2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Oren’s Way’ Director Keika Lee
“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.’
Shorts
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘In The Shadow Of The Cypress’ Directors Hossein Molayemi And Shirin Sohani
The short earned its Oscars qualification by winning multiple awards, including the grand jury prize at Animayo and the best animated short award at Tribeca festival.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Miracle’ Director Nienke Deutz
Deutz’s film has qualified multiple times over for this year’s Oscar competition, including winning the grand prize at Animafest Zagreb.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Brown Dog’ Directors Nadia Hallgren And Jamie-James Medina
In this atmospheric short, a watchman clocks into his lonely booth and spends hours composing endless security logs to stay awake, as he slowly descends into darkness.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Tomorrow’ Director Aryasb Feiz
This Iranian short earned its Oscars qualification by winning best animated short film at the Foyle Film Festival in Ireland.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Maybe Elephants’ Director Torill Kove
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.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Car That Came Back From The Sea’ Director Jadwiga Kowalska
In this Oscar-qualified short, a group of friends go on a roadtrip as their car – and their country – falls apart.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Boat People’ Directors Thao Lam And Kjell Boersma
The NFB film earned its Oscars qualification by winning the Helen Hill Award for animated short at the New Orleans Film Festival.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Summer 96’ Director Mathilde Bédouet
Mathilde Bédouet’s ‘Summer 96’ qualified for the Oscars by winning the prestigious César Award, France’s equivalent of the Academy Award.
2025 Oscar Contenders: ‘Quota’ Directors Job Roggeveen, Joris Oprins, and Marieke Blaauw
The Oscar-nominated trio behind ‘A Single Life’ is back with a new dark comedy about climate change and individual responsibility.
2025 Oscar Contenders: ‘Yuck!’ Director Loïc Espuche
In this Oscar-qualified short, a group of children discover the grossest thing ever: couples kissing on the mouth.
2025 Oscar Contenders: ‘Wander To Wonder’ Director Nina Gantz
Our Oscar contenders series kicks off today with ‘Wander to Wonder,’ a creepy look at the lives of puppets who are left alone in a tv studio after their creator dies.
‘Flow,’ ‘Wander To Wonder’ Win Top Honors At Animation Is Film Festival
Both films have emerged as key Oscar contenders in the animated feature and short categories.
‘Memoir Of A Snail’ Beats Out Live-Action Films, Wins Top Prize At BFI London Film Festival
Two other animated films also received special jury mentions at the festival: the feature ‘Olivia & Las Nubes’ and the short ‘Dragfox.’
Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Is The Inspiration For A New Illumination Short Film
The new animated short will debut on Netflix tomorrow.
NowWhat!? Launches A Series Of Shorts About Political Issues
The non-profit organization was started by Six Point Harness founder Brendan Burch.
‘Flow,’ ‘La Voix Des Sirènes’ Win Top Awards At Ottawa International Animation Festival
The Ottawa win should help reinforce the fact that ‘Flow’ is one of the best animated films of 2024 and a real Oscar contender during the upcoming awards season.
Animation Is Film To Host N. American Premieres Of ‘The Colors Within’ And ‘The Day The Earth Blew Up’
The festival is set to take place in Los Angeles from October 18-20.
9 Animated Shorts You Won’t Want To Miss At Ottawa 2024
We’ve put together a list of nine shorts that demonstrate the breadth and diversity available at this year’s Ottawa Festival.
Disney Announces ‘An Almost Christmas Story,’ A New Short Directed By David Lowery, Produced By Alfonso Cuarón
The short will premiere this fall on Disney+.
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