‘The External World’ Wins at Stuttgart

May 9, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

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 [...]

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‘Toy Story 3′ Wins Best Animated Feature Oscar; ‘Lost Thing’ Wins Short

February 28, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

Toy Story 3 won the Best Animated Feature at the 83rd annual Academy Awards. Lee Unkrich accepted the award, thanking John Lasseter, Steve Jobs and the film’s producer, Darla K. Anderson. The Lost Thing won the Oscar for Best Animated Short film. The awards was accepted by the directors, Shaun [...]

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Oscars Short-List 10 Animated Shorts

November 30, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments

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 [...]

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