2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Beautiful Men’ Director Nicolas Keppens
Following three bald brothers on a trip to Istanbul for hair transplant surgery, Keppens’ stop-motion short focuses on the insecurities of this touching trio.
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Lola Lefèvre’s ‘Ye Kou Si Kuo’ Is A Super Fun Music Video About Friendship
From turning inanimate objects into characters to a Dayglo rave palette, Lefèvre is committed to packing in as much fun as possible.
Annecy, César-Winning Feature ‘Chicken For Linda!’ Will Get A Limited U.S. Theatrical Run Starting April 5
GKIDS is distributing the family feature from celebrated husband-and-wife filmmakers Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach.
Tom Brown’s Queer Operatic Thriller ‘Christopher At Sea’ Gets Venice World Premiere
Christopher at Sea is the only U.S. short selected for this year’s festival, and the only animated film in the Orizzonti competition section.
Charades Boards ‘Chicken For Linda!’ Ahead Of Annecy Work In Progress Presentation
Sébastien Laudenbach and Chiara Malta re-team on the colorful animated feature about a high-stakes grocery run.
Exclusive Trailer Premiere: Marta Pajek’s Post-Apocalyptic Short ‘Impossible Figures And Other Stories I’
Pajek’s new short will world premiere this month at the Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival.
Cats, Droughts, And Shadowy Millionaires: 3 Promising Feature Pitches At Annecy
We watched all the feature pitches at Annecy’s MIFA market. Here are the three we liked best.
Arte France Boards ‘Flavors Of Iraq,’ An Animated Documentary Inspired By Tweets
Léonard Cohen directs this feature about French-Iraqi journalist Feurat Alani’s relationship with Iraq.
“The Feeling Of Despair Is The Foundation Of My Creation”: A Conversation With Sarina Nihei
Nihei’s new film “Polka-Dot Boy” premieres this week at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.
Haruki Murakami Meets Animation In ‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’ (Exclusive Trailer Premiere)
The feature adapts several short stories by the bestselling Japanese author.
French Producer Miyu Unveils Slate Of Features By Tiny Inventions, Simon Rouby, And Others
Having established itself as a major player in indie shorts, the French company is now charging into feature production.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Egg’ by Martina Scarpelli
A woman is locked in her home with an egg. She eats the egg, she repents. She kills it. She lets the egg die of hunger.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Maman’ by Ugo Bienvenu and Kevin Manach
Dad irons. Child tidies up. Mom breathes out.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Nothing Happens’ by Michelle and Uri Kranot
We all wait for something to happen. However, nothing does…
Miyu Unveils 5 New Short Films By Nikita Diakur, Špela Čadež, Dahee Jeong, And Others (Exclusive)
An exclusive look at upcoming short films from the French production house Miyu.
Cartoon Forum 2019: A Look At 6 Pitches For New European Shows
Our report on new shows from day one of Cartoon Forum.
GLAS Announces New Theatrical Distribution Of Animated Shorts (EXCLUSIVE)
The first edition of “Animation Next” will tour U.S. theaters this fall.
6 Upcoming European Animation Features That We Loved At Cartoon Movie
These highly individualistic and bold animated features are guaranteed to challenge and inspire filmgoers.
How French Company Miyu Distributed Oscar Nominees ‘Negative Space’ And ‘Garden Party’ In France
In France, where short films are financed by subsidies, the short film distribution strategy developed by Luce Grosjean is inspired by the way American short directors consider their films: a stepping stone to other projects.
‘Dolly.Zero’ by Ugo Bienvenu
Cartoon Brew’s Pick of the Day is a music video for Antoine Debarges’s “Dolly.Zero.”
“Voyage Chromatique” by Ugo Bienvenu and Kevin Manach
Familiar imagery is reassembled into a strange and otherworldly environment in this video for Renart’s “Voyage Chromatique.” It was …
