2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘A Bear Named Wojtek’ Director Iain Gardner
Gardner's hand-drawn animated film tells the real-life story of a bear that legend says played a key role during a battle of World War II.
Gardner's hand-drawn animated film tells the real-life story of a bear that legend says played a key role during a battle of World War II.
Based on true events, 'Zoo' was inspired by the world's worst zoo located in Gaza.
The Colombian short is in contention after winning three Oscar-qualifying festivals.
Vladimir and Olga hope for a child, but this expectation soon turns into a nightmare in this eerie short where dreams and reality collide through stop-motion animation.
An artist battles with his inner demons in this award-winning Hungarian short.
Barbershops and salons are "one of the last spaces in modern society that nurtures face-to-face connections, allowing people to bond on a basic human level," says director Jumai Yusuf about the setting of her short film.
In this short mixing horror and unromantic comedy, Carolina Sandvik unveils her own vision about the life of a couple forced to deal with escalating bodily transformations.
The film is on an awards season streak, and also won two major awards in the U.S. this week.
Based on the director's memories of her childhood in Iran, 'And Granny Would Dance' is a beautifully woven tale of love, grief and resilience across generations, infused with music, dance, and empowering characters.
As Austro-Hungary teeters on collapse, Andras and his daughter are taken aback by the visit from Andras' brother, Zoltan, who comes accompanied by his large family.
Director David Lowery wanted to make a Christmas film that had the potential to create memories for younger viewers in the same way that classic holiday films impacted him.
'Curiosa' explores the question of how much we should know about our romantic partners, and how much is too much.
The production of this film "reaffirmed my belief in animation’s ability to deeply impact people’s lives," says director Toby Cochran.
"After finishing the script, I did not read it again," Zilbalodis told Cartoon Brew. "Even when I was making the animatic, that was based on my memory of the script."
The only Oscar contender animated on toilet paper, 'The Wild-Tempered Clavier' is a one-of-a-kind short.
A robot vacuum in a pandemic hospital quits its repetitive job and travels to Chinatown looking for meaning.
As a magical take on a true story, 'The Queen’s Flowers' is a vibrant animated short adventure aimed at children’s audiences that follows Emma, a Native Hawaiian girl in 1915 Honolulu.
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.
'Light of the World' is set to release theatrically in the U.S. on September 5, 2025.
"You don't need to change yourself in order to change the world; you just have to be yourself," says director Keika Lee about the idea behind her Oscar-qualified short 'Oren's Way.'