Looking for a short animation to watch? Check out today's #StaffPick, the charming Dark Dark Woods!

The beautiful short was created by a team of 3rd year Character Animation & CG Art students at The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark: Director Emile Gignoux, Lead Animator/Production Manager Mik Løvenbalch Kirchheiner, Co-Art Director/Technical Art Director/Production Manager Lillith Pilgaard Knudsen, Character Design Lead/Animator Julia Mika Andersson, Animator/BG Artist/Visual Development Artist Nicole Fortes, Animator/Storyboard/Story Artist Alexandre Hatimi, and 2D Character and FX Animation/Character Design/Storyboarding Louise Emilie Hovgård.

Young princess Maria has had about enough of her royal life – it’s all lesson, responsibilities and duties on top of each other, every hour of every day. Overwhelmed, Maria is swept away on an adventure into the monster-filled dark, dark woods.