- A celebration of the magic of stop-motion animation, The Girl Who Cried Pearls is a meticulously crafted fable about a girl overwhelmed by sorrow, the boy who loves her, and how greed leads good ...

The National Film Board of Canada is streaming the Oscar-winning stop-motion fable The Girl Who Cried Pearls for free on its website, YouTube channel and apps. The 17-minute and 37-second... Read more ...

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 ...

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 ...

This year’s Oscars saw numerous deserving wins, in a relatively unsurprising ceremony full of disguised political jabs, light ...

The Girl Who Cried Pearls tells the story of an impoverished boy who falls in love with a girl whose tears turn into pearls.

From classrooms inside Concordia University in Montreal to the biggest stage in Hollywood – two graduates are now Oscar winners. The film “The Girl Who Cried Pearls,” by Montrealers Chris Lavis and ...

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

Celebrities shine in sleek and daring silhouettes on the red carpet The Oscars celebrated the best movies of 2025, with Conan ...

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.

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 ...

The short film “The Girl Who Cried Pearls,” directed by Montrealers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, won the Oscar for best animated short film at the awards ceremony on Sunday. Canadian talent ...