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Hello! I’m an award winning filmmaker, animator and illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York.

With 15+ years of freelance experience, I’ve worked as a 2D animator and director for clients such as Pokémon, the NBA, 2 Chainz, Eminem & Snoop Dogg, Netflix, Showtime, Disney and the X-Games. In addition, my short films have played at a variety of prestigious festivals, illustrations have been both published and featured in prominent gallery exhibitions and I’ve served on several film festival juries.

Recently my film Buzzkill screened at over 60 festivals, winning 12 awards including Best Animated Short at Screamfest, Flicker's RIIFF Vortex, GenreBlast and Woodstock - the latter resulting in an Academy Award qualification. It’s now streaming on Screambox, Alter and as a Vimeo Staff Pick. My new award winning film Poppa is currently playing across festivals worldwide.

These days I’m available for remote work from my home studio, which includes a large Cintiq, Adobe’s Creative Suite, a grumpy cat and all the necessary file sharing and communication tools.

Peter Ahern Animation
Impact Europe's "River of Light" commercial
Jul 29

Jul 29 Impact Europe's "River of Light" commercial

Peter Ahern
Poppa wins "Best Animated Film" at Hysteria Fest
Jul 20

Jul 20 Poppa wins "Best Animated Film" at Hysteria Fest

Peter Ahern
Poppa @ Macabro: Mexico City Intl. Horror Film Festival
Jul 20

Jul 20 Poppa @ Macabro: Mexico City Intl. Horror Film Festival

Peter Ahern
Karate Kid: Legends animated sequences
Jun 24

Jun 24 Karate Kid: Legends animated sequences

Peter Ahern
Poppa @ Hysteria Fest
Jun 24

Jun 24 Poppa @ Hysteria Fest

Peter Ahern
Poppa @ Ravenheart Intl. Film Festival
Jun 5

Jun 5 Poppa @ Ravenheart Intl. Film Festival

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Poppa @ Portland Horror Film Festival
May 16

May 16 Poppa @ Portland Horror Film Festival

Peter Ahern
Poppa @ Cabane á Sang
May 7

May 7 Poppa @ Cabane á Sang

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Poppa @ SXSW London
Apr 24

Apr 24 Poppa @ SXSW London

Peter Ahern
Poppa @ Coney Island Film Festival
Apr 15

Apr 15 Poppa @ Coney Island Film Festival

Peter Ahern
OpenBank's "You're Smart Like That" brand campaign
Apr 14

Apr 14 OpenBank's "You're Smart Like That" brand campaign

Peter Ahern
Poppa @ the Florida Film Festival
Mar 26

Mar 26 Poppa @ the Florida Film Festival

Peter Ahern
Poppa @ the Nitehawk Shorts Festival
Mar 20

Mar 20 Poppa @ the Nitehawk Shorts Festival

Peter Ahern
Poppa @ Panic Fest
Mar 1

Mar 1 Poppa @ Panic Fest

Peter Ahern
Poppa @ the Boston Underground Film Festival
Feb 26

Feb 26 Poppa @ the Boston Underground Film Festival

Peter Ahern
"Froggy Christmas" illustration
Dec 18

Dec 18 "Froggy Christmas" illustration

Peter Ahern
Happy Halloween 2024
Oct 31

Oct 31 Happy Halloween 2024

Peter Ahern
Pratt News interview
Oct 18

Oct 18 Pratt News interview

Peter Ahern
Buzzkill wins the "Judge's Award" at Iron Mule
Oct 9

Oct 9 Buzzkill wins the "Judge's Award" at Iron Mule

Peter Ahern
Buzzkill @ Iron Mule Short Comedy Film Festival
Oct 4

Oct 4 Buzzkill @ Iron Mule Short Comedy Film Festival

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