SXSW Film Review: Animated Shorts

Hertzfeldt and Pixar triumph over smaller successes

"...hilarious future shock "World of Tomorrow," which took top Animated Short prize at Tuesday night's jury awards ceremony. Animated..."

March 20, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Academy Award-Nominated Animated Shorts 2006

See this year's five nominees and some additional animated shorts.

"...be filled out with an assortment of other worthy animated selections...."

Feb. 16, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Academy Award-Nominated Animated Shorts 2009

The Academy gets animated.

"...and that’s the point; it’s an annual compendium of animated works considered to be among the year’s best. This..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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

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

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

Austin Shorts at Sundance

David Lowery and the Zellner Bros. to do the 'Dance

"...get us wrong – we're sweet on their hilarious shorts, too – but the notoriously plays-hard-to-get film festival seems..."

Dec. 6, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Sundance Announces Shorts Program

Texans get the nod

"...In the narrative shorts category, UT grad Clay Liford will show "My Mom..."

Dec. 8, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Academy Award-Nominated Shorts 2002

"...awards with less glitz -- like the live-action and animated short categories -- usually get ignored, and besides, who's..."

July 12, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Scares & Shorts Revealed

Late-night fare and short film lineup announced

"...hand-picked from a staggering 3,306 submissions and overseen by Shorts Programmer Claudette Godfrey. Bold-faced names plucked from the shorts..."

Feb. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

2023 Oscar-Nominated Shorts: The Best of the Brief

Before the Academy votes, we pick our faves from the nominees

"...Three categories – animated, documentary, live action – with five nominees in each,..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Oscar Shorts 2020

Best of the Oscar animated and live-action shorts

"...Catch all the Oscar-nominated Animated and Live-Action short films in one package (you'll have..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...Larry Fesseden, Lisa Marie, Monte Markham (World Premiere) Narrative Shorts..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film: Selected Shorts

From 3,597 submissions, 106 emerge

"...Keep reading for the entire shorts lineup... NARRATIVE SHORTS..."

Feb. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Animated Ladies

Signe Baumane and Sarah Jane Lapp illustrate their points

"...audience what they're supposed to take away, you've failed. Animated Shorts..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Academy Award-Nominated Shorts 2003

"...Directed by: Various. This compilation features seven shorts nominated for Academy Awards in the past year: "Inja"..."

May 23, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

2022 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animated

A Disney-free lineup goes global

"...and Pixar have an effective stranglehold on the Oscars’ animated feature category, taking three of the five nominations, but..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Texas Shorts

"...Animated Shorts/Music Videos (3/15, Dobie 2, 11:30am; 3/16, Dobie 2,..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature

Academy Award-Nominated Documentary Shorts 2005

A rare opportunity to see what's considered the best in the field of short docs; plus all four nominees have a socio-political bent.

"...in this film comes in the form of an animated piece created by a survivor who was just a..."

April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Film Review: Texas Shorts

Lone star shorts program is, appropriately, all over the map

"...program based around a single geographic location, SXSW’s Texas Shorts is all over the map. Thematically speaking, that is...."

March 17, 2015 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Animated Opinions

Korey Coleman and company deal out critique on Spill.com

"...sideshow – to the Internet as a series of animated shorts under the moniker Spill (www.spill.com)...."

March 21, 2008 Screens Feature by Rick Klaw

Have Yourself an Animated Christmas

"...start at a reasonable hour withAnastasia(9:15am, HBO), the non-Disney animated film that came out last Christmas and features the..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

New French Shorts 2021

The annual best of Gallic cinema, in small chunks

"...Curating an engaging shorts program is a bit like crafting a multicourse meal..."

June 4, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

New French Shorts

Queer and immigrant stories, satire and romance give new perspectives on French culture

"...the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, New French Shorts undoubtedly tries to live up to its name of..."

May 15, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Taking a Stand on Shorts

No mere calling card or stepping stone, the short film is enjoying a renaissance

"...maxim that today's short films – documentary, narrative, even animated – have little if any audience beyond festivals, other..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Blue Starlite Gives Some SXSW-Selected Shorts Some Big Screentime

From the festival to the drive-in

"...the features, but I felt really bad for the shorts. They count on these festivals, both to get attentions..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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

Academy Award-Nominated Short Films 2003

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

"...Academy distinction. That shouldn’t be misconstrued as meaning these shorts are inferior or ill-made – it’s just that there’s..."

April 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spike & Mike's New Generation Animation

For a change, instead of gross-out shorts, Spike & Mike have simply gathered the best and funniest animated shorts they could find.

"...titillation and instead gather simply the best and funniest animated shorts they could find. The collection includes award-winning animated..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cartoon Noir

"...noir in the title may give this anthology of animated shorts a certain continental flair, but it isn't exactly..."

Sept. 15, 2000 Movie Review by Robert Faires

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