Q&A: Chris Landreth On 20 Years Since He Wrestled With Maya To Make The Strange and Surreal ‘Bingo’
It’s been 20 years since Chris Landreth’s groundbreaking short “Bingo” showed the world what Maya 1.0 could do.
Shorts
Disney Television Animation Is Exploring Real-Time Rendering With ‘Baymax Dreams’
Disney created a series of three animated shorts using real-time rendering technology.
EXCLUSIVE: Dreamworks Directors On How They Made ‘Bilby,’ And On The Studio’s New Shorts Program
Directors Pierre Perifel, Liron Topaz, and JP Sans reveal how working on the new Dreamworks short transformed them as filmmakers.
Award-Winning Shorts ‘Agua Viva’ And ‘Weekends’ Are Online For Shortlist Film Festival
Some popular festival films are now online, for a limited period of time, as part of the Shortlist Film Festival.
New Promotion For ‘The Lego Movie 2’ Takes To The Sky
Here’s a new frontier for animated feature film promotions: airline safety videos.
Short Pick of the Day: ‘Mad Love’ by Ryoji Yamada
From Japan, Ryoji Yamada’s music video made in pastels for Keita Sano’s “Mad Love.”
Nikita Diakur’s Groundbreaking CG Film ‘Ugly’ Is Now Online
At a time when digital artists are still grappling with the potential of computer animation, Nikita Diakur’s “Ugly” is an eye-opening dive into the medium’s untapped possibilities and a bold statement on where cg animation might still go.
Ottawa 2018 Animation Festival Announces Competition Selections
100 films were selected from a record-setting 2,469 entries.
EXCLUSIVE: Mexico’s Pixelatl Festival Launches Teaser Film For Its 2018 Edition
Mexico’s Pixelatl Festival is gearing up for a new edition, and we’ve got the debut of their 2018 teaser film.
Mindbender’s Teaser For ‘The Food Thief’ Is As Wild And Fun As CG Animation Gets
Mindbender continues its quest to develop cartooning in cg animation.
Here Is The Ultimate Guide To Distributing A Short Film On The Internet
The “Be Everywhere All At Once” strategy is a new – and smarter – way to think about distributing a short film online.
How E.d. Films Is Using Real-time To Help Make Their Animated Films
A look at how e.d. films in Montreal has adopted the Unity game engine for animated filmmaking, and even developed its own real-time tools.
New French Short ‘Le Mans 1955’ Explores Most Horrific Crash In Motorsports History
Watch the trailer for Quentin Baillieux’s new film “Le Mans 1955.”
Pixar To Debut New Short, ‘Purl,’ At SIGGRAPH
“Purl,” directed by Kristen Lester, is the second project finished by Pixar’s new experimental shorts unit.
The Academy Invites 928 New Members, Including Over 150 In Animation And VFX Branches
It’s a good year for the animation world: some previously overlooked women filmmakers and Japanese animation directors have been invited to join the Academy this year.
EXCLUSIVE: Academy Denies Animation Producer Kobe Bryant Opportunity To Become Member
Kobe Bryant may be an Oscar winner, but he won’t be allowed to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
Annecy: Google Spotlight Stories Releases ‘Piggy,’ A New Approach To VR Interaction
The latest Google Spotlight is as much experiment as short, pushing the limits of interaction between the viewer and character.
Annecy: Warner Bros. Announces New ‘Cartoonist-Driven’ Looney Tunes Shorts Program
Here’s the most exciting Looney Tunes announcement in a long time.
Nick’s ‘Bea and Cad’ Pilot Is Only The Beginning For These Characters
Lots of people are discovering “Bea and Cad” this week – here’s a look at what’s next for these characters.
From Burbank To Wuhan: Making ‘One Small Step’ Was A Big Global Collaboration For Taiko Studios
Created by ex-Disney artists, Taiko Studios had to learn some new tricks in international collaboration to create its first project, “One Small Step.”
