PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Oscars wrapped up on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean I’m fully done with my coverage! The same day I attended a screening of the five nominees for Best Live Action Short Film, I ...

"You don't have to be alone." There's a trailer available for a lovely new animated short film called Snow Bear, made by animation veteran Aaron Blaise as his own personal project. The short recently ...

The medium of animation has repeatedly proven its ability to deliver compelling and revolutionary films that other forms of storytelling can’t match. The animated projects released in 2024 are a prime ...

Two decades ago, in 2006, the team at ShortsTV transformed one of the key Oscar races, securing the rights to release all five finalists in the Academy Awards' animated short category on the big ...

Snow Bear is a beautifully crafted hand-drawn animated short from Oscar-nominated director Aaron Blaise , and it tells a simple but emotional story about loneliness, rejection, and unexpected ...

Works from Iran, Japan, France, Netherlands, and Belgium make up the field of 2025 Best Animated Short Oscar nominees, a ...

No matter how hard you might try to delay and/or hold off death, you can never stop or slow down time. It marches on without ever slowing down. Always... This lovely, mesmerizing animated short film ...

In 2025 and beyond, 2D animation continues to thrive not just as an art form, but as a powerful tool for storytelling, marketing, education, and beyond. Its blend of emotional resonance, stylistic ...

Animation Is Film Festival is returning for its eighth edition next month and this year is a doozy. Taking place October 17–19 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, with a special “festival ...

Welcome to Cartoon Brew’s series of spotlights focusing on the animated shorts that have qualified for the 2026 Oscars. The films in this series have qualified through one of multiple routes: by ...

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