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Eddie Alcazar Hits the Target with ‘Bullet Time,’ a Clever Homage to Outrageous ’90s Toons
Bullet Time, a new animated short premiering at Montreal's Fantasia Festival this week, is a hilarious homage to the fun cartoons that entertained us...
Ottawa Int’l Animation Fest Reveals 72 Short Film Selections
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) announces the 72 animated short films selected to compete in the Commissioned Animation, Narrative Short Animation, Non-Narrative Short Animation, Student...
A Cure for Unbearable Solitude: Animation Veteran Aaron Blaise Returns to 2D with ‘Snow Bear’
An isolated polar bear finds ways to overcome his solitude in veteran animator Aaron Blaise’s new 2D-animated short. Titled Snow Bear, the lovingly crafted...
A Global Smorgasbord: Eight Short Film Standouts to Catch at Annecy
A quick sampler of the wonderful animated shorts in competition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival this year.
Les Bêtes (The Beasts)
Directed by Michael...
‘Death Does Not Exist’ Director Félix Dufour-Laperrière Gives Insight into His Existential Annecy Feature
EXCLUSIVE: Canadian writer/director/animator Félix Dufour-Laperrière is no stranger to Annecy and other prestigious animation festivals. His striking and highly original shorts (M, The Day...
WIA Awards 55 Emerging Creatives with 2024-2025 Scholarships
Today, WIA announced the 55 global recipients — the largest group of award recipients to date — of the WIA Scholarship fund. The WIA...
Director Rémi Durin’s Imagination Takes Flight with Delicate, Award-Winning Short, ‘Sparrows’
French director Rémi Durin, who is best known for writing and directing acclaimed shorts such as Head in the Clouds (2023) and features such...
Director Natalia León Discusses Her Sundance Prize-Winning Short ‘Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado’
Earlier this month, Natalia León’s acclaimed new short, Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado (As If the Earth Had Swallowed Them) took home...
Fascinating Fungi: ‘Common Side Effects’ Creators Raise the Curtain on Their Clever Animated Series
If you’re looking for a timely animated show that deals with the healing powers of mushrooms and shady big pharma, Adult Swim will deliver...
‘Sweet Like Lemons’ Director Jenny Jokela Paints a Flavorful Reflection on Letting Go
The bittersweet sensation of moving on from a harmful relationship is explored with evocative hand-painted animation in Sweet Like Lemons, the 2023 short film from...
‘Percebes’ Directors Alexandra Ramires & Laura Gonçalves Discuss Their Annecy Cristal-Winning Short
Last June, the year’s top narrative short winner at Annecy was a beautifully drawn, 2D-animated documentary about the life cycle of an unusual shellfish...
‘A Bear Named Wojtek’ Director Iain Gardner Discusses His Lovingly Crafted Annecy-Selected Project
A beautiful, 2D-animated film about the true story of a friendship between a bear and a Polish soldier during the World War II might...
MIFA Unveils 2024 Program
The 2024 International Animation Film Market (MIFA) has announced its official program running June 11-14 alongside the Annecy Festival. This year, the Market opens...
Adventure Island: ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ Creatives Share the Joys & Challenges of Their Beautiful Adaptation
'It’s a proper adventure story full of action and excitement, but at the same time it is also extremely gentle, with a complex emotional...
The Creatives Behind ‘Mog’s Christmas’ Discuss Their Cat-astrophic Holiday Tale
The holiday season wouldn’t be quite the same without a beautifully crafted, 2D animated special from our friends across the Pond. This year, the...
L.A. Animation Fest Celebrates Winners at Jaxx Theater (Photos)
In an awards ceremony Sunday evening, December 10, at the Jaxx Theater in Hollywood, the long-running LAAF (Los Angeles Animation Festival) competition announced winners...
‘27’ Director Flóra Anna Buda Reflects on Her Annecy Cristal-Winning Short
Hungarian director Flóra Anna Buda won the Best Animated Narrative Short Cristal at Annecy last month with her film 27, only a few weeks...
Director Janice Nadeau Pictures Loss Through a Child’s Eyes in ‘Harvey’
An imaginative boy comes to terms with the loss of a parent in Harvey, the beautifully animated NFB (National Film Board of Canada) and...
Annecy Festival: Eight Shorts That Leave Long-Lasting Impressions
We take a look at eight of the wonderful new animated shorts curated for the 2023 Annecy Festival’s Official Selection program this year:
Sweet Like...
‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ Directors Discuss Their Ecologically-Themed Annecy Premiere (Exclusive Interview)
The new animated feature Kensuke’s Kingdom is one of the many highly anticipated features making their debut at the Annecy Festival this month. Based...
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