Shorts

Ball Breaker - Ipad film by Ushev and Robinson

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Ever wondered what would happen if Buster Keaton made a film about testicular cancer using an iPad?

Jacob Kafka's True Story Takes Best in Show at ASIFA-East Awards

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On Sunday, May 19, ASIFA-East awarded prizes for its 44th annual Animation Festival, with Jacob Kafka's Based on a True Story taking Best in Show.

Dock Ellis and the LSD No No

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Dock Ellis
Ah... nothing more American than baseball and acid trips.

Trailer for Chris Landreth's Subconscious Password

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Chris Landreth just finished up a new film, Subconscious Password. I've seen it. It's fantastic. Here's the trailer....

ASIFA-East to Hold 2013 Animation Awards Ceremony May 19

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ASIFA-East holds its annual awards ceremony for the 2013 ASIFA-East Animation Film Festival on Sunday, May 19, 2013, with awards given out across a variety of categories and craft.

Hornet’s Marcondes Directs New Caveirão Short

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Hornet releases a new trailer for “Caveirão,” a short film directed by Guilherme Marcondes utilizing live-action, 2D animation and 3D VFX.

2013 Student Academy Award Winners Announced

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Thirteen students from nine U.S. colleges and universities, along with three students from foreign universities, are selected as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Student Academy Awards competition.

SVA Announces 2013 Dusty Festival Winners

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Winners are announced for the 2013 edition of the New York School of Visual Art’s Dusty Film & Animation Festival and Awards.

Nickelodeon Announces SpongeBob SquareShorts Competition

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Nickelodeon announces the first ever “SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes,” and invites fans and filmmakers of all ages from around the world to create and submit original, SpongeBob-inspired short films.

Animation Block Party Issues Call for Entries

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The tenth annual Animation Block Party, taking place in Brooklyn from July 25 to 28, issues a call for entries.

Belgium’s Oh Willy Wins AniFest Grand Prix Award

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Belgian film “Oh Willy...” is awarded the Grand Prix prize at this year’s AniFest, the Czech Republic’s largest international festival specializing in animated films.

Academy Announces Rule Changes

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For the first time, the entire voting membership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is automatically eligible to vote in all 24 Oscar categories.

Chris Landreth Talks Subconscious Password

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The Oscar®-winning director’s new film is thought-provoking, intense and dare I say, hilarious.

Emily Carmichael Creates 8-bit RPG OKC Short Film

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Animated in the style of a retro video game, “RPG OKC” tells the story of two minor video game characters who go on a perilous first date after meeting each other on an internet dating website.

Drunk Animation!

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Nothing like a little drunk animation to get your weekend started.

Athena Creates Stop-Motion Short

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Athena Studios creates the stop-motion animated short film, “Peanut Butter.”

IBM Creates World’s Smallest Film

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Director Nico Casavecchia, 1stAveMachine, Ogilvy and the big brains at IBM Research create the world’s smallest stop-motion film, “A Boy and His Atom.”

Montreal Stop Motion Festival Issues Call for Entries

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The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival issues a call for entries for the fifth edition of the festival, which will take place in October.

2013 Student Academy Award Finalists Announced

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Thirty-eight students from 17 U.S. colleges and universities as well as nine students from foreign universities are selected as finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Student Academy Awards competition.

Leviathan Brings Home FITC, Platinum Remi Awards

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Leviathan wins the FITC Best Animation Award for “Wooden Toy,” and the WorldFest Platinum Remi Award for Visual/Special Effects for the short film “Lilith.”