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Forevergreen Forevergreen

2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Forevergreen’ Directors Nathan Engelhardt And Jeremy Spears (EXCLUSIVE BTS)

The gorgeous CG short follows an orphaned bear cub taken in by a paternal tree, before a hunger for human leftovers leads to disaster.

By Jamie Lang | 8 hours ago

WondLa WondLa

‘Robots, Aliens, And Humans? Sign Me Up’: Director Carlos Baena On His High-Stakes Episodes For ‘WondLa’s’ Final Season

Director Carlos Baena reveals how epic scale, emotional depth, and unexpected creative freedom drove ‘WondLa’s’ most ambitious season.

By Jamie Lang | 11 hours ago

2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Póg Mo Pigeon’ Director Clíodhna Lyons (EXCLUSIVE BTS)

Featuring 2D, storybook animation, ‘Póg mo Pigeon’ is the distinctly Irish tale of Mikey, a boy growing up in a strict Catholic household.

By Jamie Lang | 1 day ago

Rooted In Toronto’s Kensington Market And Remote Shamattawa: Discover The Surreal Characters Of ‘Endless Cookie’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Director Seth Scriver on blending family memories, character design, and psychedelic stories in his genre-bending film, in theaters this weekend, VOD on the 16.

By Jamie Lang | 1 day ago

Luz Diabla

2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Luz Diabla’ Directors Gervasio Canda, Patricio Plaza, And Paula Boffo

‘Luz Diabla’ is a folk-horror story from the team behind 2022 standout ‘Carne de Dios,’ blending queer rave culture with Argentine myth and neon 2D animation.

By Jamie Lang | 2 days ago

I Died in Irpin

2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘I Died In Irpin’ Director Anastasiia Falileieva

Ukrainian director Anastasiia Falileieva discusses ‘I Died in Irpin,’ her autobiographical documentary short on war, trauma, and resilience.

By Jamie Lang | 3 days ago

With Love

With Love: An Animated Pen-Pal Platform Designed To Add Value To Kids’ Screen Time (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)

Featuring narrative development by Pixar’s Dan Scanlon. the app matches kids to animated pen-pals, helping them build empathy and stronger communication skills.

By Jamie Lang | 3 days ago

Cafune

2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Cafuné’ Directors Carlos F. De Vigo And Lorena Ares (EXCLUSIVE BTS)

‘Cafuné’ examines Europe’s immigration crisis through a child’s eyes, tracing the echoing trauma of her perilous Mediterranean crossing.

By Jamie Lang | 6 days ago

Il burattino e la balena

2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Il Burattino E La Balena’ Director Roberto Catani

The haunting Ottawa-winning short explores identity, autonomy, and the human world through the eyes of a puppet who, unlike Pinocchio, rejects transformation.

By Jamie Lang | 1 week ago

Inkwo

2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Inkwo For When The Starving Return’ Director Amanda Strong

Strong’s haunting stop-motion short unspools in the near future, where the fate of the world rests on Dove, a mysterious warrior who can shift gender.

By Jamie Lang | 1 week ago

2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘My Brother, My Brother’ Director Abdelrahman Dnewar

Abdel Dnewar’s hybrid-animated short examines twinhood, subjective memory, and loss, honoring the life and artistry of his late brother and co-director, Saad.

By Jamie Lang | 1 week ago

A Sparrow's Song

2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘A Sparrow’s Song’ Director Tobias Eckerlin

An elderly widow in WWII London finds healing through an unlikely bond with a sparrow, whose song brings hope to children sheltering from the bombs.

By Jamie Lang | 2 weeks ago

Voyage of the Red Rabbit

2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Voyage Of The Red Rabbit’ Director Sam Gualtieri

The SCAD thesis short blends real family recordings with a rabbit’s cosmic journey, brought to life through Maurice Noble–inspired animation.

By Jamie Lang | 2 weeks ago

The Wolf

2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Wolf’ Director Theodore Ushev

Ushev’s ‘The Wolf’ is a stark, painterly short that delves into the primal tension between man and nature in a frozen, impressionistic wilderness.

By Jamie Lang | 2 weeks ago

Two Black Boys in Paradise

2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Two Black Boys In Paradise’ Director Baz Sells

Based on Dean Atta’s poem, this stop-motion story explores love, vulnerability, and self-acceptance across two very different worlds.

By Jamie Lang | 2 weeks ago

Steve Jobs, Toy Story

‘People Will Be Watching ‘Toy Story’ In 60 Years’: Watch Steve Jobs In A Never-Before-Seen 1996 Interview

Released by the Steve Jobs Archive, the video discusses Pixar’s rapid growth, its unique talent model, and why it bet everything on feature films.

By Jamie Lang | 2 weeks ago

Capybaras

2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Capybaras’ Director Alfredo Soderguit

Staring nature’s most popular and largest rodent, ‘Capybaras’ blends personal history, warm 2D animation, and powerful themes of empathy and collaboration.

By Jamie Lang | 2 weeks ago

2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Whale 52’ Director Daniel Neiden (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)

Renowned animator Bill Plympton brings his signature hand-drawn style to ‘Whale 52,’ elevating this tender, magically real tale of connection.

By Jamie Lang | 3 weeks ago

Pow!

2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Pow!’ Director Joey Clift

‘Pow!’ blends three animation styles: 16-bit pixel art, hand-drawn 2D digital watercolor, and a unique sequence inspired by Plains ledger art.

By Jamie Lang | 3 weeks ago

Director Alex Woo On The Visual Guidelines That Hold ‘In Your Dreams’ Together Through Its Most Surreal Turns (EXCLUSIVE)

The director explains how childhood anxieties, dream journals, and a unified design language informed the film’s surreal yet cohesive aesthetic.

By Jamie Lang | 3 weeks ago

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