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Does Independent Animation Have a Chance with the Motion Picture Academy?

By Dan Sarto | Monday, March 5, 2018 at 1:24pm

Great animated shorts and feature films produced in Europe may garner nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, but nary a win.

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode LII - Coast to Coast Carpet of Love

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today: some Norwegian love.

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode LI - We Don't Need to Know Who You Are

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today: Just what the hell is animation anyway?

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode L - Backwash Television

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today: When will North American Television grow up?

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XLVIX - Alone, Stinking and Unafraid

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today: The tedium that is festival ceremonies

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XLVIII - Force Fields at Home

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today: home and homeland at the forefront of many new animation shorts.

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XLVII - Things That I Will Keep

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today: a salute to the late Peter Dougherty, a champion of indie animation

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XLVI - Other Dogs Remain

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. This week: Pookie the Pug has a problem with the way dogs are portrayed in animation and popular culture.

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XLV - Christian Animation Torch Carriers

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today: how to create an instant world class amination festival before it's even started!

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XLIII - Idiot Tree

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today: Idiocracy, Censorship and Villa Antropoff

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XLII - Could I See The List One More Time?

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today: beware the animation canon.

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XLI - Cheap Buttons

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today: the exploitation of doing the right thing.

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XL - The Pipe Dreams Of Instant Prince Whippet

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today: ghosts.

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XXXIX - Exit Flagger

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. This week: What can Animation do to combat racism?

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XXXVIII - Cats Love a Parade

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. This week: something very important.

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XXXVII - Hot Freaks

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. This week: the futility of ranting to festivals.

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XXXVI - Nightmare Jamboree

Every Friday, Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today: Chaos festivals

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XXXV - King Shit and the Golden Boys

Every Friday, Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today, that always joyous relationship between festivals and distributors.

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XXXIV - Disarm the Settlers

Every Friday, Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today, some cheer for animation's defiant and foul mood.

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XXXIII - Class Clown Spots A UFO

Every Friday, Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today: A lot of loathing of the festival obsession with premieres.

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XXXII - Paradise is Not So Bad

Every Friday, Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today: some cheer for Animafest Cyprus' unwavering devotion to indie art.

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XXX - Can't Hear the Revolution

Every Friday, Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today, he laments the state of Canadian student animation films.

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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XXIX - Lord of Overstock

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today: Out-of Competition (Panorama) screenings. Do we need them?

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