Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director John Musker Shares His Favorite Shot From ‘I’m Hip’ (Exclusive)
In this exclusive series, the filmmakers behind each of this year’s Oscar-shortlisted shorts reveal their favorite shots.
Shorts
Max Landman’s Out-Of-This-World Short ‘Baloney Beacon’ Features Creatures Made Entirely From Balloons
According to Landman, he wanted to make something “as alien as possible” using the balloons he’s been twisting for 13 years.
For Anyone Who Has Ever Felt Uncomfortable In A Public Sauna, We Offer Up Nils Noblich’s Short ‘Sauna Security’
Three sauna security guards let a little power go to their heads in this extremely relatable animated short.
Oscar Shortlists: Iran And Mexico Contend For 1st Time In Animated Shorts; ‘Boy And The Heron’ Considered For Score; ‘Spider-Verse’ Shortlisted For VFX
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the shortlists in 10 different categories, including animated short film and visual effects.
A U.K. Tower Block Reflects On Life In The City In ‘The Secret Diary Of A High Rise’
Stephen Ong’s animated short is now available online, having recently screened at several key British animation festivals.
2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Arrest In Flight’ Director Adrian Flury
This non-narrative film is loaded with color and motion that is satisfying and familiar but always a few degrees from normal.
Pablo Berger’s ‘Robot Dreams’ Wins Best Animated Feature At The European Film Awards
‘Hardly Working’ won this year’s prize for a European animated short and ‘Society of the Snow’ won best European visual effects.
New York’s Animation First, Which Celebrates The Best Of Francophone Animation, Unveils Its 2024 Festival Program (Exclusive)
The seventh Animation First features several additions including its first ever juried competition for Francophone Shorts.
2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘It’s A Gray, Gray World!’ Director Seyed Mohsen Pourmohseni Shakib
Set in a world where colors are banned, the short turns on a young man whose vibrant identity is accidentally outed by a playful young child.
2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Sunflower Field’ Director Polina Buchak And Animator Mulan Fu
Under the shadowy threat of war, a young Ukrainian girl awaits a call from her father.
2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Epicenter’ Director Heeyoon Hahm
The black-and-white short earned its Oscars qualification by winning the Bruce Corwin Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Worry World’ Director Jessica Patterson
In the short, two kindred spirits cross paths in a world where all thoughts are on display for anyone to see.
The Horror And Glory Of Human History Told In Five Minutes In Theo W. Scott’s ‘Cuties’
The short was supported by the BFI and film hub North as part of a program championing the early careers of ambitious filmmakers in the U.K.
2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘All My Scars Vanish In The Wind’ Directors Angélica Restrepo And Carlos Velandia
The Colombian short offers a novel visual representation of the imperfectness of memory.
CEE Animation Forum Awards Central And Eastern Europe’s Top Animated Projects
Prizes were awarded in four categories: feature film, short film, tv series or special, and student film.
2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Aikāne’ Directors Daniel Sousa, Dean Hamer, And Joe Wilson
Part swashbuckling adventure story part queer love story, this fantasy short earned Oscars qualification at the New Hampshire Film Festival.
Family Ties Run Deep In Carla Morris’ ‘Oom Johannes’
Spare, monochromatic pencil-on-paper illustrations create a heartwarming aesthetic to match the short’s charming story.
2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Home Of The Heart’ Director Sarah Saidan
Saidan deeply personal short earned its Oscars qualification by winning the jury award at the New York International Children’s Film Festival.
Spike & Mike’s Festival Of Animation Will Return In 2024
Skybound Entertainment is reviving the legendary indie animation showcase.
2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Teacups’ Directors Alec Green And Finbar Watson
‘Teacups’ is the true story of Don Ritchie, who, for almost half a century, approached people contemplating suicide at the edge of a cliff near his home.
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