Already said this on Bluesky but indie animation should be just as accessible and easily searched for like how indie games are
Cuz the difference between indie animation and games is that you have more chances of getting engagement and recognition with making a game even if you have less than a hundred followers
In indie animation, it's kinda sad that everyone talks about supporting them but only give recognition about the ones with 10k likes or people who have a history of going viral or made a meme
And people are more likely to buy a ton of merch when the artist is already a big name before making their animation
Another thing is in itch.io, all that's in it is condensed to indie games made by anyone. A game gets popular if the quality is good, not whether the developer is already known
In youtube, you have to actively look for it or be lucky to see a video from a niche animator in your dash. Searching for indie animation only shows the most popular ones too so it's not a big of a help
I dunno, all I'm saying is it shouldn't be this hard to gain traction for animation
And it isn't impossible either
Look at the channel ALTER. It is a channel with the purpose of compiling indie horror films, ALTER isn't a production team who makes the horror films but they allow other teams to submit their film so it can be given a platform
The same CAN and SHOULD be done with indie animation. Hell, we don't even have a site or platform for it to begin with
Games have one (itch.io), comics have some (tapas, webtoons etc), writing have one (AO3), even websites have a platform too (neocities)
Why can't we have that for indie animation where anyone can have a proper platform. It's not fair that only the popular accounts are taken seriously