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‘Irish Folk Furniture’ Wins Top Sundance Animation Prize

January 23, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Tony Donoghue’s short Irish Folk Furniture has picked up the Best Animated Short prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Funded by the Irish Film Board, the short brings to life the cultural and social history of Irish farmhouse furniture and was selected from more than 8,000 short film applications. The [...]

Toronto Toon Fest to Host Hertzfeldt

February 21, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 1 Comment divider image

The Toronto Animation Arts Festival International has announced it will present an evening with Oscar-nominated indie animator Don Hertzfeldt, which will include a screening of his latest film It’s Such a Beautiful Day, set for March 5 at The Royal Cinema. The sole Canadian engagement for “An Evening with Don [...]

Don Hertzfeldt Announces Animation Tour

January 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

If you’re a fan of indie animator Don Hertzfeldt, you have to check out his website (Bitterfilms.com) to get all the details on his awesome national tour. The 13-state screening will feature the debut of his new short It’s Such a Beautiful Day, which has been a festival favorite and [...]

‘Morning Stroll,’ ‘Robots of Brixton’ Win Sundance Prizes

January 25, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Two animated shorts are among the latest prize winners at this year’s Sundance Festival. Grant Orchard’s acclaimed animated short A Morning Stroll, which was nominated for Best Animated Short on Tuesday, is one of the winners of this year’s Sundance Film Festival’s juried shorts competition. Special Jury Award for Animation [...]

Gnomon Announces New Shane Acker Short, ‘Plus Minus’

July 11, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Gnomon Studios will release a new animated short film called Plus Minus in late 2011. Here’s a first-look trailer for the film. Plus Minus from Gnomon School of Visual Effects on Vimeo. The short film is the second original work to come out of Gnomon Studios, and is co-directed by [...]

Sundance Selects 13 Animated Shorts

December 8, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The Sundance Film Festival will screen 13 animated short films from both the United States and abroad. The festival selected 81 shorts in all to screen at the 2011 edition of the festival, set for Jan. 20-30 in Park City, Utah. The festival received a record 6,467 submissions, an increase [...]