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Connoisseur’s Choice: A Highly Subjective Guide to the Top Animated Shorts of 2025

Chris Robinson - November 19, 2025

From the festival circuit, this looks like a wide-open year for shorts chasing the statuette named after Steve Austin’s (a.k.a. The Six Million Dollar...

Festivals & Events

Do I Amuse You?: OIAF’s Festival Director Offers a Sneak Peek at the Popular Event

Chris Robinson - September 19, 2025

'Cartoons actually churn out more darkness and depravity (plus an unhealthy dose of cheese) than outright comedy. Animated films are dominated by dramas, and...

Territory Focus

Hungarian Animation: From Cutouts to Cannes

Chris Robinson - June 4, 2025

‘Hungarian animation is now experiencing a kind of golden age — with recent awards at top festivals like Ottawa, Cannes and Annecy, where the...

Festivals & Events

OIAF Artistic Director Chris Robinson Shares the Animated Highlights of This Year’s Festival

Chris Robinson - September 24, 2024

Now in its 48th year, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) returns September 25-29. Who better to guide you through this year’s highlights than...

Festivals & Events

Harmless Misfits: Tracing the Artistic Rise of Portuguese Animation

Chris Robinson - June 14, 2024

The first known Portuguese animation film was released on January 25, 1923. The Nightmare of António Maria, a short animated by Joaquim Guerreiro, was...

Festivals & Events

Mind Games Galore: A Preview of Next Week’s Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival

Chris Robinson - September 13, 2023

After returning to in-person activities last year, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) has settled back into its annual routine. Last year’s OIAF was...

Festivals & Events

Live from Ottawa, It’s OIAF22!

Chris Robinson - September 18, 2022

***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '22 issue of Animation Magazine*** Chris Robinson is the longtime artistic director of the Ottawa International Animation Festival...

Shorts

35 Animated Shorts to Explore, Ponder, Ignore, or Enjoy*

Chris Robinson - June 20, 2022

***This article originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Animation Magazine (June-July '22, No. 321)*** Alright, so here’s my list (not really in any...

Festivals & Events

Virtually the Same: OIAF Artistic Director Chris Robinson Dishes on This Year’s Unusual Edition

Chris Robinson - September 4, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 303)*** Initially, the pandemic didn’t change my life all that much. Normally,...

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