Oscar for an NFB film--and 1st for the Montreal animation duo MONTREAL, March 15, 2026 /CNW/ - Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski's haunting stop-motion fable The Girl Who Cried Pearls is an Oscar ...

Montreal duo's haunting stop-motion fable goes global on NFB.ca MONTREAL, March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is bringing Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski's ...

Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski's haunting stop-motion fable The Girl Who Cried Pearls is an Oscar winner-the National Film Board of Canada (NFB ...

The Girl Who Cried Pearls, by filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, won for best animated short film at last night's Academy Awards. Szczerbowski gave a shout out to "the fantastic city of ...

Montreal got an Oscar shout-out on Sunday as Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski won the Academy Award for best animated short film for The Girl Who Cried Pearls.

A breakout musical claims two trophies, Canada’s animation legacy grows, and a tech-driven blockbuster closes the night with ...

Toronto's Maggie Kang earned the Academy Award for best animated feature, while Montreal artists Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski were second-time winners for best animated short.

Montreal filmmakers win best animated short at the Oscars, leading a strong night for Canada with four total Academy Awards.

Montreal duo's haunting stop-motion fable goes global on NFB.caMONTREAL, March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is bringing Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski's ...

The Best Animated Short Film at the 98th Academy Awards went to the short, The Girl Who Cried Pearls!. Directed by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, the stop-motion is backed by the National Film ...

European copro Mr Nobody Against Putin took home the award for best documentary at last night's Oscar ceremony, which also saw Netflix's animated hit KPop Demon Hunters bag two gongs.

Chris Lavis was still processing the magnitude of the achievement the morning after he and creative partner Maciek Szczerbowski won the Oscar for best animated short film for The Girl Who Cried Pearls ...