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The Animation Pimp Takes the Short Road to the Oscars

AWN’s long-time resident provocateur, Ottawa Animation Festival artistic director Chris Robinson, gets the directors behind this year’s Best Animated Short nominees - ‘Affairs of the Art,’ ‘Bestia,’ ‘Boxballet,’ ‘Robin Robin,’ and ‘The Windshield Wiper’ - to share their insightful answers to his anything but standard questions.

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‘The Musician’: Celebrating Human Resilience with Cutout Animation

Expatriate Iranian director Reza Riahi and producer Eleanor Coleman discuss their expertly crafted, dialogueless stop-motion short film about a musician, blinded by Genghis Khan - while taking his girlfriend as a slave/consort - who 50 years later, is summoned to perform at the castle where she is being held.

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Plague Diversions: Gazing at the Shortlist for the Best Animated Short Oscar

AWN’s Animation Pimp and Ottawa Animation Festival artistic director Chris Robinson shares his takes on this year’s set of 15 films shortlisted for a spot as one of five nominated for the upcoming Academy Awards.

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Miyazaki Exhibition to Open New Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 2:09pm

More than 300 works have been curated into seven gallery sections that explore each of the legendary, Oscar-winning director’s films; the museum is scheduled to open April 30, 2021. 

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New ‘The Simpsons’ Animated Short ‘Playdate with Destiny’ Released on Disney+

By Dan Sarto | Monday, April 13, 2020 at 1:37pm

Directed by Oscar-nominated ‘The Simpsons’ veteran David Silverman, short finds Maggie Simpson in a funk over thwarted attempts to see her new baby beau.

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Live-Action v Animation: The Debate Surrounding ‘The Lion King’

If ‘Frozen 2’ is now the highest grossing animated feature film of all time, where does that leave Jon Favreau’s ‘reinterpretation’ of ‘The Lion King?’

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Industry Anger Grows Over Proposed Oscar Telecast Changes

By Dan Sarto | Friday, August 10, 2018 at 12:35pm

Formal VES statement mirrors sentiment of many artists unhappy with decision to cut categories from live Academy Awards broadcast.

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Will Tentpoles Like ‘Black Panther’ Find Oscar Gold in New ‘Popular Film’ Category?

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 1:37pm

Does surprise Motion Picture Academy announcement mean fan-favorite blockbusters can compete alongside obscure member selections?