About

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About

Hi!
My name’s Mike Scott.
I’m an indie and I make stuff I think is cool – animation, videogames, and music.
This website is a running catalogue of my work. the site used to be www.mikescottanimation.com (well, that still works) but since I also make games, I figured a more general nickname I had at University ‘MIKDOG‘, would be a better catch-all.

If you’d like to hire me, great – please see the Rates page.

I’m a Christian, failing every day but trying.

My bro is Dave aka The Kiffness, a fantastic human. I’m very proud of him.

My Mom has a fantastic blog, she’s an author of 2 books. I’m also very proud of her.

My Dad is smart and doesn’t engage much with The Internet (which is apparently now 51% bots).

Work

You may know me from some of my work: Bru & Boegie games and animations, animated Goldfish music videos, my Nickelodeon show Moosebox, my Disney pilot Dogshow with Cat or the TV show Twende of which I was a co-creator. Back in the day I also co-created the animated show Jozi Zoo on South Africa’s eTV, and animated the intro to the daily pre-school eTV show Cool Catz.

I’ve also done a bunch of lesser-known things like a first season of my Beatboxing Dave show, 52 x HappyLand Shorts, weird [adult swim] idents with one of my animation heroes David O’Reilly, and a bunch of unused show pitches.

The below list of stuff isn’t exhaustive, but I’m trying to keep a running chronological record of some things:

Festivals & Official Selections

African Animated! 2.0 / Durban International Film Festival (2005/2006): Official Selection for Itchy Pitchy (Created during the UNESCO “Africa Animated! 2.0” Workshop).
London International Animation Festival (LIAF) (2011): Official Selection for Music Video Programme (Goldfish: We Come Together).
Supertoon International Animation Festival (2012): Official Competition for Animated Music Videos (Goldfish: We Come Together).
ITFS Stuttgart (International Festival of Animated Film) (2013): Official Selection for Commissioned Films Competition (Goldfish: We Come Together and The Kiffness: Mr. Incredible).
Disney XD FC (2016): Official Broadcast Selection for Dogshow with Cat (Pilot Episode aired on Disney XD EMEA).
Cape Town International Animation Festival (CTIAF) (2018): Official Selection for Beatboxing Dave – Forbidden Dance.
MIFA Pitches / Animation du Monde (2019): Official Pitch Selection (Twende).
Filmmaker Sessions Volume 12 (UK) (2019): Official Selection for Bru & Boegie: Freelance Mountain.
Kasi Vibe Film Festival (2019): Official Selection for Bru & Boegie: Freelance Mountain.
Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) (2020): Official Selection for Feature Film Competition (Bru & Boegie: The Movie).
Annecy International Animation Film Festival (2021): Official Selection in TV Films Competition (Twende – Pilot Episode).
Nouns Fest (2024): Grant Recipient for SMASH!
The United Theatre in Broadway, LA (2024): SMASH!
Playtopia Festival (2025): Official Selection for Bru & Boegie: Episode 1 – Get da MILK!
Royale Film Festival, AZ (2025): Official Selection for Bru & Boegie: Freelance Mountain.
Filmmaker Sessions (UK) (2025): Official Selection (Volumes 1, 2 & 9) for Bru & Boegie: METEORITE.
San Gennaro Pop / Cinema POP (UK) (2025): Official Selection for Bru & Boegie: METEORITE.
Secondigliano Film Festival (Italy) (2025): Official Selection for Bru & Boegie: METEORITE.
Films That Move (Jamaica) (2025): Official Selection (Honourable Mention) for Bru & Boegie: METEORITE.
Steam Next Fest (Oct 2025): Featured Demo for Bru & Boegie: Episode 1 – Get da MILK!
2300 Plan 9: Les Étranges Nuits du Cinéma (Switzerland) (2026): Official Selection for Bru & Boegie: METEORITE.
Namibia Film Week (2026): Official Selection for Bru & Boegie: Freelance Mountain.
9th International Folklore Film Festival 2026 (India) (2026): Official Selection for Bru & Boegie: METEORITE.

Nominations & Awards

South African Music Award (SAMA) (2009): Nominated for Best Music Video (Goldfish: Soundtracks & Comebacks).
MK Awards (2010): Winner of the MK Neon Award for ‘Goldfish – Soundtracks & Comebacks‘ animated music video.
South African Music Award (SAMA) (2012): Nominated for Best Video of the Year (Goldfish: We Come Together).
Cartoon Brew (2013): Featured Short Pick of the Day (Bru & Boegie: Feelin’ It).
South African Music Award (SAMA) (2014): Nominated for Best Music Video (Goldfish: One Million Views).
Triggerfish Story Lab (2015): Winner/Selected Finalist for Dogshow with Cat (Developed with Disney & DTI).
Short & Sweet Award (2015): Winner for Best Animation for Goldfish’s ‘One Million Views’ animated music video.
Annecy International Animation Festival (2016): On the storyboarding team for Stick Man that won a prestigious Le Cristal for ‘Best TV Production’.
Cartoon Brew (2019): Featured Short Pick of the Day (Bru & Boegie: Freelance Mountain).
NextUpGames (2025): Game of the Day winner for ‘Bru & Boegie: Episode 1 – Get da MILK!‘.
GDWC (Game Development World Championship) (2025): Winner for Best Mobile Game for ‘Nifty Smashers’, served as one of three co-founders of Nifty League.
SA Game Jam (2025): ‘Best Audio’ winner, shared ‘Best Humour’ winner and special mention ‘Overall’ for game ‘MONS‘.
Indie Game Awards (2025): ‘Bru & Boegie: Episode 1 – Get da MILK!‘ nominated for African Indie Game Award.

Interviews, Articles & Press

Cartoon Brew (2009): Goldfish – Fort Knox (Music Video).
Cartoon Brew (2011): Goldfish – Get Busy Living by Mike Scott (Making-of Feature).
Design Indaba (2013): Local animator Mike Scott on creating lasting relationships with characters (Feature Interview).
Cartoon Brew (2015): Bru & Boegie: GIG (Short of the Day)
Animation Magazine (2016): Disney XD FC Kicks Off This Summer (Announcement of Dogshow with Cat release).
Cartoon Brew (2016): Bru & Boegie: Feelin’ It (Short of the Day)
Computer Graphics World (2016): Triggerfish’s A Dogshow with Cat (Feature on the pilot and Story Lab).
Pixelsmith Studios (2016): Animator Mike Scott Interview (Career Q&A).
Toon Boom (2019): MooseBox: Classic 2D gaming meets contemporary African animation
(Production Case Study).
Cartoon Brew (2019): Bru & Boegie: Freelance Mountain (Short of the Day).
Animation Magazine (2020): Ottawa Animation Fest Announces Official Selections (Featured coverage).
Cartoon Brew (2023): Showmax Releases The Trailer For Its First 2D Animated Original ‘Twende’ (Feature).
Animation Magazine (2023): Meet ‘Twende,’ Showmax’s First Original 2D Toon (Interview/Feature).
Toon Boom (2023): Mind’s Eye Creative on East African influences in Twende (Technical Feature).
Adventure Game Hotspot (2025): Demo spills out for Bru & Boegie: Get Da Milk (Announcement).
Adventure Gamers (2025): Bru & Boegie: Milk Quest Madness (News).
Geekgasm (2025): Bru & Boegie: Episode 1 – Get da MILK! PC Review (Review).
Adventure Game Hotspot (2025): Adventure Game Geek joins Bru & Boegie on an epic quest to Get da Milk with Mikdog (Feature Interview).
New Age Gaming (NAG) Magazine (2025): Video Interview with Mike Scott (Video Feature).
Wikipedia: Listed in List of South African animated feature films (Bru & Boegie: The Movie).

Music

I make music under the name 909POP.

Contact

If you’d like to get in touch, I’d love to hear from you, please use the ‘Contact’ form or email me at mikdogstudio [at] gmail.com

Socials

I nuked pretty much all my long-running social media accounts some time ago (they are very addictive and I don’t want to ‘build my castle in some billionaire’s kingdom’), but I’ve kept my YouTube channel and continue to post new stuff there. My wife now runs my other social medias and I don’t really have access to them. I do check the Discord though.

I also have a Mailing List that you can join at the bottom of the page. I still haven’t sent out a single newsletter. Maybe one day.