There are 15 animated films to make the Oscar shortlist. What might make the final cut?

"This is not another one of your toys!" Enjoy this fantastic animated short from Mexico titled Shimmer, originally known as Fulgores in Spanish. Made by talented indie Mexican animation filmmaker ...

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 ...

How do you find your way out of a room with no doors? That's the conundrum in this animated short film titled The Cocoon, made by Chinese-Jewish American filmmaker David Shen Miller. After playing at ...

KIS KIS - keep it short! Posted: May 14, 2025 | Last updated: July 10, 2025 "The Present" tells the story of a boy who rather spends his time indoors playing videogames instead of discovering what’s ...

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 ...

Two weeks ahead of the 96th Academy Awards, the Board of Governors of the Film Academy has voted to turn the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch into two distinct branches — the Animation Branch ...

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 ...

Being nominated for an Academy Award is often viewed as one of the highest honors any film achieves, let alone winning. The odds are always stacked against you, especially if you’re a foreign picture, ...

Noiseman Sound Insect is a surreal anime short that centers on a town stripped of melody by the grotesque Noiseman, a monster who steals music to exert total control over its people. When a small ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW BEDFORD -- With the city's rich history of fishing and an industry that has shaped the community for generations, filmmaker ...