"After you left, I sat by the window every day. Just hoping that one day I'd look out and you'd be there..." Animation is not just a genre, it's a powerful storytelling tool, a technique that any filmmaker can use to bring their story to the screen. Cradle is an exceptional example of the power of storytelling in animation. Written & directed by Devon Manney as his USC thesis project, the short film won the Student Academy Award in 2017. Returning to home after losing both arms overseas, a young veteran battles phantom pains, prosthetics, and memories of his pre-war life while reaching for a sense of normalcy. Featuring the voices of Devon Manney, Alexa Nikol Curran, Trevor Larson, & Rosie Richards. Another must watch short. Thanks to Short of the Week for the tip on this one. Original description from YouTube: "Returning to the USA after losing both arms overseas, a young veteran battles phantom pains,...
- 5/16/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Winners of the 45th annual Annie Awards were revealed on Feb. 3, 2018 at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California. Pixar‘s Oscar frontrunner “Coco” won all 11 of its races. Its main Academy Awards rival, “The Breadwinner,” won just one of its 10 bids. The Annies, which hand out awards in 36 categories, are presented by the Hollywood chapter of the International Animated Film Assn. Scroll down for the complete list of winners.
In addition to these three dozen competitive awards, honorary ones named for Windsor McKay were presented to honor the career achievement and exceptional contributions to the industry of British character animator James Baxter, “SpongeBob SquarePants” creator Stephen Hillenburg and the Canadian animation duo Wendy Tilby & Amanda Forbis. The Ub Iwerks Award was presented to TVPaint for its versatile software for 2D animation, the Special Achievement Award went to Cuphead, the 1930s inspired wonder-game from StudioMDHR and the June Foray...
In addition to these three dozen competitive awards, honorary ones named for Windsor McKay were presented to honor the career achievement and exceptional contributions to the industry of British character animator James Baxter, “SpongeBob SquarePants” creator Stephen Hillenburg and the Canadian animation duo Wendy Tilby & Amanda Forbis. The Ub Iwerks Award was presented to TVPaint for its versatile software for 2D animation, the Special Achievement Award went to Cuphead, the 1930s inspired wonder-game from StudioMDHR and the June Foray...
- 2/4/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
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Ten short films are shortlisted by the Academy’s Animations and Shorts branch to vie for the final five nominations for Best Animated Short Film. The shortlist includes Pixar’s “Lou,” written and directed by Dave Mullins. The short premiered at SXSW earlier this year and was shown in theaters ahead of “Cars 3.”
Read More: 2018 Oscar Predictions: Best Animated Feature
Here are the shortlisted animated shorts; no one will be deemed a frontrunner until I have seen it.
Frontrunner:
“Lou”
Director: Dave Mullins (Pixar Animation Studios)
Contenders:
“Cradle”
Director: Devon Manney(University of Southern California)
“Dear Basketball”
Director: Glen Keane (Glen Keane Productions)
“Fox and the Whale”
Director: Robin Joseph (Robin Joseph)
“Garden Party”
Director: Victor Caire and Gabriel Grapperon (Mopa)
“In a Heartbeat”
Director: Esteban Bravo and Beth David (Ringling College of Art and Design)
“Life Smartphone”
Director: Chenglin Xie (China Central Academy of Fine Arts)
“Lost Property Office...
Read More: 2018 Oscar Predictions: Best Animated Feature
Here are the shortlisted animated shorts; no one will be deemed a frontrunner until I have seen it.
Frontrunner:
“Lou”
Director: Dave Mullins (Pixar Animation Studios)
Contenders:
“Cradle”
Director: Devon Manney(University of Southern California)
“Dear Basketball”
Director: Glen Keane (Glen Keane Productions)
“Fox and the Whale”
Director: Robin Joseph (Robin Joseph)
“Garden Party”
Director: Victor Caire and Gabriel Grapperon (Mopa)
“In a Heartbeat”
Director: Esteban Bravo and Beth David (Ringling College of Art and Design)
“Life Smartphone”
Director: Chenglin Xie (China Central Academy of Fine Arts)
“Lost Property Office...
- 12/4/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 10 short films that have been selected to advance in the voting process for the 90th Academy Awards. The 10 short films are vying for a nomination for Best Short Film. The shortlist includes the Pixar film “Lou,” written and directed by Dave Mullins. The short premiered at SXSW earlier this year and was shown in theaters ahead of “Cars 3.”
Read More:2018 Oscar Predictions: Best Animated Feature
One of the year’s highest profile short films is Don Hertzfeldt’s “World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People’s Thoughts,” but it was left off the shortlist. IndieWire gave Hertzfeldt’s sequel an A+ review and the film already had a theatrical qualifying run. Hertzfeldt has been nominated for the Best Short Film Oscar twice: “Rejected” in 2000 and “World of Tomorrow” in 2016.
The 10 qualifying short films are listed...
Read More:2018 Oscar Predictions: Best Animated Feature
One of the year’s highest profile short films is Don Hertzfeldt’s “World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People’s Thoughts,” but it was left off the shortlist. IndieWire gave Hertzfeldt’s sequel an A+ review and the film already had a theatrical qualifying run. Hertzfeldt has been nominated for the Best Short Film Oscar twice: “Rejected” in 2000 and “World of Tomorrow” in 2016.
The 10 qualifying short films are listed...
- 12/4/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 44th Student Academy Award winners today. The 17 winners were selected from 1,587 films, which came from 356 different international colleges and universities — 267 domestic, 89 international — and were voted on by Academy members.
There’s a long history of Student Academy Award winners going on to have successful filmmaking careers, with previous winners including Patricia Cardoso, Pete Docter, Cary Fukunaga, John Lasseter, Spike Lee, Trey Parker, and Robert Zemeckis.
Also of note, the 17 winners are automatically Oscar eligible in the Best Short Film categories: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Past student award winners have gone on the receive 57 Oscar nominations and won 11 times.
The 44th Student Academy Awards ceremony will held at the The Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills on October 12th. Tickets to the ceremony are free and available to the public at the Academy’s website. A complete list of the winners is below.
There’s a long history of Student Academy Award winners going on to have successful filmmaking careers, with previous winners including Patricia Cardoso, Pete Docter, Cary Fukunaga, John Lasseter, Spike Lee, Trey Parker, and Robert Zemeckis.
Also of note, the 17 winners are automatically Oscar eligible in the Best Short Film categories: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Past student award winners have gone on the receive 57 Oscar nominations and won 11 times.
The 44th Student Academy Awards ceremony will held at the The Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills on October 12th. Tickets to the ceremony are free and available to the public at the Academy’s website. A complete list of the winners is below.
- 9/13/2017
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
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