In case you missed it – and it seems many did… This year’s Academy Award for Best Animated Feature went to Disney’s Encanto. Best Animated Short was awarded to The Windshield Wiper. Both films were indeed Oscar-worthy, but clearly the Academy adhered to its longtime traditions – favoring films that touch the heart. Jared Bush, […]
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And The Oscar Goes To… “Encanto” and “The Windshield Wiper”
March 27th, 2022 
Jerry Beck 
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INTERVIEW: ShortsTV CEO On 2022 Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts
February 28th, 2022 Jackson Murphy Carter Pilcher is the founder and CEO of ShortsTV — the premiere outlet for short film content. I’m a frequent viewer of the popular TV channel, and since 2009, I’ve gone to a local movie theater to see the Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films on the big screen. Each year, ShortsTV presents the Animated, Live-Action […]
WIA Scholarship Winners Announced at BRIC Summit 2022
February 11th, 2022 Jerry Beck On Friday, February 11, 2022, as part of the 2022 BRIC Talent and Innovation Summit, via a special video presentation, WIA’s Chair of Education Hsiang Chin Moe proudly announced the 36 recipients from all over the world of this year’s WIA Scholarships — the largest group to receive cash awards and honorable mentions to date. […]
Highlighting The 2022 Sundance Film Festival Animated Shorts
January 20th, 2022 Jackson Murphy The Sundance Film Festival is back, and it’s once again showcasing incredible animation talent from around the globe. The 15 animated shorts selected for the 2022 Virtual Fest are filled with intricately bold visuals and just as unique and interesting stories covering a wide range of topics. Here’s an Animation Scoop EXCLUSIVE Quote from Sundance’s […]
4th Annual Bric Summit, Features Opening Keynote by Chris “Ludicris” Bridges
January 5th, 2022 Jerry Beck The BRIC Foundation, dedicated to increasing representation in the entertainment and gaming industries, today announced the official lineup for its 4th annual BRIC Summit, to be held February 11-12, 2022. Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, musician and co-founder of KidNation, an interactive platform for children to enjoy kid-centric, educational entertainment, will deliver the opening keynote address.
Twenty-Six Features are Eligible for Academy Consideration
December 6th, 2021 Jerry Beck The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 94th Academy Awards. Some of the films have not yet had their required qualifying release and must fulfill that requirement and comply with all the category’s other qualifying rules to advance in […]
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“24 Hours” Animation Contest Kicks Off Oct. 15th
October 9th, 2021 Jerry Beck This fall marks the 19th year that Aubry Mintz, current director of Animation & Visual Effects at Chapman University, began his 24 HOURS Animation Contest to challenge his students at Laguna College of Art and Design. The contest was created to help students work harder, work as a team, meet deadlines, and make creative decisions […]
“Animation Is Film” Festival Announces It’s 2021 Slate
September 24th, 2021 Jerry Beck ANIMATION IS FILM (AIF) announced today the competition line-up and other special events for its fourth edition, which takes place in-person October 22-24 and returns to its home at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood. The festival kicks off Opening Night on Friday, October 22 with the North American premiere of the highly anticipated […]
Three FOX Series Wrap-Up SDCC@Home 2021
July 25th, 2021 Jackson Murphy It’s the final day of San Diego Comic-Con at Home 2021! Concluding the second virtual SDCC showcase are three series that are part of FOX’s growing Animation Domination lineup. First, it’s the newest addition to the team, HouseBroken (which airs Mondays at 9pm). Co-creators Clea DuVall, Jennifer Crittenden and Gabrielle Allan joined the star-studded ensemble […]
San Diego Comic-Con At Home 2021 Serves-Up Saturday Panels
July 24th, 2021 Jackson Murphy It’s Day Two of San Diego Comic-Con @Home 2021! Animation virtual panels continue to dominate. Here are the Saturday Highlights: Popular voice actor Eric Bauza opened up the HBO Max Looney Tunes Cartoons presentation by doing a Bugs Bunny & Marvin the Martian scene on Zoom! So far there have been 40 “LTC” episodes of […]
SDCC@Home 2021 Friday Panel Highlights
July 23rd, 2021 Jackson Murphy San Diego Comic-Con is once again @Home for its 2021 edition. More than 20 major animated series are presenting virtual panels this weekend for fans to enjoy. Here are the highlights from the Friday batch: Paramount+ kicked it all off with a look at two new shows. First up: Star Trek: Prodigy, a CG “Star […]
Heritage “The Art of Anime and Everything Cool Auction” is Friday, Saturday, Sunday
June 21st, 2021 Jerry Beck What do Ren and Stimpy, Spongebob, Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, Batman and Superman the animated series, Early Sesame Street, Osamu Tezuka, The Simpsons, Beatles Yellow Submarine, Akira, Charlie Brown and Peanuts, Kim Possible, Jay Ward, Hayao Miyazaki, Sonic the Hedgehog, Nightmare Before Christmas, Mr. Magoo, Brave Little Toaster and ‘The Art of Bill Plympton’ have in […]
2021 Tribeca Animated Shorts Pack Emotional Punch
June 15th, 2021 Jackson Murphy The 2021 Tribeca Film Festival screened its Animated Shorts Curated by Whoopi G presentation in-person and online earlier this week. I had the chance to screen all eight shorts at home. I’m impressed by all of them, and I think we could be talking about at least a few from now to the 2022 Annie […]
“Women In Animation Summit” to be Held in Collaboration with Annecy 2021
May 26th, 2021 Jerry Beck Women in Animation (WIA) has announced the program for the fifth The Women in Animation World Summit, in conjunction with this year’s hybrid version of the Annecy International Animation Festival and Mifa 2021. The theme of this year’s virtual Summit is “The Business Case for Diversity.” The Women in Animation World Summit will be viewable […]
Peilin Chou Debuts “Awakening”
Awakening is a PSA directed by Oscar-nominated producer Peilin Chou (Over The Moon), in response to the rise in Asian violence across the country. As part of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and with the goal of inspiring and uplifting the community and beyond, Awakening features an exciting line-up of top Asian American animation […]