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‘Scarlet,’ ‘Arco,’ ‘Little Amélie’ Headline 2025 Animation Is Film Lineup
Animation Is Film 2025 runs Oct 17–19 in Hollywood, featuring global and U.S. premieres, industry panels, and a diverse selection of shorts.
Shorts
“I’m Tired Of Films That Try To Be Clear To Everyone”: Mykyta Lyskov Speaks To Ukrainians First In ‘Kyiv Cake’
Mykyta Lyskov’s ‘Kyiv Cake’ layers humor, tragedy, and surreal imagery to capture Ukraine’s resilience and defiance during war.
Powwow Dance And Animation Unite In Indigenous Enterprise’s ‘Still Here’
Indigenous Enterprise marks 10 years with Still Here at The Joyce Theater in New York, blending powwow dance and animation in a groundbreaking performance.
Vimeo’s $1.38 Billion Sale Marks The End Of An Era
Once a hub for indie filmmakers and animators, Vimeo’s $1.38B sale to Bending Spoons marks bookends its long decline from online indie content dominance.
Bill Plympton, Signe Baumane To Host Made In New York: Best Of NYC Indie Animation This Weekend
Metrograph will host the one-night-only showcase celebrating the humor, grit, and artistic individuality of the city’s indie animation scene.
Watch Composer Pablo Pico Craft The Score For Eva Lusbaronian’s Toronto Player ‘Death Of The Fish’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Composer Pablo Pico discusses crafting the original music for Eva Lusbaronian’s dialogue-free short ‘Death of the Fish,’ which just premiered at TIFF.
Joanna Quinn Unveils ‘This Land Is A Woman,’ Part Of A Global Anijam In Support Of Gaza
Oscar-nominated animation icon Joanna Quinn unveils ‘This Land Is a Woman,’ part of a global anijam uniting artists in solidarity with Gaza.
The Manosphere Hits The Maternity Ward In Celia Bullwinkel’s Wickedly Funny ‘Baby Bro’
In ‘Baby Bro,’ Bullwinkel mixes classic 2D animation with frat-boy rhetoric, exposing misogyny through absurdist, feminist dark humor.
‘This Is Our Time As Independents, But If You Don’t Take Risks, Will You Ever Know?” Disney Renaissance Vet Dominic Carola On ‘My Neighbor’
Carola explores independence and risk-taking with ‘My Neighbor,’ a handmade pilot about kindness and community.
‘I Have To Animate Conan Someday’: Stop-Motion Savant Justin Rasch On His Love Of Toys, Craft And Literature’s Most Famous Barbarian
Animator Justin Rasch turns his lifelong Conan fandom into a stop-motion social campaign, bringing the Barbarian into battle with a Cthulhu-like monstrosity.
‘Great Films Are Harder To Find Because They’re Being Drowned Out’: Why Don Hertzfeldt Put Together The ‘Animation Mixtape’ Short Film Anthology
Don Hertzfeldt-curated ‘Animation Mixtape’ premieres at IFC Center tonight, reviving the big-screen experience for short films before touring nationwide.
Academy Unveils 2025 Student Academy Award Winners
The 52nd Student Academy Awards honored a half-dozen animation and experimental films which are now eligible for the 98th Oscars.
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.
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.
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