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Watch: Superb Animated Short 'Shimmer' About a Dad's Lighthouse

"This is not another one of your toys!" Enjoy this fantastic animated short from Mexico titled Shimmer, originally known as ...
The Film Stage

The 2024 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films, Reviewed

Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’ve reviewed every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Here are the Best Animated Short nominees: As Haim (Alexander Peleg) tells his ...

Disney Animated Short Film ‘Versa' Filmmaker On Expanding The Boundaries Of Grief Storytelling: "I Felt Like I Got Split Open"

After experiencing a tremendous loss, some try to stay grounded in their community, while others turn to the stars for answers about life's grand design. In Walt Disney Animation Studios' artistic ...
IndieWire

Why Separate Academy Animation and Short Film Branches Are Long Overdue

Splitting up the Short Films and Feature Animation branch into separate branches has been met primarily with enthusiasm. But there are concerns about their futures. The new Academy realignment that ...
FirstShowing.net

Weird Animated Short Film 'The Bleacher' - Extra Strange, Extra Dark

"Excuse me lady, have you seen my sock?" What strange creation is this? And where is that sock? A peculiar animated short film titled The Bleacher has arrived online. Created by filmmaking duo Nicole ...
Yahoo

Inside the Unlikely Return of the Animated Short Film | Analysis

When Netflix released its “engagement report,” a chart that details the streaming giant’s top performing content from July to December 2024, on the film list, just past word-of-mouth sensations like ...
But Why Tho? on MSN

Ranking Every 2025 Best Animated Short Film Oscar Nominee

Works from Iran, Japan, France, Netherlands, and Belgium make up the field of 2025 Best Animated Short Oscar nominees, a ...
AZFamily

Reviewing the 2025 Best Animated Short Film Nominees

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Oscars wrapped up on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean I’m fully done with my coverage! The same day I attended a screening of the five nominees for Best Live Action Short Film, I ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Oscars: Film Academy Splits Its Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Into Two

The animation branch, to which approximately 700 Academy members will belong, will be represented by two governors, and the short films branch, to which some 200 members will belong, will be ...
Variety

Academy Separates Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Into Two New Distinct Branches

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the creation of two separate branches, dividing the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch into two distinct ...
The Film Stage

The 2025 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films, Reviewed

Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’ve reviewed every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Below are the Best Animated Short nominees: Three brothers. One appointment. A ...