“Stand-Up” by Joseph Pierce
Stand-Up (2008) by Joseph Pierce made a strong impression on me when I saw it at Annecy a couple years ago. Since then, I’ve searched …
Shorts
“The Eagleman Stag” trailer
The Eagleman Stag is a new short by 26-year-old London-based animator Mike Please, who is a graduate of Royal College of Art. It has some …
“Nine Nation Animation” Playing in Manhattan
Above you’ll find the trailer for Nine Nation Animation, a theatrical compilation of nine indie animated shorts that opened yesterday in …
“Me, the King & My Daddy” by Azadeh Moezzi
Great animated films can be created anywhere. Case in point: this inventive 13-minute cut-out-style short, animated, illustrated and …
“Toxie” Debuts on NPR Website
When I bumped into Stephen Neary a couple nights ago, he told me about his new animated piece “Toxie” which debuted on NPR.org this …
A trailer for a Jimi Hendrix short
This is the trailer for The Experience, a Jimi Hendrix-themed short that was produced to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of his …
“Bottle” by Kirsten Lepore
The first time we wrote about Kirsten Lepore, she was studying at Maryland Institute College of Art where she’d made an inventive …
“Death Buy Lemonade” by Kyu-bum Lee
Death Buy Lemonade created by Kyu-bum Lee at Sheridan College is the shortest film in Cartoon Brew TV’s Student Animation Festival. Don’t …
“The Lost Thing” trailer
The Lost Thing, a fifteen-minute CG animated short with a tactile, painterly feel, is based on a children’s book by Shaun Tan. It won the …
“Cliché!” by Cedric Villain
A follow-up to his film My Chinese, Cedric Villain’s Cliché! pokes fun of stereotypes about French people. The pacing is a bit too slow …
“Salesman Pete”
I posted the trailer to “Salesman Pete and the Amazing Stone from Outer Space!” last June. The entire film is now online. It’s directed …
Missed Aches by Joanna Priestley
Portland-based Joanna Priestley’s new short Missed Aches is destined to become popular in English classes across the world. A cheeky …
“Umbra” by Malcolm Sutherland
Montreal-based Malcolm Sutherland, who seemingly completes a new animated short every few minutes, debuted his latest–Umbra–last …
When Herzog Rescued Phoenix
A new animated short from Sascha Ciezata, the animator of When Lynch Met Lucas. Here, famed film director Werner Herzog recounts the time …
“Lisa and the Orange Juice” by Nicolas Fong
A commissioned film for Oxfam, Lisa and the Orange Juice shows how the organization helps local farmers in South America remain …
TIM by Ken Turner
Remember Tim Burton’s homage to Vincent Price, Vincent? Canadian animator Ken Turner returns the favor in this cute stop motion …
“Always, Only, Ever” by Barbara Benas
Watch Always, Only, Ever below: Always, Only, Ever was created by Barbara Benas at the Columbus College of Art and Design. There’s …
“The Icing on the Cake” by Rauch Bros.
“The Icing on the Cake,” a cartoon that is figuratively sweet, debuted last night on PBS’s POV. The audio is recorded by StoryCorps and …
Bruce by Tom Judd
Bruce is a powerful graduation film directed by Tom Judd at Royal College of Art. A simple gag on the surface, there are some …
Monsieur Pett by Oscar Grillo and Ted Rockley
Monsieur Pett, a short by Oscar Grillo & Ted Rockley for Klacto Animations in 2000, is an animated tragic comedy about a man with an …
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