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Annecy Reveals Short & TV Films In Competition At 2021 Edition
The world’s leading animation festival will be held this year on June 14–19. The organizers are planning a hybrid edition.
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Animafest Zagreb Unveils Shorts In Competition At In-Person 2021 Edition
As things stand, the festival will hold an IRL edition in Croatia in June.
Quirino Awards Unveil Finalists For 4th Edition
The awards, which celebrate the best in Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American animation, will be held on May 29.
Oscar Animation Analysis: Predictable Features, Surprising Shorts, Low-Key VFX
The 93rd Academy Awards will be presented on April 25.
93rd Oscar Nominations: Here Are All The Animation And VFX Nominees
The Academy Awards will be presented on April 25.
From Family Secrecy To Sundance Success: The Unusual Production Of ‘Souvenir Souvenir’
Bastien Dubois speaks about the decade-long creation of his searing documentary short.
The Best Animation Instagrams Of The Week: Oscar Shorts Contenders
This week, we spotlight five directors competing in the Oscars’ relatively unsung animated shorts category.
Here Are The Films That Made The Oscar Shortlists For Animated Short And Visual Effects
Ten films were shortlisted in the short and vfx Academy Award categories.
A Highly Subjective Look At Some Of This Year’s Lesser-Known Oscar Contenders
Animated shorts that Academy voters should take some time to consider.
Watch At Least 20 Oscar-Qualified Animation Shorts For Free Online
And do it soon — these films won’t all remain online for long.
The Animation That Changed Me: Maureen Furniss on ‘Voices’
“It was a film by a woman, featuring a woman who was talking about very un-cartoony topics,” says Furniss of Joanna Priestley’s 1985 short. “I’d never seen anything like it.”
Oscar 2021 Best Animated Short Film: The List Of 96 Qualified Films (Exclusive)
This year may just have set a new record for the number of animated shorts qualified for an Oscar.
How To Mount A Successful Oscar Campaign For An Animated Short: Tips From The Experts
At Montreal’s Les Sommets festival last week, two veteran managers of awards campaigns spoke about their work. Here are our key takeaways.
The Animation That Changed Me: Ross Bollinger on ‘Duck Amuck’
Says Bollinger: “Witnessing Daffy Duck coming apart at the seams as his world was deconstructed in front of him … it was sheer genius!”
Exclusive Short Film Premiere: ‘Sessions With Stan’ by Aron Fromm, With Never-Before-Heard Stan Lee Recording
Stan Lee waxes lyrical about “the most useful word in the English language” in Fromm’s juicy film.
Oscars For Animated Shorts 2021: A Look At This Year’s Candidates
We consider some films very likely to be competing for an Oscar, from Pixar’s latest to an indie film made for $80.
The BFI Granted Filmmakers $1.2 Million To Develop And Produce 15 Animated Shorts
The British Film Institute (BFI) is granting £922,406 (USD$1.2 million) to 15 recipients for the development and production of animation …
The Animation That Changed Me: Kim Keukeleire on ‘Begone Dull Care’
“This film had everything for me: experimentation, creativity, visuals, sound, movement, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, pace, energy,” says Keukeleire.
Watch Top Festival Shorts For Free On Autour de Minuit’s New Channel For Adult Animation
Some of the best, funniest, and downright weirdest films on the animated shorts circuit are now available to view for free online.
CHART: The Most-Viewed Indie Animated Shorts On Youtube
A simple question did not have a simple answer — until now.
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