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It’s Time to Vote: Cartoon Brew’s Coverage of Oscar-Nominated Films
Here’s our coverage of the 15 contenders who are competing for an animation/vfx Oscar next week.
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‘My Life As A Zucchini’ Director Claude Barras On The Hard Work of Simplicity and Minimalism
Director Claude Barras talks about the hard work of achieving simplicity, the keys to making kid characters in animation feel authentic, and why he believes stop motion is the midpoint between fiction and animation.
‘Return of the Jedi’ and ‘Roger Rabbit’ VFX Supe Ken Ralston Reflects on the State of the Industry
Five-time-Academy Award winner Ken Ralston offers his thoughts on past projects and the future of vfx.
VFX Oscar Contenders Share Their Toughest Shots
This year’s Oscar-nominated vfx supervisors name their toughest shots—and they’re not all what you might think.
2017 Oscar Nominations: Filmmaker Reactions
Reactions from the Academy Award-nominated filmmakers!
2017 Oscar Nominations: Animated Feature, Animated Short, VFX
What do you think?
Blue Sky, ILM, Sony Imageworks, Weta Digital, and Disney Among 18 Sci-Tech Academy Award Honorees
Hollywood is honoring the cgi and vfx technologies that play such a huge role in filmmaking nowadays.
Indian Filmmaker Ishan Shukla Shares His Path to Making the Short ‘Schirkoa’
Independent cg animation is rare in India. Filmmaker Ishan Shukla is trying to change that.
‘My Life as a Zucchini’ Among Nine Films That Advances in Foreign Oscar Shortlist
Animation is doing well everywhere this year, including the foreign-language category of the Oscars.
VFX Oscar Race is Narrowed Down To 10 Films
The vfx shortlist includes the expected (“Doctor Strange,” “The Jungle Book”) and the unexpected (“Kubo and the Two Strings,” “Arrival”)
Academy Reveals Contenders in VFX Category, Including ‘Rogue: One,’ ‘Jungle Book,’ and ‘Kubo’
The 20 films in contention for the vfx Oscar have been announced.
2017 Animated Short Oscar Contenders: A Record Number of Films Are Competing
We look at the top contenders in this year’s Oscar race for best animated short.
2017 VFX Oscar Contenders: From Most-Likely To The Outliers
Who are the likely contenders for a visual effects Oscar? And which films might surprise this year?
2016 Oscar Nominations: Animation Analysis
Low-budget features and South American contenders are competing alongside Pixar this year.
20 Films Shortlisted for Visual Effects Oscar
The Academy expanded the field of visual effects contenders to 20 films this year.
BREAKING: Academy Announces 10 Animated Shorts Advance to Oscar Shortlist
Here’s the list of 10 short films that have been shortlisted for an Oscar.
60 Animated Shorts Qualified for the Academy Awards in 2015 (Complete List)
We’ve been keeping track of the category all year long and now we have the Academy’s complete list.
Moonbot Enters the Oscars Race with ‘Taking Flight’
Premiering September 18 in West L.A., ‘Taking Flight’ is a whimsical tribute to the life of Radio Flyer wagon inventor, Antonio Pasin.
Palestine Enters ‘The Wanted 18’ into Foreign-Language Oscar Race
‘The Wanted 18’ mashes animation, interviews, reenactments, and archival footage into a 75-minute absurdity chronicling the true story of 18 cows-at-large.
2015 Student Academy Award Winners Announced
Animated films from CalArts, SVA, Academy of Art and Chapman have earned 2015 Student Academy Awards.
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