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 ...

Although all of this year’s Oscar nominees for Best Picture can be found on streaming services or for premium rental, some of the nominees for a smaller category are keeping it real with the ...

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 ...

"I can't forget how you accepted me so naturally... I felt that, more than any person, it was YOU who actually saw me." This highly acclaimed animated short film is included on the shortlist for the ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Short subjects willing to tackle tough subjects made the final cut with the Academy this year. That means audiences buying tickets to the “2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation” program should ...

Few anime have built a legacy on endings the way Neon Genesis Evangelion has. The TV finale split viewers, then The End of Evangelion reframed the entire experience into something harsher and more ...

The short animation, written by Hideaki Anno and helmed by 'Thrice Upon A Time' animation director Naoyuki Asano, will debut during a special three-day 'Evangelion' celebration in February 2026.