Tag "The Cow Who Wanted to be a Hamburger"

ShortsHD Celebrates Plympton

July 25, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

ShortsHD, the only TV network dedicated to short films, is launching a special collection of shorts from award-winning animation icon Bill Plympton on Animate! which kicks off July 25 at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. EST / 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. PST, repeating July 28 at 8 and 11 [...]

Bill Plympton Launches New ‘Cheatin” Vlog

April 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Indie animation titan Bill Plympton has just launched a new video blog, documenting his progress on his latest feature, Cheatin’. The director will deliver new installments every two weeks, in which he’ll discuss the project from inspiration to finished feature, offering fans a special peek at his creative process. You [...]

‘The External World’ Wins at Stuttgart

May 9, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The winners of the 18th edition of the popular Stuttgart’s Festival of Animated Film (Trickfilm Festival) were announced on Sunday (May 8). David O’Reilly’s The External World took home the Top prize (15,000 euros). The offbeat short about a boy who learns to play the piano was also the top [...]

Question for the Week of January 24 2011

January 25, 2011 by admin 4 Comments divider image

Which animated feature and short will win the Oscar this year? It’s your turn to vote! Features Shorts Toy Story 3 Day & Night How to Train Your Dragon The Gruffalo The Illusionist The Lost Thing Let’s Pollute Madagascar

Oscars Short-List 10 Animated Shorts

November 30, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments divider image

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has advanced 10 entries for voting in the best animated short film Oscar race. The films, whittled down from a list of 33 qualifiers, includes: The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger, Bill Plympton, director (Bill Plympton Studio) Coyote Falls, Matthew [...]