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The film was made during Chile's recent social uprising. "We were making a short film about torture in the past, while this was happening again in our country," says director Hugo Covarrubias.
The school benefits from the involvement of Japanese indie icon Koji Yamamura who helped start the animation program.
The Academy's decision to eliminate the live presentation of eight categories from its telecast may have not been entirely its own choice.
The decision to not present the animated short Oscar live sends "a message that some artistic endeavors are less valuable than others," says The Animation Guild.
"There is no justification for bombing and killing," says the animation community.
The independently produced European feature was directed by former Pixar animator Carlo Vogele.
It's one of eight awards that's being given the boot.
The FIAF Animation First Festival hosted a Women in Animation panel featuring six passionate women in their field.
The firm will use this division to create entertainment projects "outside the confines of the traditional studio and network environment."
Three alumni-turned-teachers explain what they enjoy about their work with the school.
Newton most recently worked with Psyop on a "Clash of Clans" holiday-themed short.
The talks will pick up where they broke off on December 3.
There's a lot of happy animation folks this morning and we're sharing their immediate reactions to being nominated for an Oscar.
This year's animated feature nominees were predictable. The short ones certainly weren't.
Animation had its big breakout at the Oscars, with nominations in seven different categories.
Check out the words and artwork that went into "Luca," "Encanto," "Raya and the Last Dragon," and "The Mitchells vs. the Machines."
If Disney ever decides to do a live-action "Simpsons" spin-off, it may look something like this.
Some animators earn $35k, others $175k.
We asked the directors of this year's 15 shortlisted shorts about how they would improve animated short distribution and viewing.
Think of Will Vinton fused with William S. Burroughs, with a dash of "Mad Max" and The Clash. Director Cesar Cabral tells us about the making of his wildly unique animated feature.