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Stop-motion Short ‘Oh Willy…’ Wins Cartoon D’Or

September 17, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Oh Willy…, a stop-motion animated short film by Emma De Swaef and Marc James Roels, has won the Cartoon D’Or. The honor, given to the best European animated short of the year, was chosen from a field of five finalists and presented last week at Cartoon Forum in Toulouse, France. [...]

Olympic-Themed ‘Petits Joueurs’ Competes in Brazil

July 12, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Bruno Collect’s well-received animated short Petits Joueurs (Little Players) and series is getting a lot of festival attention as well as airplay on France 3 and RTS this month. The series will be broadcast this summer during the Olympic games coverage and it will also compete in the shorts category [...]

Eye on the Oscars: Animated Shorts

January 10, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Last month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences narrowed down the animated short list from the original qualifying 45 to 10 titles that advanced in the Oscar voting process. In January, the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members will select three to five nominees from this shortlist. [...]

10 Animated Shorts Move Ahead in Oscar Race

December 1, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 84th Academy Awards. Forty-four projects had originally qualified in the category. The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company: Dimanche/Sunday [...]

Alphanim to Wreak Havoc with ‘Pok & Mok’

September 27, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Alphanim is unveiling a new animated series titled Pok & Mok at the Mip Junior and MIPCOM market next week. Produced for France Télévisions, the 76 x 7’ comedy is directed by Isabelle Lenoble, one of France’s most prominent women in animation. Lenoble’s stop-motion studio Vivement Lundi! is co-producing the [...]