Shorts

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.

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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.

Studio AKA Creates Wool Parade for Kvadrat

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STUDIO AKA completes the short film, “The Wool Parade,” which brings to life an installation created by Doshi Levien at the Kvadrat showroom in Stockholm.

Disney Releases Paperman Short Online

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Originally played ahead of “Wreck-it Ralph,” Disney releases the Oscar-nominated short film, “Paperman,” online in its entirety.

An Electrifying Frankenweenie DVD Release

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The just released DVD set of Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie should be afforded a spot in the collection of any animation fan as well as any serious student of the medium

Toronto Animation Fest Issues Call for Entries

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Toronto Animation Arts Festival International issues a call for submissions.

Irish Furniture Short Takes Sundance Jury Prize

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The Sundance Institute gave the jury prize for animated short to “Irish Folk Furniture” at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

Video Art Fest Announces 2013 Lineup

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Videoart.net announces the lineup for the third annual Video Art & Experimental Film Festival (VAEFF), taking place February 7-9, 2013.

Ralph Bakshi Announces Last Days of Coney Island

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Ralph Bakshi Productions announces a brand-new series of shorts with all new animation by Ralph Bakshi and crew.

Bruno Bozzetto Releases Rapsodeus

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Oscar-nominated cartoonist Bruno Bozzetto is back with “Rapsodeus,” a new animated short that asks if there is any meaning to the thousands of wars fought by mankind.

Celebrity Deathmatch Creator Wrecks Stop-Motion Havoc

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Celebrity Deathmatch creator Eric Fogel helms his passion project -- a stop-motion animated post-apocalyptic action/adventure called “Havoc.”

Annecy Fest Unveils 2013 Guidelines

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Marcel Jean, the new Artistic Director of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, reveals some preliminary guidelines for 2013.

2013 Animated Com Award Issues Final Call for Entries

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The deadline for submissions to the 2013 Animated Com Award at the Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart is February 1, 2013.

Nick Launches 2013 Short Film Contest

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The deadline for submissions to Nickelodeon’s 2013 animated shorts program is March 29.