2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘La Perra’ Director Carla Melo Gampert
The Colombian short is in contention after winning three Oscar-qualifying festivals.
The Colombian short is in contention after winning three Oscar-qualifying festivals.
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.
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.
'Curiosa' explores the question of how much we should know about our romantic partners, and how much is too much.
"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."
'Spongebob' executive producers Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller talk about why they love working with Screen Novelties on stop-motion projects.
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.
"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.'
“Fred Moore was Disney drawing," his colleague Marc Davis once said. "We’ve all done things on our own, but that was the basis of what Disney stood for.”
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.
Featuring intricately crafted wooden-style puppets with hand-drawn eyes and mouths, the short serves as a fitting coda to McHale’s masterpiece.
Mathilde Bédouet's 'Summer 96' qualified for the Oscars by winning the prestigious César Award, France's equivalent of the Academy Award.
The studio is developing the movie with J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot and screenwriter Pamela Ribon ('Nimona,' 'My Year of Dicks').
The hybrid feature tells the story of a girl who becomes entrapped in her deceased father's unfinished novel and comes face to face with the book's characters who have taken over the plot.
A new feature in Cartoon Animator allows users to activate motions, performances, and effects for characters with a single button press for real-time animation.
A diverse group of animated films are in the top 10 this weekend, including a hand-drawn import, a documentary, a stop-motion classic, and multiple cg blockbusters.
The awards will be presented December 7 in Switzerland.
The film is the first traditionally-animated 2d feature produced in Pakistan.
We've put together a list of nine shorts that demonstrate the breadth and diversity available at this year's Ottawa Festival.