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Welsch Poked Studio Bets On Original IP With Gritty Sci-Fi Short ‘Pokedbots – Delta City’

The Welsh studio’s first original IP blends dystopian world-building, lean production, and a digital-first approach to original CG animation.

Stitched Into Motion: Bea Lema Brings Embroidery To Animation In ‘El Cuerpo De Cristo’

Lema’s animated short adapts her graphic novel using embroidered sets and bespoke 2D animation to tell a story about mental illness and family memory.

Looney Tunes Returns To TV With Prestige Treatment At Turner Classic Movies

TCM will showcase classic theatrical shorts in curated programming, restoring visibility and providing historical context to Warner Bros.’ iconic cartoons.

Social Experiment Or Hoax? – The Curious Case Of ‘The Three Sisters’ According To Director Konstantin Bronzit

Konstantin Bronzit explains why ‘The Three Sisters’ was submitted under a false name and country, turning his Oscar-nominated short into a test of bias.

Inside ‘Acid City,’ A Cyberpunk Speculative Documentary Anchored In Real Voices And Real Science

Premiering next week at Rotterdam, the CG short pseudo-doc marks the debut original short from Laser Days filmmakers Jack Wedge and Will Freudenheim.

Stains On Silence – Ryo Orikasa’s Animation Word Plays

Ryo Orikasa discusses how he transforms literature, poetry, and written language into animated form through text, sound, and silence.

No Surprises Among This Year’s Animated Feature Nominees As Predictable Front-Runners Dominate

Oscar nominations revealed a risk-averse animated feature lineup, an unpredictable shorts race, and animation again ignored outside its own categories.

Savva Tsekmes Channels Gene Wilder’s Psychedelic Willy Wonka Boat Ride In Environmental Short ‘Home Again’

Melbourne-based animator Savva Tsekmes channels Gene Wilder’s iconic Willy Wonka boat monologue into a haunting, self-produced environmental short.

Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director Matteo Burani’s Favorite Shot From ‘Playing God’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Featuring a carefully animated fall where a clay figure loses its identity in a state between death and rebirth, the clip embodies the film’s emotional core.

Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director John Kelly’s Favorite Shot From ‘Retirement Plan’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Kelly shares a playful scene that precipitates a drop in tone, and the one retirement dream that he shares with its protagonist, Ray.

Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director James A. Castillo’s Favorite Shot From ‘The Quinta’s Ghost’ (EXCLUSIVE)

The turning point scene shows Goya realize that his past and his madness are inescapable, yet he continues painting as the audience watches in helpless silence.

See The First Piece Of Concept Artwork From Each Of This Year’s 15 Oscar Shortlisted Animated Shorts (Exclusive)

We asked the filmmakers of all 15 shortlisted shorts to send us the first piece of artwork they created for their films and to explain what inspired the look.

Oscar Shortlist Interviews: ‘The Shyness Of Trees’ Directors On Their Favorite Shot (EXCLUSIVE)

The film’s emotional climax was also one of its most technically challenging, combining a moving camera, animated background, and emotional performance.

Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Directors Nathan Engelhardt And Jeremy Spears Favorite Shot From ‘Forevergreen’ (EXCLUSIVE)

In two seconds, the film’s heart is revealed as an undeserving adopted prodigal son receives a selfless act of grace, sacrifice, and hope.

Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director Pierre-Luc Granjon’s Favorite Shot From ‘The Night Boots’ (EXCLUSIVE)

The Annecy-winning explains how meticulous pinscreen animation was used to create the woodland adventure’s coziest shot.

Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director Giovanna Ferrari’s Favorite Shot From ‘Éiru’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Split framing, shifting scale, and sound place the audience inside Éiru’s disorientation, collapsing time and space as her torch light fades.

Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Directors Chris Lavis And Maciek Szczerbowski’s Favorite Shot From ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ (EXCLUSIVE)

The give a behind-the-scenes explanation of the pivotal shot where story, music, and performance align to create cinematic “sorcery.”

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