This year I ran the School of Cartooning and Animation for the first time, and Rachel was my first student. She had the challenge of being our only student in 2017, but she proved to be a valuable member of our team as we worked on an animation called "No More Tears," which we'll be releasing on the internet this winter. I will remember Rachel for her empathy towards underdogs, and her high level of motivation to make problem solving efficient and effective. The images shown

We are so excited to announce the completion of our latest evangelistic animated film, “Life After the Earthquake” for the Naxi People of China. We produced this film with staff and students from the 2016 School of Cartooning and Animation for Missions. Our next school will run from March 20 to September 1, 2017 here in Danshui, Taiwan. Why not use your gifts and talents to reach the nations through cartoons and animation? Join us! #SoCAM #Animation #Naxi #English

Create International Taiwan just finished running our 5th School of Cartooning and Animation for Missions, and we are nearly done with our school project, “The Source of Life,” an evangelistic animated short film for the Shengzha Nuosu Yi People of China. We are presently running a six-week Frontier Filmmaking Seminar and are preparing to make a live-action short film for the working-class Taiwanese in Southern Taiwan. Our next School of Cartooning and Animation for Missions

We are starting to gear up for the next School of Cartooning and Animation for Missions, with three students already accepted. This very special 24-week training program for missionary artists will begin on March 30, 2015. We are excited to have a great lineup of guest instructors teaching on topics like story telling, Japanese Manga, figure drawing and digital graphics. Are you an artist wondering how God can use your talents to reach the nations? Fill out an application tod

Watch our new 45-second video ad for the School of Cartooning and Animation for Missions, and be sure to share it with your friends! The school begins March 17, 2014. #News #Animation #SoCAM #English

Our center in Taiwan has a classroom/production room, an office, a recording/storage room, and a special room that we call the Mackay Room. George Leslie Mackay was a Canadian missionary who brought the gospel to Northern Taiwan in 1871. The Mackay Room will be used for meetings, but it's also our hospitality room for guest speakers in the School of Cartooning and Animation for Missions. The walls above the couch/double-size-bed are covered with photos of different scenes in

Preparations are under way for the next School of Cartooning and Animation for Missions, and it looks to be a great school in 2014. We are lining up some amazing guest teachers, like Karen Chamalian who will be teaching on Human Figure Drawing. We will also be honored to host a very talented manga artist from Japan (more details on this in a later update). If you are an artist and want to learn to use your talent to reach the unreached, fill out an application today! #SoCAM

We are excited to announce that last week we finished editing the Marwari version of our evangelistic cartoon, "Coconuts!" The film is now in what we call "field test phase," where missionaries working in Rajasthan will be getting feedback from locals there. Now that the first version is complete, we can start on the other nine languages. This animated short film has a potential to reach an audience of fifty million people! #Animation #Rajasthan #SoCAM #News #English

Create International Taiwan is presently hard at work on several projects, including a motion graphics short film to encourage collaboration among those working with Unreached People Groups. Follow the story of Jim and Steve as they discover the long-term benefits of collaboration. We plan to see this film completed by October 2013. #Collaboration #Animation #News #CreateIntTaiwan #English

We have returned to Taiwan from Chiang Mai, Thailand, after an exciting time at the Create Gathering, Call2All, and YWAM Asia/Pacific Conference. Applications are beginning to come in for the next School of Cartooning and Animation for Missions, which will begin in March, 2014. #CreateIntTaiwan #News #Thailand #CreateGathering #Call2All #YWAMAsiaPacificConference #SoCAM #English

Our open house was a blast! Thanks to all who attended. There was lots of good food, a "Cartoon Challenge" game, and a special video message from Calvin and Carol, our international directors. Now we are all off to Chiang Mai, Thailand for the Create Gathering, Call2All, and YWAM Asia-Pacific Conference. #CreateIntTaiwan #News #English

Our new Create International Taiwan Center will open officially on May 5, 2013, with an open house here in Danshui, Taiwan. If you're in the neighborhood, drop by for some food and fellowship! We'll be here from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. #CreateIntTaiwan #News #English