Donald Faison to Host Nouns Fest

Actor, voice performer and comedian Donald Faison is set to host Nouns Fest, taking place on October 10 at the United Theater in Downtown L.A.

Nouns Fest brings together 50 brand-new animated shorts from animators from around the globe. The digital arts collective Nouns created a $1 million grant pool that has been used to fund the animated shorts that will premiere at Nouns Fest. The films range from 30 seconds to 5 minutes in length.

Faison, two-time winner of the BET Comedy Award and NAACP Image Award nominee for his role in Scrubs, is also a voice-over artist in animation and has performed in Star Wars Resistance and Tron: Uprising, as well as in Robot Chicken and SuperMansion, both from Emmy-, Annie- and Clio Award-winning Stoopid Buddy Stoodios. Stoopid Buddy will also premiere three brand-new, original animated shorts during Nouns Fest.

“The creativity and artistry on display in these short films is staggering, and when the folks behind Nouns Fest promise ‘animation unhinged,’ they really mean it,” Faison said. “I’m happy and excited to be part of this fantastic event.”

“In addition to his talents as an actor and comedian, Donald has always been an incredible contributor to and supporter of animation, so having him host Nouns Fest is really a dream come true,” says Stoopid Buddy co-founder Eric Towner, who is also a co-founder of Nouns Fest. “This event will celebrate the amazing genius of animators all around the world, and we can’t imagine a better person to host it than Donald.”