Category: Short Films
Rauch Brothers Animate 'POV Short Cuts'
National oral history project brings stories of everyday Americans to life in animated shorts airing on PBS’ “POV.”
Spark Animation ’12 Unveils Program Lineup
Spark CG Society is pleased to announce this year’s impressive line-up of speakers and films for SPARK Animation ’12.
CalArts Celebrates Chuck Jones’ 100th Birthday
CalArts celebrates the 100th Birthday of Director and Animator Chuck Jones; John Lasseter to provide remarks at a special screening of his favorite Chuck Jones cartoons.
AniMazSpot Announces 2012 Festival Schedule
Annie Award Submissions Open Online
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announces its Call for Entries for the 40th Annual Annie Awards.
Assorted Nuts Opens L.A. Arm
Indie development and production house Assorted Nuts Animation Studios has opened Assorted Nuts Entertainment, a new division based in L.A.
Disney Restores 'Hungry Hobos' for Telluride
Walt Disney Animation Studios debuted a newly restored digital print of the once-thought-lost 1928 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit animated short “Hungry Hobos” at the Telluride Film Festival.
Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival Unveils New Reel
'Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 2' Available Oct. 16
Get set for another fun-filled installment of Warner Home Video’s “Looney Tunes Platinum Collection,” which is set for release October 16, 2012.
GRAPHIC 2012 Call for Entries
Sydney Opera House announced the return of the GRAPHIC global animation competition, held as part of the GRAPHIC festival of storytelling, animation and music.
Book Review: 'Animation Under the Swastika: A History of Trickfilm in Nazi Germany'
Fred Patten takes an in-depth look at a new book chronicling the history of animation under the Third Reich.
40th Annie Awards Opens Call for Entries
'Brave' Heads to Blu-ray with Ultimate Collector’s Edition
Featuring hours of exciting all-new bonus material Including the never-seen-before animated short “The Legend of Mor’du.”
AniMazSpot Launches Educational Animation Forum
While the AniMazSpot 2012 Jury Panel is reviewing the 54 nominees to pick the winners, the rest of the team is keeping busy, working on the festival programs and tours.
Animal Logic Expands Commercials Team
Animal Logic expands its advertising creative team with the addition of director Simon Robson and VFX supervisor and lead Flame artist Jonathan Hairman.
What is Great Animation?
Noted historian and professor Karl Cohen surveys top artists and educators on what is great animation.
Valve Announces Second Annual Saxxy Awards
BiG MACHiNE Goes Videophonic
BiG MACHiNE participates in "Videophonic," a collaborative effort of nine leading design studios working on a common assignment: create a music video for a classic song from the pre-MTV era.
MUTILATOR!
Growing up, I was a latch key kid, often coming home to an empty house after school. My babysitters’ names were Popeye, Tom, Jerry, Bugs and Daffy. I was literally raised on those old school cartoons with their over the top slapstick violence and impeccable timing.They would leave an indelible mark on me.
'Partysaurus Rex' Trailer Released
Disney/Pixar release a trailer for the brand-new Toy Story Toon, “Partysaurus Rex,” which will run in theaters before “Finding Nemo 3D” starting September 14th.
The Paralympics Get Animated
100s of disabled and non-disabled young people from 12 countries and 23 schools are connecting live online to produce an animation celebrating the Paralympics in time for London 2012!
Red Car Produces RIDDLE’s 'We Didn’t Know'
Red Car Designer Chris Bialkowski collaborates with Fallon ECD Todd Riddle and his band to tell a forlorn New York love story in this animated/mixed media music video.
AniMazSpot Announces Fourth Quarter Winners
Adam Floeck and Roque Ballesteros have won the top spots in AniMazSpot’s fourth and final quarter for the 2012 festival season.