A Friend for Lester

A Friend for Lester is a 2008 American traditionally animated short film by Fantemation. It was directed by Fred T. Duncan and written by Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow and featuring the score composed by Marcelo Zarvos. It was Fantemation's first attempt at traditionally animation (hand-drawn).

Plot
Lester, a young lonely boy is outside at the tree sitting down on the ground at noon. Aaron walks in and Lester meets him, Lester ask Aaron if he wants to be friend. They go to the park and having fun in there.

Cast

 * Erin Mathews as Lester, a young lonely boy is outside at the tree sitting down on the ground at noon.
 * Moisés Arias as Aaron, a young boy walks by himself and Lester's best friend.
 * Tara Strong as Olivia The Ladybug, a blue ladybug who tries to follows two kids.

Production
The short was first announced in July 2006, It was intended to expand the appeal of Fantemation productions to older audiences and to showcase the talents of the new generation. The animation was done in-house at Fantemation's main headquarters in Orlando, Florida.

Release
A Friend for Lester premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on August 8, 2008. The film was also shown screenings of Cohen and Sokolow's previous work Toy Story at El Capitan Theatre.

Awards

 * 2008
 * Academy Award – Best Animated Short Film