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Stubbings Snags Award For Stopover

Aaron — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:08:07 +0000

Neil Stubbings directed and animated this award-winning CG short, titled Stopover. He recently won the audience award at onedotzero_ch for this 3-minute short about a space traveler on a mission.

Dragonboy Amongst Winners of Student Academy Award

Aaron — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:48:51 +0000

The winners of the 38th Annual Student Academy Awards competition have been announced, and 3 films have been given the award in the Animation Category: Zach Hyer’s Correspondence, Avner Geller and Stevie Lewis’ Defective Detective and Bernardo Warman, Lisa Allen and Shaofu Zhang’s Dragonboy (full short below). Congrats to the winners!

Tickets Now on Sale For Chuck Jones Screening

Aaron — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:03:58 +0000

Los Angelinos – tickets are now on sale for Short Films Directed by Chuck Jones, the screening of his 9 Oscar-nominated and winning shorts. Nine? I would buy a ticket if he’s nabbed 3. So head over to the Oscars.org site to buy yours. They’re $5 ($3 for Academy members), and they’ll surely go fast. The screening is at 7:30pm on August 20th at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

Max & Ru’s Something Left, Something Taken

Dan — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:37:25 +0000

Fellow NYer’s, Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata, a dynamic duo of the NY animation scene, have shared with us and the rest of the online world their latest short, Something Left, Something Taken, a dark comedy inspired by a trip to San Franciso, which was in production for about 2 years and 3 months, in between commissioned work and done at night and on weekends.

I had the pleasure of seeing it several times already, and I can’t say enough good things about it. The style is fresh, the animation is amazing and full of clever subtleties. But I think what gets me excited the most is getting to see all the making of material on their blog. They’re certainly not shy with their creative process and it’s shows just how much pride and enthusiasm they have for even for the tiniest details.

The film has already received a number of achievements, and I am sure will continue to do so in the coming months, so check their site for updates, as well as the full list of credits for the film. Also check out some of their other work, including Electric Car which recently took home a 3rd place award at the ASIFA East International Film Festival. Congrats Max and Ru!

Leonardo Online for Limited Time

Dan — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:50:14 +0000

Back in October, we highlighted Jim Capobianco’s traditionally animated short, Leonardo, when it was screened in NY and LA. Since then the film has gone on quite a ride through the festival circuit and a 35mm print of the film has even been acquired by the MoMA for their permanent collection. And now for a limited time you can see and VOTE for Leonardo, online at Indieflix as part of the Palm Beach Film Festival. So go check it out before April 26th! Also just a side note, Jim has set up an online “Swag Shop,” where you can get items like shirts, calendars, mugs, and other stuff with artwork from the film.

BYU Continues Its Reign on Animated Student Emmys

Aaron — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:52:25 +0000

BYU’s animation program seems to have the secret sauce that wins the Student Emmys, otherwise known as the College Television Awards. Last year, Pajama Gladiators and Kites took home awards, and this year Carson McKay (who is now at DreamWorks) snagged a statue for X-ing, his CG-animated short. Below is a clip-assembly for the film.

Logorama Creators Relax Poolside With Oscar

Aaron — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:06:38 +0000

Over at the Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Blvd, I met up with 3 of the clever people behind the Oscar-winning film Logorama yesterday – (inset: left to right) co-director Hervé de Crécy, producer Nicolas Schmerkin and co-director Francois Alaux. They all had a look in their eyes that I think only Oscar winners get, and I heard quick mentions of partying with Madonna the night before and an upcoming CNN interview – all while their cell phones endlessly rang.

Next up for Autour de Minuit founder Schmerkin is a series of CG/live-action shorts called Babioles. I’ve seen the first episode, and it’s wonderful. Here’s a teaser from the project, which is being directed by Matray:

Oscar Winner Pete Docter Offers Animation Advice

Aaron — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:48:58 +0000

Surprising almost noone, Up took home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film last night. In this clip below, director Pete Docter offers advice on how to get your own Oscar – “draw, draw, draw.” He also touches on the collaborative nature of his fellow Pixar directors like John Lasseter and Brad Bird. Big congrats to the whole team at Pixar, and to François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy and Ludovic Houplain, the three directors of Logorama, which won the Best Animated Short prize.

Granny O’Grimm Reacts To Oscar Nomination

Aaron — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:47:11 +0000

With an Oscar nomination in hand, the team behind Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty dusted off ol’ Granny for a little gloating. Big congrats to the whole team at Brown Bag Films.

Watch Videos of the 5 Best Animated Short Oscar Nominees

Aaron — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:29:44 +0000

Today’s announcement of the Oscar nominations revealed 5 excellent shorts up for the Best Animated Short Film award.

French Roast , A Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films Production, Fabrice O. Joubert
Trailer (full film here)

Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty (Brown Bag Films), A Brown Bag Films Production, Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
Full film:

The Lady and The Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte), A Kandor Graphics and Green Moon Production, Javier Recio Gracia
Trailer:

Logorama (Autour de Minuit), An Autour de Minuit Production, Nicolas Schmerkin (and H5)
Full film:

logorama full from eject multimedia on Vimeo.

A Matter of Loaf and Death (Aardman Animations ), An Aardman Animations Production, Nick Park
Trailer: