In the Shadow of the Cypress, from directors Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi, screened and won at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival. This LA Shorts, Animayo and Spark Animation winner is also one of the 15 finalists for Best Animated Short Film at the 97th Annual Academy Awards. A father and daughter must work together […]

One of this year’s 15 Best Animated Short Film Oscars finalists is Magic Candies, directed by Daisuke Nishio. A boy puts colorful pieces of candy in his mouth, and suddenly he can communicate with others like never before. The original story is based on Heena Baek’s picture book. This Animation Scoop Interview with Magic Candies […]

One of the 15 Best Animated Short Film finalists for the 97th Annual Academy Awards is Percebes. This hand-drawn short from directors Alexandra Ramires and Laura Goncalves is about the life of goose barnacles… and much more. (This Animation Scoop Interview was conducted as an Email Q&A and was edited for length and clarity.) Q: […]

Director Nicolas Keppens’ stop-motion Beautiful Men is on the 2025 Academy Awards Best Animated Short Film shortlist. Three brothers, who happen to be bald, go to Istanbul for hair transplants. What will they discover, will they get along, and will they feel happy with their decisions? Keppens dissects it all in this Animation Scoop Q&A. […]