Rooftop Films Call for Submissions

Rooftop Films, the yearly film festival that takes place across the rooftops of New York City, is currently accepting submissions for its …

The Hangman

Joe Dante’s Trailers From Hell is down for Christmas week, so instead of trailer commentaries he’s running The Hangman, a rarely-seen …

Story from North America

When I presented my 2008 animation picks last week, I didn’t offer up any student shorts on my list. That’s not because I didn’t see any …

Compost by Jim and Diane Downer

I saw Compost a few months back and was really pleased to discover that it’s online. It’s a beautiful piece of work. Husband-and-wife …

Sundance Shorts Line-Up Announced

The Sundance Film Festival announced today their short film selections for the 2009 festival which runs January 15-25 in Park City, Utah. …

‘Random Cartoons’ start today!

Starting today, the Nicktoons Network presents Frederator Studios’ Random! Cartoons each Saturday and Sunday at 10:30am Pacific time …

Wright Meat

A Thanksgiving rebuttal from the pen of animator James Sugrue: (Thanks, Felicia Spano)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers. Here’s a little turkey day treat – Tex Avery’s Jerky Turkey. For model sheets and animation …

Pulsar by Katushi Bowda

By far the coolest thing I’ve seen on YouTube all week is this Japanese short from 1990. From the video description: “This is not clay …

A Conversation by Matt Saunders

A Conversation is a piece combining stop-motion and digital compositing that was created by student Matt Saunders. It shows lots of …

2008 Oscar-Eligible Animated Shorts

Michael Sporn has a complete list of all the animated shorts eligible for an Oscar this year, along with links to their official …

The Black Dog’s Progress

Count me in as a fan of Stephen Irwin’s eccentric little animated shorts (check them out here). The Black Dog’s Progress may be his most …

The Shaker Brothers

Way back in September 2006 we pointed towards a promising new short, produced as a labor of love by a small animation collective in …

Night of the Werehog

Here’s the entire Sonic The Hedgehog short (mentioned previously here), released to You Tube today by Sega:

Luxo Jr. Grows Up

Twenty-two years later, Luxo Jr. is no longer a kid, and he’s developed other interests that are a bit more mature than beach balls. The …

Pixar’s Burn-E

Pixar’s Burn-E is the short that’s attached to the Wall-E DVD coming out next week. It’s directed by Angus MacLane. (via Kottke)

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