Oscars Accepts That Animated Films Are Animated

Austin-made Apollo 10 1/2 now eligible for Academy Award

"...of the year's most critically acclaimed and visually stunning animated movies - including Austin-made Apollo 10 1/2: A Space..."

Nov. 10, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Animated Films by Jan Svankmajer

"...Directed by: Jan Svankmajer. Animated Films by Jan Svankmajer includes video screenings of Dimensions..."

Jan. 18, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Animated Films by the Brothers Quay

"...Directed by: Brothers Quay. Animated Films by the Brothers Quay includes video screenings of..."

Nov. 15, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

Watch and prepare for your Oscar pool

"...a guess as to which of these five short animated films from across the globe is going to nab..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2014: Animation

Five works of superior, ambitious animation.

"...Animated programs are often hit-and-miss affairs, as are most collections..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Animated Adventures of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman

The men behind 'The Secret of NIMH' visit Austin this weekend

"...Fox Animation, over 41 years and a series of animated features that warmed the hearts and thrilled the minds..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Academy Award-Nominated Short Films 2003

A package of some of the most recent animated and live-action Oscar nominees.

"...immediately apparent about this collection of five Oscar-nominated short films that makes them so obviously deserving of Academy distinction...."

April 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2013: Animation

A dog in Eden, Maggie Simpson in an Ayn Rand daycare center, and creative guacamole making are some of the ideas conjured in this collection.

"...The five films the Academy anointed as nominees for this year's Best..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Academy Award-Nominated Short Films 2004

A program of eight short films nominated for live-action and animated Academy Awards in 2004.

"...frequent outings. Opener Jeff Fowler’s "Gopher Broke" is a CG-animated tale of a peckish gopher forever frustrated in his..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The 2007 Academy Award Nominated Short Films: Animation

See the five animated shorts in competition for the Oscar, and judge for yourself.

"...up predicting the Academy Awards. Most years the wrong films are nominated, every year the wrong films win (as..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation

Be ready for your office Oscar pool when it rolls around later this month.

"...Oscar-nominated shorts into one showcase is that the individual films cease to exist on their own; one tends to..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2011: Animation

Get a leg up on your Oscar pool by checking out all the nominees in this category.

"...3 is pretty much a lock to win Best Animated Feature at this year’s Academy Awards, and don’t be..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

First International Festival of Short Films

"...a winner in a much broader scope than its animated forerunners (i.e., Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation, etc.)...."

June 18, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

2019 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

The Academy's five favorite animated shorts, plus two ringers

"...The five films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Society Announces Recipients of 2024 Grants for Short Films

Rising filmmakers from around the state get essential support

"...Thank goodness, then, for the AFS Grant for Short Films program which just announced its latest round of supported..."

Jan. 8, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2010: Animation

This year's five nominees for the best animated short Oscar are available for viewing. This year’s five Academy Award-nominated animated shorts include “A Matter of Loaf and Death,” the latest stop-motion Claymation piece from Nick Park and Aardman; “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” by Nicky Phelan; “The Lady and the Reaper" by Recio García; “French Roast” by Fabrice O. Joubert; and the winning “Logorama” by the H5 collective.

"...ain’t all, folks – this year’s five Academy Award-nominated animated shorts are so sour-faced even Britain’s most cuddly exports,..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

2015 Academy Award-Nominated Animated Short Films

Five Oscar nominees, plus some extra treats.

"...recent tradition, this year’s Academy Award nominees for Best Animated Short Film will be showcased in a collective block..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

2017 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

Watch and prepare for your Oscar pool

"...in the field of animation, the five chosen short films all boast some excellence in whichever style of animation..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The 2007 Academy Award Nominated Films: Live Action

Be your own judge and jury for these final five competitors for the Best Live Action Short Oscar.

"...short of 2007. (A companion program of the five animated shorts in competition plays separately.) Not only is it..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2020 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animated

This year's Academy-loved cartoons push the boundaries of the medium

"...When it comes to this year's Oscar-nominated animated shorts, the clear front runner before voting even started..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

His Films, His Way

Jim Jarmusch Is Still Figuring Out How to Do It

"..."Well, we've got a lot of really cool short films and filmmakers from all over the world."..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program A

Let the voting begin

"...by Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman is a lovingly animated doc that tells the story of Manuel Babbitt, a..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Programs A & B

"...outbreak in Liberia. Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman's lovingly animated ”Last Day of Freedom” tells the story of Manuel..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Bob Ray Goes Apesh!t, Commits to Creating Four Films By End of Summer

Bob Ray embarks on a short-filmmaking binge

"...when he announced his plans to shoot four new films in the next few weeks...."

Aug. 8, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

A Decade in Austin Films

The city’s cinema, from indie visions to Oscar winners and international blockbusters

"...year, dozens of local filmmakers produce features and short films that have turned what was once seen as a..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Fantastic Fest First Wave Films Announced (Finally)

Fantastic Fest 2009, Round One

"...At the top of the list of films that have just been announced for this year's festival..."

July 13, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Alamo Drafthouse to Screen All 11 Star Wars Films at Village

Summer of Star Wars includes special trilogy screenings

"...hosting screenings of all 11 live-action theatrically-released Star Wars films, from The Phantom Menace to The Rise of Skywalker..."

May 1, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Animated Shorts

A solid anthology of animation

"...Here's an anthology of, yes, short animated films – some of them in familiar cartoon style,..."

March 16, 2009 Screens Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Film Society Announces 2023 AFS Grant for Short Films Recipients

Career-changing grants go to 16 projects from Texas filmmakers

"...financial support through this year's AFS Grant for Short Films program...."

Jan. 5, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Films for a Phantasmagoric Final Other Worlds

Blast off for one more weekend of wonder as the film fest bids adieu

"...sequel 2010: The Year We Make Contact. But few animated films have quite the loyal fan base of Don..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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