From Bao and Kitbull to Interior Cafe Night, these heartwarming short films are perfect for a quick watch and guaranteed to ...

Aardman is arguably the most successful independent stop-motion studio. After several successful and influential shorts, ...

Hello, and welcome to Sketch to Screen, a newsletter looking at the world of animation from yours truly, IndieWire Curation Editor Wilson Chapman. This is a space to celebrate all of animation, from ...

Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’ve reviewed every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Below are the Best Documentary Short nominees: As we learn at the end of seventy ...

But while everyone is still so excited about KPop Demon Hunters, I’d like to point out that there are other — and, dare I say ...

The Academy Awards are approaching, which means that movie buffs and critics alike have been speculating and arguing over such categories as Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Cinematography, Best ...

The films emerge from Annecy International Film festival as Oscar hopefuls, while "Paper Boy" and "God Is Shy" ready their ...

Oscars Best Animated Short Film Commentary (Updated March 9, 2026): It’s a tale as old as time: Oscar pools are won or lost in the shorts categories. And this year’s animated short race may be the ...

“Snow Bear” is an animated short film by former Disney animator and Oscar-nominated animator Aaron Blaise (“Brother Bear”). Aside from “Brother Bear,” Blaise is known for his work in such Disney films ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...