Short Films

Head Over Heels Director Launches Reckart Productions

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Director Timothy Reckart launches his own production company, Reckart Productions, with two stop-motion feature projects in development: “Super Special Ed” and “I Lost My Mind.”

Dr. Seuss Collection Heads to Disc

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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announces the release of “Hats Off to Dr. Seuss Collector’s Edition” on February 19.

Filmakademie’s Natalis Wins VES Award

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“Natalis,” created at the Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg and directed by Daniel Brkovic and Jan-Marcel Kuehn, receives a VES Award for “Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project.”

Life of Pi, Brave Lead 11th Annual VES Awards

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Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” and Pixar’s "Brave" each take home four trophies at the 11th annual VES Awards.

NFTS Grad Wins Annie Award for Head Over Heels

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Director Timothy Reckart’s Oscar-nominated “Head Over Heels” wins 2013 Annie Award.

NYICFF Announces 2013 Jury & Slate

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The critically acclaimed New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival announces its full slate and jury for the 16th annual edition, which runs March 1-24 at seven Manhattan locations.

UCA Grad Animates Captain Sparky Short for Tim Burton

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UCA grad, Mark Waring animates the short film “Captain Sparky v The Flying Saucers” for the DVD/Blu Ray release of “Frankenweenie.”

40th Annual Annie Award Winners Announced

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Disney’s “Wreck-It Ralph” wins Best Animated Feature at the 40th annual Annie Awards.

Oscar Shorts See Theatrical Run

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Beginning February 1, the ShortsHD The Short Movie Channel and Magnolia Pictures will release The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013 in more than 260 theaters across the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

BBC Launches What if? Global Competition

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The BBC launches a competition calling for for budding animators, illustrators and creatives to create a vision of the future.