EXCLUSIVE: Andy Serkis has been set as the narrator for short film Pigeons from director Amos Sussigan (The Cat in the Hat, ...

In recent years, the landscape of short animated films has undergone a significant shift. Short animated films are increasingly stretching beyond the 20-minute mark. In fact, three of this year’s five ...

"You have to stop staring at that. You're gonna burn your eyes out!" But you can stare at this all day! Pixar has premiered ...

Every year the Academy Awards gives out Oscars to short filmmakers, and every year a lot of people in the audience scratch their heads, because they’ve never seen or heard of most of the nominees.

For many years, I taught college classes. I have one regret. I stopped teaching some years ago, and now I can’t show “What is ...

The “Academy Award-Nominated Shorts: Animation” category this year is solid, if not spectacular, beginning with Iranian filmmaker Yegane Moghaddam’s entry “Our Uniform.” The film, which utilizes 2D ...

This year's toons in contention range from Walt Disney celebrations to shorts hand drawn with only crayons. By Beatrice Verhoeven Awards Editor This year’s animated short contenders tackle light and ...

Hook power: Shorts need to grab attention in under three seconds with a compelling visual and verbal hook to reduce swipe-away rates. Algorithm priorities: YouTube Shorts ranks videos heavily on hook ...

This year's Oscar-nominated animated shorts are united by a desire to make your chest sink. Even the sweetest, most Pixar-y entry, “War is Over!” is set in the trenches of the First World War, and ...

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 ...

"It's not that deep fam. Take this, it will help." Time for an escape – into the world of animation. ESC is an amusing 3-minute long, 3D animated short film created by the studio FOREAL. It's written ...