2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The 21′ Director Tod Polson
‘The 21,’ crafted in the style of Coptic iconography, is a film honoring the 21 Coptic men murdered by ISIS in 2015.
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2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Prostrate and Draw Near’ Directors Suraya AlShehry And Nabila Abuljadayel
Based on true events, ‘Prostrate and Draw Near’ portrays a unique spiritual moment in an almost empty Holy Mosque of Makkah during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Cartoon Animator 5.3 Introduces Animated Characters For Live Performances
A new feature in Cartoon Animator allows users to activate motions, performances, and effects for characters with a single button press for real-time animation.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘A Bear Named Wojtek’ Director Iain Gardner
Gardner’s hand-drawn animated film tells the real-life story of a bear that legend says played a key role during a battle of World War II.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Zoo’ Director Tariq Rimawi
Based on true events, ‘Zoo’ was inspired by the world’s worst zoo located in Gaza.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘La Perra’ Director Carla Melo Gampert
The Colombian short is in contention after winning three Oscar-qualifying festivals.
Here Are The Golden Globes 2025 Nominations For Best Animated Feature
=Dreamworks Animation’s ‘The Wild Robot’ leads the animation pack with four nominations.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Duck’ Director Elie Chapuis
Vladimir and Olga hope for a child, but this expectation soon turns into a nightmare in this eerie short where dreams and reality collide through stop-motion animation.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Garden of Heart’ Director Olivér Hegyi
An artist battles with his inner demons in this award-winning Hungarian short.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Nate & John’ Director Jumai Yusuf
Barbershops and salons are “one of the last spaces in modern society that nurtures face-to-face connections, allowing people to bond on a basic human level,” says director Jumai Yusuf about the setting of her short film.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Lovers’ Director Caroline Sandvik
In this short mixing horror and unromantic comedy, Carolina Sandvik unveils her own vision about the life of a couple forced to deal with escalating bodily transformations.
‘Flow’ Wins Best Animated Feature At European Film Awards
The film is on an awards season streak, and also won two major awards in the U.S. this week.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘And Granny Would Dance’ Director Maryam Mohajer
Based on the director’s memories of her childhood in Iran, ‘And Granny Would Dance’ is a beautifully woven tale of love, grief and resilience across generations, infused with music, dance, and empowering characters.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Family Portrait’ Director Lea Vidaković
As Austro-Hungary teeters on collapse, Andras and his daughter are taken aback by the visit from Andras’ brother, Zoltan, who comes accompanied by his large family.
This Weekend In LA: Los Angeles Animation Festival Returns With A Full Slate Of Animated Shorts
Want to discover a well-curated selection of new animated shorts on the bigscreen?
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘An Almost Christmas Story’ Director David Lowery
Director David Lowery wanted to make a Christmas film that had the potential to create memories for younger viewers in the same way that classic holiday films impacted him.
David Conley Appointed President Of VFX/Animation Powerhouse MPC
Conley was most recently executive producer at Wētā FX, where he worked on projects such as ‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ ‘The Last of Us’ series, and the Oscar-winning short ‘War is Over!’
You’re Invited To An ‘Ultraman: Rising’ FYC Screening, Q&A, And Reception
The event will feature a discussion with director Shannon Tindle, co-director John Aoshima, producers Tom Knott and Lisa Poole, and production designer Marcos Mateu Mestre.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Curiosa’ Director Tessa Moult-Milewska
‘Curiosa’ explores the question of how much we should know about our romantic partners, and how much is too much.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Luki & The Lights’ Director Toby Cochran
The production of this film “reaffirmed my belief in animation’s ability to deeply impact people’s lives,” says director Toby Cochran.
Gints Zilbalodis On The Improvisational Filmmaking Style Of ‘Flow’
“After finishing the script, I did not read it again,” Zilbalodis told Cartoon Brew. “Even when I was making the animatic, that was based on my memory of the script.”
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