Tagged With: Short Films
Dumb Ways to Die
A little red headed girl showed me this. Dumb Ways to Die is a not so dumb PSA thing by a New Zealand animator whose name is not directly in front of me. There's a website too. Good for kids and dummies.
ArsenalFX Creates Effects for 'Project Imagination' Shorts
Visual effects post production studio ArsenalFX produces visual effects featured within three celebrity-directed short films, presented as part of the 2013 Canon/Ron Howard “Project Imagination” Film Festival.
10 Animated Shorts Advance in 2013 Oscar Race
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces 10 animated short films that will advance in the voting process for the 86th Academy Awards.
Blue Ant & Mondo Media Launch $3 Million Animated Comedy Program
Blue Ant Media and Mondo Media team with YouTube to announce ‘Bite on Mondo,’ an animated comedy shorts pitch for content targeted at teens and young adults.
NFB Appoints Michael Fukushima
Michael Fukushima is named Executive Producer of the National Film Board of Canada’s acclaimed English Program Animation Studio in Montreal.
Comixology Releases Second Chapter of Stephan Franck’s ‘Silver’
Just in time for Halloween, ComiXology releases the second issue of writer/director/comic book creator Stephan Franck's acclaimed 12-issue mini-series ‘Silver.’
NFB Launches Free ‘Get Animated!’ Online Screening Series
In commemoration of International Animation Day, the National Film Board of Canada launches the seventh edition of ‘Get Animated!,’ a free online screening series including a selection of recent films, two filmmaker showcases, and six brand-new films.
Northern Lights and Superexploder Take Home Top Prizes at 2013 AICE Camp Kuleshov
Northern Lights and SuperExploder take home the top prizes at the 2013 AICE Camp Kuleshov for Screwloose and an audio interpretation of the chariot race from Ben Hur respectively.
PPSD: New Music Video by Joseph Pierce and mate
I quite enjoy the animation films of Joseph "Joe" Pierce. His work serves up a piercing perspective of family, community, social roles and groups.
Ace and Son get some Grouplove
Ace and Son have been creating lots of nifty music clips for this band called Grouplove. Sounds sexy. No, not really. Sounds hippie. Stupid hippies. Great videos though.
Breaking Bad meets Star Trek
During the season premiere of Breaking Bad's final season, the always hilarious character Badger describes his Star Trek script to Skinny Pete. Less than 24 hours after the premiere, someone has created an animated version of the scene.
Zammarchi animates Johnny Cash ditty.
Julie Zammarchi is an American indie animator best known for her films Ape (1992) and beautiful The Passenger (2009). I stumbled upon a recentish piece short she did using Johnny Cash's 25 Minutes To Go.
Ortega and Ma Create Halloween Magic with 'The Green Ruby Pumpkin'
Just in time for Halloween, former Digital Domain senior VFX artists Miguel Ortega and Tran Ma create a fun and magical animated short, 'The Green Ruby Pumpkin.'
Smith's Early Abstractions Added to National Film Registry
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington adds 25 motion pictures -- including Harry Smith's abstract animation, EARLY ABSTRACTIONS #1-5, 7, 10 (1939-56) -- to the National Film Registry to be preserved for all time, bringing the total number of films on the registry to 450.