Tomek Popakul Archives | Cartoon Brew

When Did Animated Shorts Get So Long? An Investigation Into The Uncomfortable Rise Of Long Shorts

As animation directors explore longer film formats, the trend is causing headaches for producers, distributors, festival programmers, and educators.

The GLAS Animation Festival starts today – and you can see all of it online.

See the complete list of 2019 Annie Award nominations.

Many of these films will only be available for a limited period of time so watch them now!

We surveyed 16 festival directors and animation critics to find out what films deserve this year’s Academy Award for Best Animated Short.

An indie Japanese feature and an experimental short from Austria won the top prizes at Ottawa 2019.

Tomek Popakul’s punky “Acid Rain” continues it successful run on the festival circuit.

Sophie Koko Gate picked up the FXX Elevation Award with a $25,000 development and production deal.