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Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director Tod Polson Shares His Favorite Shot From ‘The 21’ (Exclusive)
In this exclusive series, the filmmakers behind each of this year's Oscar-shortlisted shorts reveal their favorite shots.
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Yōji Kuri, Pioneering Japanese Indie Animator, Dies At 96
In 1963, Kuri was the first Japanese filmmaker to be honored with an award at the Annecy animation festival.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Nube’ Directors Christian Arredondo And Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada
The short earned its Oscars qualification by winning the Ojo for Best Mexican Animated Short Film at Morelia International Film Festival.
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.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘La Perra’ Director Carla Melo Gampert
The Colombian short is in contention after winning three Oscar-qualifying festivals.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Duck’ Director Elie Chapuis
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.
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: ‘Beautiful Men’ Director Nicolas Keppens
Following three bald brothers on a trip to Istanbul for hair transplant surgery, Keppens’ stop-motion short focuses on the insecurities of this touching trio.
A Thrilling Tour Through The History Of Wild Takes In Animation
Get ready to have your eyes pop out of your skull, because today we’re taking a look at some of the great wild takes throughout animation history.
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 Oscar Contenders: ‘Yuck!’ Director Loïc Espuche
In this Oscar-qualified short, a group of children discover the grossest thing ever: couples kissing on the mouth.
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.
How ‘Ultra-Man: Rising’ Found A Fresh Take On Tokusatsu And Kaiju Genres
Shannon Tindle and John Aoshima discuss their roles as director and co-director of the new Netflix feature 'Ultraman: Rising.'
Pictoplasma Founders Reflect On 20 Years Of Running A Character Design Conference
This year's edition is currently taking place in Berlin.
New Survey Shows Japan’s Animation Workers Are Overworked, Underpaid, And Regularly Face Harassment
The study warns, "If things continue like this, the technology in the anime industry will eventually stagnate, and the industry itself may collapse."
‘3 Body Problem’ VFX Supervisor Stefen Fangmeier On Balancing Interplanetary Realities In Netflix’s Ambitious New Sci-Fi Series
Out today, '3 Body Problem' promises to be a spectacle unlike anything the streamer has released so far.
February’s Biggest Stories From The World Of Animation
Many trends from January have carried over this month, with the main talking points among our readers being artificial intelligence, mass layoffs, and unionization.
This AI Model Is Trained On Public Domain Stills To Create Mickey Mouse Images
The model's creator admits its Stable Diffusion foundation is problematic, but says the public domain could provide answers to many ethical and legal questions about generative AI.
New Report Confirms Worst Fears: AI Will Disrupt Countless Animation Jobs Over Next 3 Years
The startling report makes one thing clear: generative AI is here today and wreaking havoc right now.
Five Streaming Animation Debuts We’re Looking Forward To In February 2024
With the first month of 2024 nearly behind us, we take a closer look at some of the exciting animation releases coming our way in February.
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