Category: Short Films
Pictures from the Brainbox: A Weekly Dose of Indie Animation - 'Life Cycles'
Ross Hogg talks about his newly (online) released short, Life Cycles (2017), a stellar and blunt depiction of modern monotony.
REDCAT Children’s Fest Program Runs May 26-June 10
Animated and live-action short films from more than two dozen countries will be screened for viewers of all ages.
Visegrad Animation Forum Award Winners Announced
‘Of Unwanted Things and People’ wins the feature pitch prize, while ‘Rabbit from a Tin Hat’ won the TV honors and ‘Floating’ took home the short film award.
‘Back to the Moon’ VR Doodle Celebrates Georges Méliès
Directors Hélène Leroux and Fx Goby team up with Google Doodles, Google Spotlight Stories and Nexus Studios to deliver the first-ever interactive 360 degree/VR Doodle celebrating the father of visual effects.
Annecy Festival Announces 2018 Juries
Joe Clokey, a.k.a. ‘Gumby’s Little Brother,’ Dies at 56
Son of the stop-motion pioneer contributed as a writer and producer for projects starring his father’s creations.
Keep it in Motion - Classic Animation Revisited: 'The Thaw' & 'Consultation Room'
Puppetoons Preservation Project Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
‘The Puppetoon Movie’ Volume 2 to include 25+ digitally restored stop-motion shorts by the Academy Award-winning George Pal.
VR’s Inflection Point
FMX Wraps its Sold-Out and Successful 23rd Edition
Theme of ‘Creating Worlds’ resonated across tracks and through presentations from Aardman, Phil Tippett, Réka Bucsi and top tech companies.
‘Cat Days,’ ‘Kokosha’ Claim Top Prizes at Stuttgart
Festival wraps its anniversary 25th edition with a full slate of honors for international and German animated projects.
Pictures from the Brainbox: A Weekly Dose of Indie Animation - 'Half Wet'
Sophie Koko Gate takes us quickly behind the scenes of her 2014 student film, 'Half Wet', which delves into aging, mortality, a failing relationship and, perhaps, a banana.
New Oscar Campaign Rules Approved
Rules for animated feature contenders now allow more than one producer to be designated as the nominee.
‘Schoolhouse Rock’ Musician Bob Dorough Dies
Musician wrote and performed songs that helped a generation of American children learn the basics of grammar, math, science, history and civics.
Ottawa Unveils 2018 Poster by Bruce Bickford
Famous art-film animator pays tribute to Disney’s 1953 classic ‘Peter Pan’ in the banner for this year’s festival.
Call for Entries: Japan’s New Chitose Airport Festival
I Have a Question Veljko Popović
Veljko Popović - the inspiration for this ingenious interview series - takes a break from touring his nifty new film, 'Cyclists', to tackle some serious questions about existence.
Keep it in Motion - Classic Animation Revisited: 'Things Don't Fit'
Academy, ABC Set Key Dates For 91st Oscars
Pictures from the Brainbox: A Weekly Dose of Indie Animation - 'Heart Chakra'
Angela Stempel talks about the making of her acclaimed graduation comedy, 'Heart Chakra' (2017) a comic take on the world of crystals and all things 'new age'.