Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director Torill Kove Shares Her Favorite Shot From ‘Maybe Elephants’ (Exclusive)
In this exclusive series, the filmmakers behind each of this year’s Oscar-shortlisted shorts reveal their favorite shots.
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Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Directors Alexandra Myotte & Jean-Sébastien Hamel Share Their Favorite Shot From ‘A Crab In The Pool’ (Exclusive)
In this exclusive series, the filmmakers behind each of this year’s Oscar-shortlisted shorts reveal their favorite shots.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Where Rabbits Come From’ Director Colin Ludvic Racicot
In a cold, dystopian world, a widowed father rabbit tries to instill an ounce of wonder and magic into his daughter’s life after the mysterious disappearance of her mother.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Maybe Elephants’ Director Torill Kove
Three-time Oscar nominee Torill Kove, who won the Academy Award for her short ‘The Danish Poet,’ is back in the Oscars race this year with a new film about her memories of growing up in Kenya.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Boat People’ Directors Thao Lam And Kjell Boersma
The NFB film earned its Oscars qualification by winning the Helen Hill Award for animated short at the New Orleans Film Festival.
‘Jump Cut’ Is A Mind-Blowing Collage Music Video By Winston Hacking
‘Jump Cut’ features a rhythmic collision of ephemeral videos and images that seamlessly morph into one another, enhancing the title song rather than merely complementing it.
Mercury Filmworks And La Chouette Partner On Original Horror/Suspense Series ‘Don’t Walk Home Alone After Dark’
The series is created by ‘Hilda’ director and producer Andy Coyle.
‘Flow,’ ‘La Voix Des Sirènes’ Win Top Awards At Ottawa International Animation Festival
The Ottawa win should help reinforce the fact that ‘Flow’ is one of the best animated films of 2024 and a real Oscar contender during the upcoming awards season.
9 Animated Shorts You Won’t Want To Miss At Ottawa 2024
We’ve put together a list of nine shorts that demonstrate the breadth and diversity available at this year’s Ottawa Festival.
Canadian Generative AI Animation Start-Up Viggle AI Raises $19 Million
The company’s aim is to redefine the possibilities in AI-driven character animation with a video-3D foundation model that’s built with an understanding of physics.
Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival 2024 Lineup Announced – Full List
A total of 124 were selected from 2,308 entries.
Mercury Filmworks And Blue Spirit Are Partnering To Produce High-End Films And Series
Their new service offering will produce content for high-budget animation projects.
Framestore Will Shutter Vancouver Studio Citing ‘Industry-Wide Slowdown In Content Production’
The studio’s last day of operation will be July 5.
‘The Wild Robot’ To World Premiere At TIFF
In recent years, TIFF has increasingly served as a launchpad for high-profile animated features.
Watch The Trailer For ‘(S)KiDS,’ A Punk Rock Musical (EXCLUSIVE)
The Canadian feature premieres at Annecy this week.
Canadian Screen Awards 2024: All The Animation, VFX, And Video Game Nominees
Canada’s equivalent to the Oscars and Emmys if they were combined, the CSAs will take place over the weekend of May 28-31 in Toronto.
Emmy-Winning ‘Rick And Morty’ Executive Producer And Former Sony Exec Rick Mischel Launches New Canadian Studio
Artists Animation Studio will focus on 2d Harmony and hand-drawn animation services for productions aimed at all ages.
Vancouver’s Kickstart Entertainment Is The Latest Canadian Animation Studio To Unionize
Workers in Canada continue to gain momentum in their efforts to organize the country’s animation industry.
Toon Boom Animation Appoints Former Corus Exec Colin Bohm As New CEO
The Harmony and Storyboard Pro developer was purchased by New York-based investment firm Integrated Media Company earlier this year.
Janice Nadeau’s ‘Harvey’: A Boy Recalls The Spring Day When His World Turned Upside Down
It’s been a whirlwind year for Quebec animator Janice Nadeau since the premiere of her animated short Harvey at Clermont-Ferrand.
