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Weird Al Yankovic To Present Bill Plympton Retrospective At New York’s IFC Center
Weird Al will present Bill Plympton’s ‘Your Face,’ ‘Guard Dog,’ and more plus New York premieres of ‘Duckville’ and ‘Whale 52’ at the IFC Center, Sept. 15–21.
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LEGO, Aardman Launch Stop-Motion Challenge With New Clay Alien Character
Lego teams with Aardman on a stop-motion challenge starring Boop, a clay alien, inviting kids to finish the story in the Lego Play app.
Toronto Introduces Best Animated Short Award, Unveils 10-Title Slate
TIFF 2025 debuts a best animated short award and reveals 10 animated title lineup, joining feature showcases from Mamoru Hosoda and Takahide Hori.
A Hong Kong Storm Sparks Questions Of Memory, Identity, And Nature In Existential Short ‘Monsoon Blue’
A surreal Hong Kong monsoon stirs memory and identity in ‘Monsoon Blue,’ a festival-hit animated short now available to stream online.
‘CAGE’ Turns Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Authoritarianism Into A Nightmarish Ritual
In Nikita Kibirev’s one-minute short ‘CAGE,’ the U.S.-born Russian immigrant uses surreal horror to explore the fear and cycles of American authoritarian power.
‘Sometimes, The Most Authentic Result Comes From Doing It The Traditional Way’: Luca Cioci’s Practical Magic In ‘Metrophusis’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Discover how Luca Cioci mixed stop-motion, light painting, and practical effects to turn a mundane gas station visit into a hypnotic visual short.
‘I’ve Seen That Kind Of Thing Before’: Why Eddie Alcazar Chose Clay Over Pixels For His ‘Bullet Time’ Video Game Segments (EXCLUSIVE)
Director Eddie Alcazar dives into clay animation and ’90s chaos with ‘Bullet Time,’ calling it a ‘fresh new way’ to blend nostalgia and form.
More Than An Ad Campaign: Aardman Artists Discuss Their Work On Coinbase’s ‘Human Nature’ Shorts
Coinbase teams up with Aardman for “Human Nature,” a stop-motion series using real voices to explore financial stress and introduce crypto concepts.
Piderman Homecoming: After 10 Years, ‘Baman Piderman’ Creators Reclaim Streaming Rights, Plan New Episodes To Conclude The Series
After a 10 year distribution nightmare, internet cult favorite ‘Baman Piderman’ returns to its owner’s channel on Aug. 1 with new episodes planned.
Stream A Half-Dozen 2025 Annecy Shorts On The Animation Showcase
Stream award-winning shorts from Annecy 2025, including ‘The Night Boots’ and ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls,’ now on The Animation Showcase.
‘Pollo Punch’: A Narcoleptic Rooster Fights For The Immigrant Dream In Our Pick Of The Day
In ‘Pollo Punch,’ a sleepy rooster and his owner fight for redemption in the ring. This heartfelt animated short is a love letter to Cuban-American resilience.
‘Dog Alone’ Tops Anibar’s International Competition, ‘How’ Wins Best Balkan Title
Kosovo’s Anibar Festival wrapped July 20, spotlighting bold animated films tackling the future, human rights, and raw human connection.
‘Fans Just Ran With Him’: How A One-Off ‘Smalls’ Character Became Adult Swim’s Next Cult Favorite, Lil Daddy
Zae Jordan and Mandal’s ‘Lil Daddy’ debuts its first in a series of three ‘Smalls’ standalone shorts on YouTube today.
Don Hertzfeldt Curates ‘Animation Mixtape,’ A Feature-Length Anthology Of Shorts Coming To Theaters This Fall
Ink Films debuts with ‘Animation Mixtape,’ a 12-short anthology curated by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Don Hertzfeldt.
Mathilde Bédouet’s César-Winning Short ‘Summer 96’ Is The Perfect Summer Treat
About a family’s poorly-planned trip to the beach, ‘Summer 96’ quickly shifts from serene nostalgia to a stressful blame game with aesthetics to match.
Stéphanie Clément Blends Beauty And Dread In Oscar-Nominated ‘Pachyderme’
Clément’s 2023 short is a haunting tale of childhood trauma told through vivid CG and quiet horror.
One Of The Perks Of Living In China: Disney Is Making Hand-Drawn ‘Zootopia’ Shorts For Chinese Audiences
Four “Zootopia” shorts using “traditional Chinese animation techniques” will debut in China this November.
The Offbeat Production Methods Of The NFB’s Stop-Motion Film ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’
Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, directors of the iconic ‘Madame Tutli-Putli,’ are back with their latest stop-motion film that pushes the art form to new places.
‘Arco,’ ‘The Night Boots’ Win Top Awards At Politically-Charged Annecy Closing Ceremony
“Let us live; let us go home; stop the bombs,” said Annecy’s artistic director Marcel Jean at Saturday night’s closing ceremony.
Series Craft: Director Robert Valley Explains His Approach To Adapting Marc Laidlaw’s ‘400 Boys’ For ‘Love, Death & Robots’
Valley walks us through his inspirations and development of key scenes in his visually stunning installment for the Netflix anthology series.
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