short film animation

Supporting 3D Design and Collaboration Headline News

NVIDIA Omniverse is Changing Filmmaking and Exxact is Helping It Happen

Three presenters at NVIDIA GTC, the conference for AI and the metaverse, talked about their adoption of real-time virtual production integrated with the technology giant’s end-to-end platform for building and operating 3D virtual worlds, a growing movement supported by Exxact Corporation, a Fremont, CA-based provider of high-performance computing solutions.

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Adapting a Classic Headline News

Max Drops Trailer for Original Animated Short ‘Peter & the Wolf’

Coming October 19, the film, featuring music and narration by Gavin Friday and artwork based on original illustrations by Bono, transforms and retells the classic fairytale and Sergei Prokofiev’s famed symphony.

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Celebrating the Best in Animation Headline News

AIF 2023 Announces Line Up – Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and The Heron’ to Kick-Off

The 5-day festival opens October 18 with GKIDS’ presentation of the legendary filmmaker and Studio Ghibli’s new film at the Hollywood landmark TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX; program includes special screenings, competitions, panels and premieres.

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Striving for Accurate and Authentic Representation ANIMATIONWorld

‘Young Love’ Looks at Millennial Parents, Afro-Puffs, and Sun-Kissed Chicago Overpasses

Matthew A. Cherry’s new animated series, based on his Oscar-winning ‘Hair Love’ short, offers an honest, heartfelt, and comedic take on a millennial couple and their young daughter as they juggle careers, parenthood, social issues, and multi-generational dynamics while working to make a better life for themselves; show debuts September 21 on Max.

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animated shorts Headline News

Exclusive: New Trailer for Ryo Orikasa’s ‘Miserable Miracle’

The award-winning ‘Datum Point’ director returns to the Ottawa festival with his latest experimental film, produced by Miyu Productions, the NFB, and New Deer, screening in Short Competition 5; OIAF 2023 runs September 20-24.

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Doh! Headline News

‘The Simpsons’ Season 34 Disney+ Streaming Debut Set

22 new episodes including a record 750^th and not one but two ‘Treehouse of Horror’ Halloween outings premieres October 11.

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And the Winner Is… Headline News

2023 Student Academy Award Winners Announced

‘Boom,’ ‘Diplomatie de l’Éclipse,’ and ‘Mum’s Spaghetti’ honored in animation; all winning films now eligible for 2023 Oscars.

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Let Me Help You Explain ANIMATIONWorld

Quality Schnallity: Using ‘Crazy’ Animation to Break Down Big Ideas

The veteran animator has built a long, successful career using various 2D techniques to produce ‘explainer videos’ that help companies unpack their product’s messages in fun ways that aren’t boring.

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Professional Animation Tools Even Beginners Can Master ANIMATIONWorld

How to Create Engaging Interactive Learning Materials with Cartoon Animator

Zez Vaz, founder of Toma Creators Studio, shares how to use the dynamic content pack ‘Make Me Actor’ and ‘Instructional Tools’ to transform objects and images into speaking actors for use in talk shows, e-learning animations, and teaching resources.

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TV Animation Headline News

Max Drops ‘Young Love’ Official Trailer

Based on Matthew A. Cherry’s Oscar-winning ‘Hair Love’ short, the new series stars Kid Cudi, Issa Rae, and Brooke Monroe Conaway as a tight-knit Chicago family juggling careers, parenthood, social issues and multi-generational dynamics while working to make a better life for themselves; show debuts September 21.

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animated short films Headline News

Exclusive: Trailer Drops for Trans-Positive ‘Pacemaker’ Musical Short

Starring 2023 Tony Award winner Alex Newell, the first-ever non-binary actor to win a Tony, multi-Grammy Award winner Philip Lawrence, and executive produced by ‘Nimona’s ND Stevenson, the 3DCG film, about a grandfather’s hopeful acceptance of his trans grandson, begins a week-long Oscar-qualifying run September 15 at the Cinelounge Sunset in Hollywood.

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Celebrating The Best in Animation! Headline News

Call for Entries: 51st Annie Awards

ASIFA-Hollywood’s annual celebration of excellence in animation is set for February 17, 2024 at UCLA’s Royce Hall; the early submission deadline is October 16, with final entries accepted through December 8.

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A Creative Force for Change ANIMATIONWorld

Saraswathi Buyyala Balgam: An ‘Unreal Engine’ Paving the Way for Women Creators

The former Rhythm & Hues and DreamWorks Animation senior exec switched gears and jumped headfirst into animated film and series development, creating her own shows while mentoring and collaborating with Epic Games and ASIFA India to start the Women Creators Program.

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The Road to Ottawa Headline News

19 NFB Films Heading to OIAF 2023

Official competition selections include ‘The Girl with the Red Beret’ by Janet Perlman, ‘Miserable Miracle’ by Ryo Orikasa, ‘HARVEY’ by Janice Nadeau and ‘Boat People’ by Thao Lam and Kjell Boersma; NFB programs include NFB HOTHOUSE@20 and Show-and-tell with the NFB Animation & Interactive Studio.

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Animated Shorts of the Month ANIMATIONWorld

Binocular Briefs – September 2023: A Tribute to Paul Bush

This month, we pause to remember the iconic animator and filmmaker, who died in a tragic motorcycle accident August 17.

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Gimme More Björk Headline News

Björk Debuts ‘Victimhood’ Animated Music Video

The short, with art by Gabríela Friðriksdóttir and animation by Pierre-Alain Giraud, features unsettling yet organic visuals, with an interesting ‘paper-like,’ canvas texture mixed with AI generation.

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Animation Festivals Events

Manchester Animation Festival 2023

Begins: November 12, 2023

Manchester Animation Festival, the UK’s largest animation festival, returns HOME, November 12-17 in person and November 18-30 online.

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The Enduring Search for Funny ANIMATIONWorld

New Adult Swim SMALLS: Doting Sons, Hot Asses, and Precious Family Capsules

The latest crop of shorts in Dave Hughes’ innovative incubator of new talent and new ideas includes four episodes of Joe Cappa’s ‘HAHA You Clowns,’ Chloe Trost’s 2-part ‘Dohls,’ and Maggie Brennan’s ‘Agoraphilia.’

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In-Passing Headline News

Remembering the Fabulous, Witty, and Norm-Breaking Paul Bush

The British experimental short filmmaker, known for his early scratch frame films ‘His Comedy’ and ‘The Albatross’ as well as his single frame works like ‘Five Minute Museum,’ was killed in a motorcycle accident in Wales last Thursday.

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Awards Headline News

Countryside Animafest Cyprus 2023 Winners Announced

Daria Kashceeva’s ‘Electra’ takes top honors with Grand Prix Dimitris Eipides - narrative film and the International Competition Audience Award; Paul de Nooijer and Menno de Nooijer’s ‘Is Heaven Blue?’ wins Grand Prix Eipides for non-narrative film.

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Events Events

Viborg Animation Festival

Begins: September 25, 2023

Denmark’s largest animation festival returns September 25 – October 1, 2023, to celebrate all things animated!

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Pixelatl Festival 2023

Begins: September 5, 2023

The 12^th Mexico’s annual animation, videogame, and comic festival will take place in Guadalajara September 5-9, 2023.

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Animated Shorts of the Month ANIMATIONWorld

Binocular Briefs – August 2023

A monthly survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently travelling the festival circuit or new to online viewing.

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competitive festival Events

World Festival of Animated Film Varna 2023

Begins: September 6, 2023

The event aims to showcase the cultural and artistic significance of the art of animation; the 19^th edition returns to Varna September 6-10.

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Gimme Groot! Headline News

Disney+ Drops ‘I Am Groot’ Season 2 Trailer

Streamer and Marvel Studios honor National Tree Day with new art and images starring the adorable little sapling who returns with 5 all-new animated shorts next month.