2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Autokar’ Director Sylwia Szkiłądź
Szkiłądź’s 'Autokar' turns a child’s unaccompanied 1990s migration by bus from Poland to Belgium into a magical-realist journey of self-discovery.
Szkiłądź’s 'Autokar' turns a child’s unaccompanied 1990s migration by bus from Poland to Belgium into a magical-realist journey of self-discovery.
Go behind the scenes with filmmakers Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese as they share storyboards and craft secrets behind 'Lesbian Space Princess.'
This haunting 2D short sees its protagonist return to her childhood home in Mexico, where she unearths buried memories and the lingering ghosts of violence and loss.
Vine's 'Cardboard,' produced by Locksmith Animation, follows a single dad and his piglet kids who turn hardship into adventure using pure imagination.
Watch the first proof-of-concept trailer for Uli Meyer’s Tricky & The Cereal Killers, a hand-drawn, AI-fueled tribute to 90s mascots.
'Two Ships' is a hand-drawn short that explores distance and connection as experienced by a couple occupying the same space, but with opposing schedules.
Patricio Plaza’s 'Carne de Dios' is a haunting animated journey through colonial-era faith, violence, and transformation at the edge of body and spirit.
Kazi joins Watermelon Pictures as executive VP of marketing, focused on expanding the company's global reach and developing original projects.
Warner Bros. Japan and Studio 4℃ debut the trailer for 'All You Need Is Kill,' reimagining Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s iconic sci-fi time loop story.
Cartoon Saloon’s 'Éiru' is a visually lush Celtic myth about courage, nature, and divine balance, brought to life with a breathtaking color palette.
Aaron Blaise’s heartfelt, hand-drawn short 'Snow Bear' is a moving Arctic tale of loss, hope, and love, now qualified for the 2026 Oscars.
'Zootopia 2' grew bigger as directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard stayed “free to fail,” taking risks to push story and world-building while keeping its heart.
Canadian gem 'The Girl Who Cried Pearls' and other standout shorts, features, and student films were also celebrated as this year’s festival wrapped things up.
Filmmaker Matea Radic revisits war-torn Sarajevo decades later in 'Paradaïz,' blending memory, loss, and identity in a moving animated short.
Hideo Kojima reveals 'Death Stranding: Mosquito' (working title), a new feature directed by Hiroshi Miyamoto with a script by Aaron Guzikowski.
NBA star Victor Wembanyama leads 'Alien Dunk,' an animated sci-fi basketball series and transmedia project aimed at global audiences.
Mykyta Lyskov’s 'Kyiv Cake' layers humor, tragedy, and surreal imagery to capture Ukraine’s resilience and defiance during war.
Last week, Warner Bros. sued Midjourney - like Disney and Universal did before - and Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5B for scraping protected literature.
'Light of the World' brings hand-drawn 2D animation back to theaters with a global team, indie spirit, and some '90s Disney known-how.
Weird Al will present Bill Plympton’s 'Your Face,' 'Guard Dog,' and more plus New York premieres of 'Duckville' and 'Whale 52' at the IFC Center, Sept. 15–21.