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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.

Poppa's 2025 recap

Poppa's 2025 recap

Peter Ahern

Thank you to the 25+ festivals that selected Poppa this year! This was such a rewarding experience and I’m very proud to have been a part of all these incredible film programs.

It’s been quite a journey for us: from premiering at Boston Underground, to playing at the inaugural SXSW London, winning “Best Animated Short” at Hysteria Fest and gracing the silver screen of Hollywood’s iconic TCL Chinese Theatre at ScreamFest, among many, many other highlights.

I’ve really enjoyed watching this film travel the world, connecting with so many creative people and unique cinematic events. What a fun ride — thank you to my collaborators and everyone who’s supported us along the way!

 
 

Official Selection:

Author's International Film Festival (FIC AUTOR)

Bainbridge Island Film Festival

Boston Underground Film Festival

Bushwick Film Festival

Cabane à Sang

Coney Island Film Festival

Feratum Intl. Fantastic Film Fest

FilmQuest

Florida Film Festival

FogFest

From Beyond Film Festival

GenreBlast (Nominee: Best Animated Short)

HorrorFest Intl.

Hysteria Film Festival (Winner: Best Animated Film)

Macabro: Mexico City Intl. Horror Film Festival

Malt Adult

Nitehawk Shorts Fest

Panic Fest

Peephole Film Festival (Nominee: Best Animated Short)

Portland Horror Film Festival

Ravenheart Intl. Film Festival

ScreamFest

Short Sharp Shocks Festival

SpookFest

SXSW London

Woodstock Film Festival (Nominee: Best Animated Short)

"Poppa"
Written, Produced, Directed, Animated & Voiced by Peter Ahern
Background Design & Painting by Stephen Andolino & Peter Ahern
Sound Design & Mix by Arjun G Sheth
Original Score by Maxwell Sorensen

New Year illustration

New Year illustration
Buzzkill @ Blood Over Texas Film Festival

Buzzkill @ Blood Over Texas Film Festival