Binocular Briefs – September 2023: A Tribute to Paul Bush
This month, we pause to remember the iconic animator and filmmaker, who died in a tragic motorcycle accident August 17.
Tagged With: short film animation
Björk Debuts ‘Victimhood’ Animated Music Video
The short, with art by Gabríela Friðriksdóttir and animation by Pierre-Alain Giraud, features unsettling yet organic visuals, with an interesting ‘paper-like,’ canvas texture mixed with AI generation.
In 2D, AI, CG, Digital Media, Music and Sound, Music Videos, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: All
Manchester Animation Festival 2023
Begins: November 12, 2023
Manchester Animation Festival, the UK’s largest animation festival, returns HOME, November 12-17 in person and November 18-30 online.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Places, Short Films | Event Types: Competitive Festivals
New Adult Swim SMALLS: Doting Sons, Hot Asses, and Precious Family Capsules
The latest crop of shorts in Dave Hughes’ innovative incubator of new talent and new ideas includes four episodes of Joe Cappa’s ‘HAHA You Clowns,’ Chloe Trost’s 2-part ‘Dohls,’ and Maggie Brennan’s ‘Agoraphilia.’
Remembering the Fabulous, Witty, and Norm-Breaking Paul Bush
The British experimental short filmmaker, known for his early scratch frame films ‘His Comedy’ and ‘The Albatross’ as well as his single frame works like ‘Five Minute Museum,’ was killed in a motorcycle accident in Wales last Thursday.
In 2D, 3D, In Passing, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: All
Countryside Animafest Cyprus 2023 Winners Announced
Daria Kashceeva’s ‘Electra’ takes top honors with Grand Prix Dimitris Eipides - narrative film and the International Competition Audience Award; Paul de Nooijer and Menno de Nooijer’s ‘Is Heaven Blue?’ wins Grand Prix Eipides for non-narrative film.
In 2D, 3D, Awards, CG, Event, Festival, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe
Viborg Animation Festival
Begins: September 25, 2023
Denmark’s largest animation festival returns September 25 – October 1, 2023, to celebrate all things animated!
In 2D, 3D, Cartoons, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Places, Short Films | Event Types: Non-competitive Festivals
Pixelatl Festival 2023
Begins: September 5, 2023
The 12th Mexico’s annual animation, videogame, and comic festival will take place in Guadalajara September 5-9, 2023.
In 2D, 3D, Art, Business, CG, Comics, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Films, Games, Home Entertainment, People, Places, Short Films, Technology, Transmedia | Event Types: Conferences
Binocular Briefs – August 2023
A monthly survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently travelling the festival circuit or new to online viewing.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion | ANIMATIONWorld | Geographic Region: All
World Festival of Animated Film Varna 2023
Begins: September 6, 2023
The event aims to showcase the cultural and artistic significance of the art of animation; the 19th edition returns to Varna September 6-10.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, People, Places, Short Films | Event Types: Competitive Festivals
Disney+ Drops ‘I Am Groot’ Season 2 Trailer
Streamer and Marvel Studios honor National Tree Day with new art and images starring the adorable little sapling who returns with 5 all-new animated shorts next month.
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‘The Last Dungeon’: SCAD Animation Studio’s ‘Unreal’ New Short
For Junior animation student Alexandra Young, jumping into Unreal Engine to direct the school’s latest animated film, having never worked in 3D, was at first like drinking water from a firehose; however, she and her team quickly and effectively embraced the powerful real-time animation platform to tell an epic fantasy story in ways they couldn’t have done otherwise.
In 2D, 3D, Art, CG, People, Short Films, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Paul Rudish Talks ‘Steamboat Silly,’ the Final ‘New’ Mickey Mouse Short
After a decade and more than 120 episodes, ‘The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse,’ previously known as ‘Mickey Mouse’ shorts, concludes its magnificent run with one last film, a walk down memory lane that pays homage to the one that started it all, premiering today on Disney+.
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Final Frontier and Le Cube Release ‘About Love & Balance’ Animated Short
The film intertwines art, illustration, and animation while navigating through complex emotions of love; also, the basis of Madrid-based Silk Gallery’s exhibition of the same name.
‘Hour Blue’ Explores Exciting New Paradigms in Immersive Storytelling
Chris DeFaria, former Warner Bros. Animation and DreamWorks Feature Animation president, offers an in-depth look at a groundbreaking multi-platform, mythic universe, co-created alongside Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz and Wētā Workshop founder Richard Taylor, that harnesses the latest developments in creative technology to offer a new way for audiences to experience stories.
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Iron Circus Launches New 'Lackadaisy' BackerKit
The latest crowdfunding campaign for the Prohibition-Era webcomic will include new graphic novels, plushies, and an all-new “Lackadaisy” animated short; animated pilot released this past March will screen twice on August 2 at LA’s Secret Movie Club Theater.
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London International Animation Festival 2023
Begins: November 24, 2023
The event showcases the whole spectrum of creative animation and how animation is for everyone; running 10 days from November 24 – December 3, the festival is accepting submissions through July 31.
'Loki's Gugu Mbatha-Raw to Narrate ‘To My Daughter’ Animated Short
The upcoming film adapts a chapter from the debut novel ‘This Thread of Gold’ by Catherine Joy White (Black Mirror, Ten Percent), celebrating Black women, ‘who resisted in secret through trusted networks.’
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Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2023
Begins: October 19, 2023
This year's festival will present the best and latest within Nordic-Baltic and international animation, running October 19-22.
Chad Nelson Talks ‘Critterz’ and the Future Role of AI
The writer and director of the first animated short whose imagery was entirely generated with OpenAI’s DALL-E takes a deep dive into the nuts and bolts of AI production and what this hard charging, disruptive technology could mean for M&E.
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Binocular Briefs – July 2023
A monthly survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently travelling the festival circuit or new to online viewing.
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival 2023
Begins: October 5, 2023
The international festival features cutting edge, quirky and boundary pushing animation runs October 5-8.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Short Films | Event Types: Non-competitive Festivals
Peter Ramsey Talks Afro-Futurist ‘Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire’
The Oscar-winning director discusses the new African artist-created animated short film anthology he executive produced, filled with compelling tales of advanced technology, spirits, and monsters, now streaming on Disney+.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, People, Short Films, Television | ANIMATIONWorld | Geographic Region: Africa
‘The Thief’ Heals Wounds in ‘Unreal’ Time and Detail
Selected by Epic Games to create a short film in four weeks based on the concept of ‘Duality,’ Arturo Brena and his production studio, KeexFrame, used Unreal Engine to tell the emotional story of a thief who confronts a young, wounded version of themselves when looking in a mirror.
OIAF Reveals 2023 Official Inaugural Teen Audiences 13+ Competition Selections
Young Audiences 7+ selections for competition also announced, to be judged by the OIAF Kids Jury; the festival runs September 20-24.
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