Tag "animated shorts"

57 Shorts Are in the Oscar Game This Year

October 31, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Last weekend, a total of 57 animated shorts which had qualified to compete in the Oscar race were screened in New York. Thanks to animator Michael Sporn’s (Poe) fantastic blog, we now have the list of these 57 qualifying toons. The New York screening was organized by Patrick Harrison and [...]

The Long and Short of It

November 18, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Although the 45 shorts which have been qualified for this year’s Academy Awards have been announced already, this is a list we compiled from all the projects that have won awards at festivals around the world this year. For a more up to date list of Oscar qualifying shorts, visit [...]

Animated Entries Tie for Gold at Student Oscars

June 13, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

It was a cross-country tie in the animation category at the 38th annual Student Academy Awards as two of the three finalists were presented with the Gold Medal honor. The tie was between the films Correspondence, by Zach Hyer of the Pratt Institute in New York; and Dragonboy, by Bernardo Warman and [...]

New Looney Tunes Shorts to Feature Mel Blanc Songs

June 8, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments divider image

The Looney Tunes are coming back to the big screen in three new shorts that will arrives starting this year and featuring the voice of the beloved late voice actor, Mel Blanc. The new shorts will be stereoscopic 3D theatrical cartoons produced by Warner Bros. Animation and directed by Matthew [...]