These Are The Best Animated Shorts In The Running For This Year’s Oscar
We surveyed 16 festival directors and animation critics to find out what films deserve this year’s Academy Award for Best Animated Short.
Shorts
How They Did It: Playing With Music And Geometry In ‘The Emperor’s Newest Clothes’
Director Simón Wilches-Castro explains what inspired the eye-popping design of his film, which updates the classic story for our age of disillusion.
Ubisoft Releases New ‘Rabbids’ Shorts As It Expands Its Animation Slate (Exclusive)
An exclusive look at Ubisoft’s new animation program.
Censorship, Shortages, Apathy: The Trials Of Making Independent Animation In Vietnam
Deedee Animation Studio, based in Hanoi, talks with Cartoon Brew about the tortuous process of setting up a 2d animation studio in Vietnam.
Miyu Unveils 5 New Short Films By Nikita Diakur, Špela Čadež, Dahee Jeong, And Others (Exclusive)
An exclusive look at upcoming short films from the French production house Miyu.
2020 Best Animated Short Film Oscar: A List Of Potentially Qualifying Films In The Category (Exclusive)
An exclusive list of animated shorts that have potentially qualified for the 2020 Oscars.
How They Did It: Blending Memory And Archives In The Hybrid Film ‘Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days’
In her autobiographical film, Regina Pessoa expands her repertoire, introducing object animation and wall drawings alongside hand-drawn animation.
Cinesite Will Complete Production On ‘Mila,’ A Short Film Made By Volunteers In 35 Countries
The short cg film, which centers on a young girl in wartime Italy, has been in the works for eight years. Over 350 volunteer artists have participated.
How They Did It: Inventing A New Animation Technique For ‘The Physics Of Sorrow’
For his new film, acclaimed animator Theodore Ushev adopted a style of painting pioneered by Egyptians thousands of years ago.
How They Did It: Combining 2D Animation, Archive Materials, And Ice Carving In ‘Shannon Amen’
Canadian animator Chris Dainty walks us through the complex production process of his new NFB short.
2019 César Awards: Watch The Trailers For The 12 Shortlisted Animated Films
It’s an unusually competitive year with lots of high-profile films in contention.
Interview: John Morena Explains How He Made One Film Per Week For A Year
In 2017, John Morena set out to make 52 shorts in a year. The animator talks to Cartoon Brew about the one-of-a-kind project that is “Area 52.”
How They Did It: Animating Hong Kong’s High-Rise Buildings In ‘Serial Parallels’
A new way of looking at Hong Kong through animation…
One Second from Every Classic Looney Tunes Short
Watch over 1,000 cartoons in under 20 minutes.
Dreamworks’s New Short ‘Marooned’ Hits U.S. Theaters This Weekend
The film, about a robot stranded in space, will play before a retrospective of popular Dreamworks animated features.
FXX’s New Late-Night Series ‘Cake’ Will Feature Original Short-Form Animation
The Disney-owned cable network is using the program as an incubator for full-length series.
‘Hair Love’ Short Will Get North American Release In Front Of ‘Angry Birds 2’
“Hair Love,” which started as an independent short, is now getting a release in front of a major studio film.
Shout! Factory Acquires Library Of Independent Animator Bill Plympton
The deal encompasses all seven of Plympton’s feature films as well as over 50 of his shorts.
How They Did It: Creating A 1920s Rubber-Hose Animation Style For ‘Waldo’s Dream’
Colombian animation studio Venturia shares tricks and techniques they used to create a vintage-style animation piece.
The Stories Behind 3 Animated Documentaries: ‘Carlotta’s Face,’ ‘Egg,’ ‘Travelogue Tel Aviv’
We speak to the filmmakers of three short animated documentaries from the current festival circuit and learn how they came to be made.
