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.

To celebrate its 50th anniversary in September, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), North America’s largest animation festival, has unveiled its official 2026 poster, created by ...

Sony Pictures Animation and Imageworks have partnered with the Kevin Love Fund to digitally release the animated short and will be incorporated into a mental health-focused lesson plan. Sony will ...

“The event stands out for its exclusive focus on projects,” says general manager Annick Maes. “Neither a festival nor a booth-driven market, it accelerates development and fosters co-production ...

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 ...

This is the third year in a row that the EFAs have nominated five animated features. That was a record in 2021, but feels like it will be the norm going forward. It’s easy to see why the Academy needs ...

BYU animation seniors premiered their short film and capstone project “Student Accomplice” on May 15 in the Varsity Theatre for a crowd of more than 400 students and loved ones. The film uses 7,000 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In Gorillaz ‘s new short film, The Mountain, the Moon Cave and the Sad God, characters 2D, Russel, Noodle, and Murdoc are on ...

Two-time Academy Award nominee and Sundance grand jury prize winner Don Hertzfeldt has long been recognized as one of the most influential voices in independent animation. His iconic early-internet ...