When Did Animated Shorts Get So Long? An Investigation Into The Uncomfortable Rise Of Long Shorts
As animation directors explore longer film formats, the trend is causing headaches for producers, distributors, festival programmers, and educators.
As animation directors explore longer film formats, the trend is causing headaches for producers, distributors, festival programmers, and educators.
As a filmmaker and producer, Verrall helped elevate animation to new heights and demonstrated its potential as a powerful tool for storytelling and education.
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Sony believes this film could do for Ghostbusters what 'Spider-Verse' did for Spider-man.
This Oscar-qualified short set in the 'Star Wars' universe has parallels with the real-life genocide of Indigenous Patagonian people in Chile.
This Oscar contending short takes place in a run-down neighborhood, where Zoe and her little brother Theo are left to fend for themselves.
The short earned its Oscars qualification by winning the Ojo for Best Mexican Animated Short Film at Morelia International Film Festival.
In this uncompromising 2d short, a journalist documents the experiences of people who lived through the tragic 12-year-long Salvadoran civil war in the 1980s.
'The 21,' crafted in the style of Coptic iconography, is a film honoring the 21 Coptic men murdered by ISIS in 2015.
Based on true events, 'Prostrate and Draw Near' portrays a unique spiritual moment in an almost empty Holy Mosque of Makkah during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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.