Sony Pictures studios open a program to produce animated shorts

Sony Pictures studios open a program to produce animated shorts. Animation and special effects studios Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks inaugurate program to produce animated shorts.Last after other studios (Pixar first), even the studios owned by Sony inaugurate a program to produce animated shorts, a "Mentorship Program" called LENS (Leading and Empowering New Storytellers), with which it intends to give a voice also to less experienced creatives followed by some veterans looking for new ideas both in terms of storytelling and technological development.The first short will star the most (currently) important character of the studios: Spider-Man, with the short The Spider Within.Set in the world of the upcoming Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the animated short will debut at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June.In the short, Miles Morales struggles to balance his responsibilities as a teenager, friend and student while acting as Brooklyn’s friendly neighborhood superhero. After a particularly challenging day living with these pressures, Miles experiences a panic attack that forces him to confront the manifestations of his anxiety and learn that reaching out for help can be just as brave an act as protecting his city from evil.[ Fra - source Variety ]. End of the article.