Category: Short Films
Call for Entries for the 10th Edition of the Festival of Anibar Closes April 30
Anibar the International Animation Festival in Peja Kosovo will have its 10th edition this year July 15-21. Submit your films today!
CLIP: Season 2 Finale of ‘Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure’ Airs April 14
Hour-long episode, ‘Destinies Collide,’ debuts on the Disney Channel at 7:00–8:00 A.M. EDT on Sunday, April 14.
Nexus Studios Launches Animated Short Featuring Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page
Nexus directorial duo Smith & Foulkes collaborates with legendary guitar maker Fender on ‘The Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page’s ‘59 Telecaster.’
Q&A: Réka Bucsi’s ‘Solar Walk’ Now Available Via Vimeo On Demand!
Following 70 festivals and 13 awards for her short film ‘Solar Walk,’ the award-winning independent animator talks about distribution and monetization.
Animafest Zagreb Unveils 2019 Selections & Program Highlights
Running June 3-8, the 29th World Festival of Animated Film will screen more than 400 films from 45 countries, including 46 short films selected for the Grand Competition.
VR, AI and Blockchain: ITFS 2019 To Explore New Business Models for Animation
With new technologies like Virtual Reality, Artificial intelligence and Blockchain increasingly finding their way into the film and games sector, the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film will host presentations from seven different companies about these new business models.
The Academy Launches 2019 Student Academy Awards Competition
Student Academy Award winners eligible for Oscars consideration; deadline for entries is June 1, 2019.
Winners Announced for 7th International Emmy Kids Awards
DreamWorks Animation to Present ‘Abominable’ Feature & More at Annecy 2019
Feature programming includes an extended preview of ‘Abominable’ and world premiere of the short film ‘Marooned’; TV studio focus to offer first look of ‘Fast & Furious’ animated series and new footage from ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.’
‘Virus Tropical’ Awarded Best Feature at Second Annual Quirino Awards
‘Jorel’s Brother – Be Broccoli!’ wins best series; ‘Guaxuma’ wins best short film at the second edition of the Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards.
Animation Nights New York Returning to Cannes for Second Year
Members of 18 international film teams to participate in the Animation Nights New York 2019 Cannes Program.
WATCH: StudioCanal Drops First Full Trailer for Aardman’s ‘Farmageddon’
Aardman’s new out-of-this-world animated feature ‘Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon’ arrives in the U.S. on December 13.
Stuttgart Festival to Examine the Intersection of Art & Science of Animation at 26th Edition
Running April 30 - May 5, 2019, the 26th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film will combine science and animation from in the special program ‘She Blinded Me with Science – Science, Games & Animation.’
Epic Games Releases Unreal Engine 4.22
New release brings many new features, including real-time ray tracing, to developers in the fastest version of Unreal Engine 4 to date.
Animafest Zagreb to Collaborate with the Cineuropa Training Programme GoCritic!
The World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb (June 3-8, 2019) will collaborate with the Cineuropa Training Programme GoCritic! with a workshop dedicated to emerging film journalists and critics.
Blue Ant’s Arcade Cloud Makes Linear Debut in the U.K.
ASIFA-Hollywood Announces Key Dates for 47th Annie Awards
The 47th Annie Awards ceremony honoring overall excellence as well as individual achievement in 36 categories is set for Saturday, January 25, 2020 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
CALL FOR ANIMATION: Tofuzi Animation Festival of Animated Films in Batumi, Georgia
Running October 21-26, 2019, the Tofuzi Animation Festival in Batumi, Georgia is the opportunity to see films and relax on the Black Sea coast.
Submit Your Work to OIAF 2019!
‘How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Flying to Disc & Digital
Home entertainment release featuring a never-before-seen alternate opening & DreamWorks Animation shorts ‘Bilby’ and ‘Bird Karma’ available on Digital May 7, and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand May 21.
FMX 2019 to Spotlight Animation History with John Canemaker
International conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media running April 30 through May 3 sets additional speakers on VFX for television & global animation production.
GKIDS Bringing Animation Is Film Festival to Beijing
Special animation section at the 2019 Beijing Int’l Film Festival is largest slate of international animated feature films to be shown in China.
Annecy Festival Unveils Graduation, TV and Commissioned Film Selections for 2019 Edition
Forty-eight projects selected for the Graduation Films Competition, with an additional 24 projects selected for the TV Films category; 35 projects will compete in the Commissioned Films category.
The Place to Be to See Nordic/Baltic Animation: 2018 Fredrikstad Animation Festival
Held October 25-28, 2018, the Fredrikstad Animation Festival is the only opportunity to see a wide variety of Nordic/Baltic animation that does not often get shown at other festivals, meet the people that create it, and learn about what is new in the region’s animation community.