Category: Short Films

Out of 2,308 entries from 93 countries, shorts in competition were selected in the Commissioned, Narrative, Non-Narrative, Student and Canadian Student...

Out of 2,308 entries from 93 countries, shorts in competition were selected in the Commissioned, Narrative, Non-Narrative, Student and Canadian Student categories; the festival runs September 25-29...

Next event focuses on independent filmmakers across the globe with screenings of short films including a selection of California-made shorts and films created in Los Angeles; coming to Downtown L.A....

SIGGRAPH Asia Headline News

SIGGRAPH Asia Returns to Hong Kong for 2025 Edition

Conference and exhibition runs December 15-18, 2025 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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Keep it Short! Headline News

69 Shorts to Compete at OIAF 2024

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Independent Animation Headline News

NFMLA Announces ‘August Film Festival InFocus: International Animation’ Program

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Andreas Deja Headline News

VIDEO: Andreas Deja Releases ‘Mushka’s Lullaby’

Orchestral song from the soundtrack of the award-winning hand-drawn short film ‘Mushka’ is one of the final compositions by legendary Disney songwriter Richard M. Sherman.

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Animated Shorts of the Month ANIMATIONWorld

Binocular Briefs - July 2024

AWN's latest survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently travelling the festival circuit or new to online viewing.

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Watt We Should be Watching! ANIMATIONWorld

Augenblick Studios Celebrates 25 Years with a Musically Charged ‘City Island’ Season 2

The Brooklyn-based studio’s founder and his talented team of artists, musicians, and songwriters channel all that was memorable from the cartoons they watched as kids along with the creative skills they’ve developed on adult animated projects over the last 2+ decades for a new season of the hit PBS KIDS series, which launches today, July 5.

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All Eyes Turn to Ottawa Headline News

OIAF 2024 Reveals Official Selections for Young & Teen Audiences, Animated Series

Newest competition category consists of 10 animated works that bridge the gap between adult and child audiences, including the latest from Pixar Animation Studio’s SparkShorts program.

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SIGGRAPH Events

SIGGRAPH 2024

Begins: July 28, 2024

The premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques returns to Denver, home of the event’s inaugural 1974 edition, running July 28 – August 1.

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BFI Announces New LAIKA Exhibit and Screening Series

LAIKA: FRAME x FRAME runs August 12 through October 1 at BFI Southbank alongside a screening series of the studio’s five Oscar-nominated stop-motion animated feature films.

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High Octane Shenanigans Headline News

The Jim Henson Company, The Operating Room Team on ‘Adrenaline Lemmings’

Based on animated shorts by Alex Orrelle and J. P. Vine, the 3DCG/live-action hybrid series follows four high-octane, stunt-loving Alaskan Lemmings who accidentally crash-land in the big city.

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virtual production Headline News

Meptik’s ‘Studio in a Box’ Accelerates Virtual Production

Pre-configured Disguise studio control stacks for projects of all sizes include ROE LEDs, camera tracking, comprehensive creative and technical support, and training in one seamless solution.

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Enter NOW! Headline News

Call for Entries: ANIMA2024 – Deadline is June 30

There’s still time! Registration is open to student animation and school productions; the Argentinian event runs October 14-18.

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Voice Acting Headline News

Lion Forge Entertainment Announces Additional Voice Cast for ‘Iyanu’

Lagos-based entertainment company inks partnership with Nigeria’s The Voiceover Conference, with ‘Iyanu’ creator Roye Okupe and casting director Paula Gammon Wilson to be featured at the 2024 Summit.

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Awards Headline News

Finalists Announced for Inaugural Collision Awards

Finalists for excellence in animation and motion design include ‘Elemental,’ ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,’ ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,’ ‘Nimona,’ ‘Suzume,’ and more.

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Awards Headline News

SIGGRAPH Announces 2024 Electronic Theater Winners

Produced at Carnegie Mellon University, Moshe Mahler’s animated short documentary ‘The Art of Weightlessness’ awarded Best in Show at the Oscar-qualifying Computer Animation Festival.

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Essays from the Master Animation Historian ANIMATIONWorld

Insights from People in the Animation Community

The third and final essay written by noted historian, author, and educator Karl Cohen to bring awareness to the present state of indie animated shorts and to stimulate a discussion that might lead to improvements; we conclude with a collection of well-thought-out comments from members of the animation community.

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The Best in Short Animation Headline News

Palm Springs International ShortFest Winners Announced

Animated shorts honored at the 2024 festival include ‘The Car That Came Back from the Sea’ awarded Best Animated Short; and ‘Wander to Wonder’ receiving a ‘Special Mention’ in the same category and a win for Best Midnight Short.

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Awards Headline News

‘Sketchbook’ and ‘Crab Day’ Win Top Animation Prizes at RTS Student Television Awards 2024

Animated short films from the NFTS and Manchester Metropolitan University recognized at annual event showcasing the talent, potential and enthusiasm of students across the UK.

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Platige Image Headline News

Platige Image Delivers Cinematic Trailer for ‘Stormgate’

Acclaimed Polish production and animation studio employs real-time workflow to accelerate the creation of 3D assets for animatics, previs and performance capture.

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Events Headline News

Register Now for the ASIFAC Animation Festival and Conference

ASIFA-South’s free 2-day event runs June 28-29 featuring panels, roundtables, workshops and screenings; conference theme ‘Animation Re:Launch’ is a rallying cry for the industry to rebound and thrive after a challenging year.

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Hanna Minghella Headline News

Hannah Minghella Named Netflix’s Head of Feature Animated, Live-Action Family Film

The former Bad Robot, Sony Pictures and Columbia exec boasts extensive experience in live action and animated franchise titles, including ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,’ ‘Hotel Transylvania,’ ‘The Smurfs,’ and more.

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Lucasfilm Headline News

‘Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures’ Season 2 Headed to Disney+ and Disney Jr.

New season of Lucasfilm’s original animated series arrives Wednesday, August 14, with new shorts on August 2 and new digital series, ‘Fun With Nubs’ available online now.

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Awards Headline News

'Memoir of a Snail,' 'Percebes' Take Top Awards at Annecy 2024

Adam Elliot's stop-motion feature and the 2D short by Alexandra Ramires and Laura GonÇalves among the 22 winners at the jam packed 48th festival edition that saw a record 17,440 accredited attendees from 103 countries.

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Adult Swim Reveals Headline News

‘Ha Ha, You Clowns’ and More ‘Smiling Friends’ Coming to Adult Swim

At its ‘Defying Expectations’ Annecy 2024 panel, the network also reveals a new series order for ‘Oh My God, Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances’ produced by Six Point Harness.

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Checkmate! Headline News

Woody Allen-Narrated Animated Short ‘Mr. Fischer’s Chair’ in Production

The four-studio co-production centers on the face-off between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky during the 1972 World Chess Championship; release set for August 2025.