The Gotham Film & Media Institute and Laika Launch Animation Accelerator Program (EXCLUSIVE)

The Gotham Film & Media Institute and Laika Animation have launched an animation accelerator program which is designed to ...
Cartoon Brew

USC Launches The Expanded Animation (XA) MFA Program: A Bold New Frontier For Artists And Innovators

The University of Southern California (USC) School of Cinematic Arts has unveiled its groundbreaking Expanded Animation Research + Practice (XA) MFA program, a comprehensive, interdisciplinary ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Sundance Animated Shorts Program Coming to Theaters This Fall (Exclusive)

The eight films screen in L.A. first on Sept. 26 By Chris O'Falt The Obvious Child - H 2014 ShortBeat is a weekly round-up of news from the world of short filmmaking, spotlighting up-and-coming talent ...

All the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts Reviewed: Cute Bears, Love Quadrangles and Nazi Atrocities

We review "The Three Sisters," "Forevergreen," "The Girl Who Cried Pearls," "Butterfly" (aka "Papillon") and "Retirement Plan ...