Short Films

NFB Wins Webby Awards for BLA BLA and God’s Lake Narrows

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The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has added to its track record of innovation in interactive productions with Webby Awards for “BLA BLA” and “God’s Lake Narrows.”

ToonBox Animates The Nut Job with Dell

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Dell technology enables Toronto-based 3D animation studio ToonBox Entertainment to achieve high image quality.

2012 ASIFA-East Awards Announced

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On Sunday, April 29, ASIFA-East awarded the prizes for its 43nd annual Animation Festival.

Buzzco Creates Animation for TED’s Ted Ed Initiative

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Buzzco recently animated a short film for TED’s new educational initiative, TED Ed: Lessons Worth Sharing, an open platform dedicated to providing high school and college teachers a new way to use video content on the web.

WGC Screenwriting Award Winners Announced

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The Canadian film, TV and digital media community came out in full force to join the Writers Guild of Canada in celebration of Canadian screenwriters at the 16th annual WGC Screenwriting Awards.

Foreign Finalists Selected For 2012 Student Academy Awards

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Five finalists, selected from 51 entries representing 29 countries, will advance in the Foreign Film category in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 39th Annual Student Academy Awards competition.

Trunk Animates Short Film Inside

Posted In | News Categories: Music and Sound, People, Short Films | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: 2D, Music and Sound, People, Short Films
Trunk’s Rok Predin has created a new animated short, “Inside,” with a soundtrack by Ivan Arnold.

Ottawa Animation Fest Unveils 2012 Lineup

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Organizers of the Ottawa International Animation Festival have unveiled the lineup for the 2012 edition of the festival, along with poster art from Koji Yamamura, winner of the 2007 grand prize for his film “A Country Doctor.”

Screening of Films by Future Unemployed Animators Announced

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Eastern Whittier State University will be screening a program of senior thesis films by graduating animation students, almost all of whom will never find jobs in animation.

Straandlooper Animation Announces New Slate

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Straandlooper Animation announced a slate of new IP to build on the success of the highly acclaimed games trilogy "Hector:Badge of Carnage."

A&E Greenlights Animation Festival Jury Wars Reality Series

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A&E announced it has greenlit production on a new original unscripted real-life series, Animation Festival Jury Wars, a candid look into the vicious and cutthroat world of pre-selection jurying, where back-stabbing, chair throwing, hair pulling and name calling are common.

NFB Nets Seven Webby Nominations

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The National Film Board of Canada received seven nominations for the 16th Annual Webby Awards.

Classic Polish Animation Tours the U.S.

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The Polish Cultural Institute New York has partnered with UNSOUND Festival, BAMcinématek, Detroit Institute of Arts and The Cinefamily to present the U.S. tour of POLISH ANIMATION WITH LIVE MUSIC BY BAABA, with dates announced in New York, Detroit and Los Angeles.

Stop & Go 3-D Heads to Europe

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The San Francisco Bay Area-conceived stop-motion animation festival will travel to the Netherlands, Germany and Croatia for the world premiere of Stop & Go 3-D.

Snaptoons Finalists Announced

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, Short Films, Television | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: 2D, Cartoons, Short Films, Television
Cartoon Network Asia’s SNAPTOONS, a program designed to identify the next generation of cartoon heroes, announced three finalists from Singapore and the completion of two animated shorts from Malaysia.

European Web Toon Distributers Fined €85 for Price Fixing

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French authorities claim four web portals aimed to “stifle the competition” by fixing the price of buying films online at €0.

Yarnana Gets a Boost from Nice Shoes

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Nice Shoes colorist and partner Chris Ryan recently donated his color-grading expertise to YARNANA, a short film by co-creators Gina Vecchione and Michelle Price, featuring the otherworldly crochet work of artist Olek.

HAFF Winners Announced

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Winners for the Grand Prix prize at the Holland Animation Film Festival (HAFF) have been announced.

AniMazSpot Releases Studio Reel

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AniMazSpot announces a “Studio Reel” to introduce some of the AniMazSpot entries to the major animation studios in the Los Angeles area.

OIAF Announces 2012 Fest Lineup

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The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is announcing its most crowd-pleasing lineup ever for the 2012 edition of North America’s premier animation festival.