for the event.

Free Comic Book Day

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We wanted to be a part of Free Comic Book Day this year, so we’ve decided to offer Celflux issue no.1 as a #Free digital download. This would be both to celebrate Free Comic Book Day as well as get everyone ready for the launch of Celflux issue no.2. This download will be available till Saturday May 2nd, 2015 11:59pm EST.

[Download Closed.] Thanks to all those who took part in our #free giveaway for FCBD2015. Thanks to all those who liked and shared Celflux with their friends. Next event is the #Free online screening of Celflux issue no.2 on May 16th 2015. Register now for free to be a part of it.

Till Next Time.

The Celflux Team.

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If you are interested in doing a review of Celflux, please feel free to contact us and we will supply a complimentary digital copy. Click The images below to see where to purchase your copy of Celflux.

Thank you for supporting our project.

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The event is going to be held online, with updates as the days and week progresses. We’ll be giving away free downloads during the week. Each purchase of the print copy, entitles you to a free download of the digital version. Each purchase of the print copy also gives you a chance to win some cool Celflux Merchandise. Join the #Free event on Google Plus or on Facebook.

We’d really appreciate it if you would spread the word about our event so as many people as possible will attend. Look forward to seeing you there.

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