How this glitchy, music-led animation raises above nostalgia.
Hello, and welcome to Sketch to Screen, a newsletter looking at the world of animation from yours truly, IndieWire Curation Editor Wilson Chapman. This is a space to celebrate all of animation, from ...
In recent years, the landscape of short animated films has undergone a significant shift. Short animated films are increasingly stretching beyond the 20-minute mark. In fact, three of this year’s five ...
Siegler’s student film builds out from a surreal island of spellcasters, blending chaotic humor, mixed media, and very real ...
Every year the Academy Awards gives out Oscars to short filmmakers, and every year a lot of people in the audience scratch their heads, because they’ve never seen or heard of most of the nominees.
This is an image from the official press website for South by Southwest 2025’s Animated Short Program. Short films are given a bad rep. They often have no published IMDb ratings, giving viewers no way ...
A new installment in the “KPop Demon Hunters” universe could be on the way as the original film continues to smash Netflix records, according to the Motion Picture Association, which gave a PG rating ...
When you think about the animated short films nominated for the 97th annual Academy Awards, how many can you name? If you’re an average movie watcher, probably not many. If you think back to past ...
The Richmond Animation Festival expands to two days of screenings in its fourth year, including “Boys Go to Jupiter” at the ...
"There will come soft rains & the smell of the ground, and swallows circling with their shimmering sound." An eerie, ominous warning from the past about our techno-fascist future. This animated short ...