Letter to a Pig is about a guest speaker in a classroom recalling a traumatic event and a female student who becomes immersed in the story. In this Animation Scoop Q&A, director Tal Kantor takes me through how she made one of this year’s 15 finalists for the Best Animated Short Film Oscar. (This Email […]
Posts Tagged ‘Short Film’
INTERVIEW: And So This Is “WAR IS OVER!”
Academy Award nominee Dave Mullins (of Pixar’s Lou) is back on the Oscars Best Animated Short Film shortlist. He has directed WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko. Learn how Mullins took an iconic song and paired it with a powerful story to create a short that will likely be talked […]
INTERVIEW: How Today’s Young Adults Inspired “27”
Flora Anna Buda is the director of 27, a 2024 Oscar shortlisted animated short about a 27-year-old woman trying to navigate life’s complications — what she experiences day to day and what she feels, emotionally, inside. Buda and I explore the short’s themes, which will likely resonate with some of this generation’s twentysomethings, in this […]
INTERVIEW: “Koerkorter (Dog Apartment)” Is So Fetch
It’s a day in the life of a worker who loves ballet dancing and lives in a… Dog Apartment. Ordinary for him. Unique for us. This short comes from director Priit Tender, who is thrilled to be on the 96th Oscars Best Animated Short Film shortlist. (This Animation Scoop Q&A was conducted as an Email […]
INTERVIEW: What To Know About Estonia’s “Eeva”
One of the fifteen 2024 Best Animated Short Film Oscars finalists is Eeva, from directors Lucija Mrzljak and Morten Tsinakov. A rainy funeral. A restaurant. Woodpeckers. And you should expect the unexpected. Tsinakov shared these answers to my Eeva questions, on behalf of himself and Mrzljak, for this Animation Scoop Interview. (This was edited for […]
INTERVIEW: All About Intriguing “A Kind Of Testament”
Director Stephen Vuillemin’s A Kind of Testament is on the 96th Annual Oscars Best Animated Short Film shortlist. One day, a woman discovers online that someone has taken some of her social media posts and turned them into animated video clips. It gets wilder from there. Vuillemin takes me through the thought process behind it […]
INTERVIEW: Examining “Our Uniform”
Director Yegane Moghaddam’s Annecy-winning Our Uniform is now one of the 15 finalists for the 2024 Best Animated Short Film Academy Award. It’s about an Iranian girl who recalls her school days and, specifically, what she had to wear. Clothing is a major component of the story and the unique look of Our Uniform, as […]
INTERVIEW: Grand Slam Experience Making “Pete”
Set in 1975, Pete tells the story of a kid who wants to play baseball and enjoy it, but there are obstacles that stand in the way. However, if supportive people are on your side, hopefully they help make everything a little better. Director Bret Parker shares the meaning and depth of this 2024 Academy […]
INTERVIEW: “I’m Hip” A Whole New Short From John Musker
John Musker is the director of some of the most beloved Disney animated movies of all-time, including The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Princess and the Frog and Moana. Those collaborations with co-director Ron Clements have brought joy to generations around the world. Musker left The Mouse House in 2018 with a goal in mind: to […]
INTERVIEW: Dive In For “Wild Summon”
One of the 15 selections on this year’s Best Animated Short Film Oscars shortlist is Wild Summon, a fascinating *tail* of the life cycle of salmon, shown to us in human form. It’s an instantly captivating live-action / animation hybrid that screened at Cannes in May to rave reviews. The directing duo Karni & Saul […]
INTERVIEW: Get A Good Sense Of “Ninety-Five Senses”
Jared and Jerusha Hess, the duo behind Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre, present their first-ever animated short film. The excellent Ninety-Five Senses stars Tim Blake Nelson as the voice of Coy, a man reflecting on all facets of his life and body. The Hesses give me a taste of how this short came to be […]
INTERVIEW: A New Beginning With “Awakening: The First Day”
Santiago Carrasquilla and Jos Diaz Contreras are the directors of the visionary new animated short film Awakening: The First Day. It’s a cool, gripping look at the planet. The talented duo shares how this presentation has gone from stage to screen. (This Animation Scoop Q&A was conducted as an Email Interview and was edited for […]
Julia Morizawa’s animated short “Dragonfly” at the LA Femme International Film Festival
Julia Morizawa’s captivating animated short film DRAGONFLY is a finalist in the Animation Short Competition at the LA Femme International Film Festival and will screen in the Animation Block at 10AM, Sunday October 22nd at the Regal Cinema at LA Live. Top Japanese animation creator and festival alumni Minako Fujiyoshi (MEGALOBOX, NOMAD) is head of […]
INTERVIEW: “Amok” Director On Annie Nominated Short
Following its Annecy 2022 Cristal win, Amok is now one of the nominees for Best Short Subject at the 2023 Annie Awards. You can watch the ceremony live Saturday February 25th at 10pmET / 7pmPT at AnnieAwards.org. This a bold, wild saga of a man whose life dramatically changes… a few times. Director Balazs Turai […]
INTERVIEW With The Team From “More Than I Want To Remember”
More Than I Want to Remember screened earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival. It’s now available to watch on Paramount+ and is one of the 15 finalists for the 2023 Best Animated Short Film Oscar. Director Amy Bench presents the story of Mugeni Ornella. At age 14, she became separated from her family […]