Binocular Briefs - July 2024
AWN's latest survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently travelling the festival circuit or new to online viewing.
Chris Robinson's Recent Posts
Memories, Hooves, and War - Exploring Annecy’s Short Film Competitions
Ottawa Animation Festival artistic director Chris Robinson shares some of his under the radar picks competing at the Annecy Festival, now in full swing, running through June 15.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Event, Festival, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld | Special Events: Annecy | Geographic Region: All
Binocular Briefs - Spotlight on Animafest Zagreb
The May 2024 survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently travelling the festival circuit or new to online viewing takes a special look at five films to keep an eye on at animation’s second oldest festival.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion | ANIMATIONWorld | Geographic Region: All
Binocular Briefs - Spotlight on Stuttgart
The April 2024 survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently travelling the festival circuit or new to online viewing takes a special look at five films to keep an eye on at the Stuttgart Animation Festival.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Event, Festival, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld | Special Events: ITFS | Geographic Region: All
Binocular Briefs - Spotlight on Torill Kove
This month’s edition of AWN’s survey of under-the-radar animated shorts that are currently travelling the festival circuit or are new to online viewing looks at the Oscar-winning animator’s new film and revisits her award-winning body of work.
In 2D, CG, Digital Media, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: All
Binocular Briefs - Spotlight on Collage
The latest survey takes a break from the usual focus on new shorts to highlight classic films connected by a specific technique.
Binocular Briefs – January 2024
The latest survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently traveling the festival circuit or new to online viewing.
Binocular Briefs – December 2023
The latest survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently traveling the festival circuit or new to online viewing.
Rotten Fruit? - Vimeo, Censorship and Creative Freedom
Canadian filmmaker Ivan Li’s animated short, ‘Fruit,’ was permanently removed from the streaming platform – that positions itself as a champion of bold cinema and art - despite endorsements from staff curators, a successful 2-year festival run, and ARTE broadcast in France; the artist hopes his case serves as a warning sign to independent filmmakers.
In 3D, Business, CG, Digital Media, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Binocular Briefs – November 2023
The latest survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently travelling the festival circuit or new to online viewing.
Binocular Briefs – October 2023
The latest survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently travelling the festival circuit or new to online viewing.
Binocular Briefs – September 2023: A Tribute to Paul Bush
This month, we pause to remember the iconic animator and filmmaker, who died in a tragic motorcycle accident August 17.
Binocular Briefs – August 2023
A monthly survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently travelling the festival circuit or new to online viewing.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion | ANIMATIONWorld | Geographic Region: All
Binocular Briefs – July 2023
A monthly survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently travelling the festival circuit or new to online viewing.
Binocular Briefs – Spotlight on Annecy 2023 Part 2: Shorts
Ottawa Animation Festival artistic director Chris Robinson takes a look at 5 intriguing short films competing at this year’s Annecy International Animation Festival, which runs June 11-17.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld | Special Events: Annecy | Geographic Region: All
Binocular Briefs – Spotlight on Annecy 2023 Part 1: Features
Ottawa Animation Festival artistic director Chris Robinson takes a look at 6 intriguing feature films competing at this year’s Annecy International Animation Festival, which runs June 11-17.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, Festival, Films, People | ANIMATIONWorld | Special Events: Annecy | Geographic Region: All
Binocular Briefs – April 2023
In this month’s survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently travelling the festival circuit or new to online viewing, we look at 5 films competing at the 2023 Stuttgart Animation Festival, which runs April 25-30.
In 2D, CG, Event, Festival, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld | Special Events: ITFS | Geographic Region: All
The Animation Pimp Presents - Binocular Briefs March 2023
AWN’s monthly survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently travelling the festival circuit or new to online viewing - since we’re sorta on the border between past and future festivals, here’s a look at some recent festival works that are now available for your viewing pleasure.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld | Columns: The Animation Pimp | Geographic Region: All
The Animation Pimp Goes to the 2023 Oscars
AWN’s long-time resident provocateur, Ottawa Animation Festival artistic director Chris Robinson, gets the directors behind this year’s Best Animated Short nominees - ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse,’ ‘The Flying Sailor,’ ‘Ice Merchants,’ ‘My Year of Dicks,’ and ‘An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It’ - to share their insightful answers to his anything but standard - and a bit inane - questions.
In 2D, 3D, Awards, CG, Event, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Columns: The Animation Pimp | Geographic Region: All
F is for Flake: The (Not So) Great Animation Robbery?
The indie animation community is confronted by scandal, of sorts, involving a short film, recently submitted to animation festivals, that appears to be a copy of a short made a decade ago.
In 2D, Business, CG, Digital Media, Festival, Music and Sound, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld | Geographic Region: All
