Tag: best animated short film

2023 Oscars Challenge: [Short Film #10] “My Year of Dicks” (One Nomination)

SHORT #10 OF 15 95TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2023 OSCARS CHALLENGE“MY YEAR OF DICKS“FEBRUARY 28, 2023THE ANIMATION SHOWCASE DAY 36 OF 48 Best Animated Short FilmSara Gunnarsdóttir and Pamela Ribon The animated short “My Year Of Dicks” is precisely what it sounds like, a girl in high school ventures through different relationships trying to lose her virginity. Some topics covered in the film include … Read More 2023 Oscars Challenge: [Short Film #10] “My Year of Dicks” (One Nomination)

2023 Oscars Challenge: [Short Film #9] “An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It” (One Nomination)

SHORT #9 OF 15 95TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2023 OSCARS CHALLENGE“An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It”FEBRUARY 21, 2023YOUTUBE DAY 29 OF 48 Best Animated Short FilmLachlan Pendragon Lachlan Pendragon went above and beyond with his short film, “An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It.” What appears to be a … Read More 2023 Oscars Challenge: [Short Film #9] “An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It” (One Nomination)

2023 Oscars Challenge: [Short Film #8] “Ice Merchants” (One Nomination)

SHORT #8 OF 15 95TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2023 OSCARS CHALLENGE“ICE MERCHANTS”FEBRUARY 21, 2023YOUTUBE DAY 29 OF 48 Best Animated Short FilmJoão Gonzalez and Bruno Caetano “Ice Merchants,” a short animated film with no dialogue, caught me off guard and had me feeling more in 14 minutes than some features can make me feel in 90. The animation style resembles colored pencils on construction … Read More 2023 Oscars Challenge: [Short Film #8] “Ice Merchants” (One Nomination)

2023 Oscars Challenge: [Short Film #2] “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” (One Nomination)

SHORT #2 OF 15 95TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2023 OSCARS CHALLENGE“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse”FEBRUARY 11, 2023APPLE TV+ DAY 19 OF 48 Best Animated Short FilmCharlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud With sweet messages and a breathtakingly beautiful animation style, “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” is based on the 2019 children’s novel of the same name. A … Read More 2023 Oscars Challenge: [Short Film #2] “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” (One Nomination)

2023 Oscars Challenge: [Short Film #1] “The Flying Sailor” (One Nomination)

SHORT #1 OF 15 95TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2023 OSCARS CHALLENGE“THE FLYING SAILOR”FEBRUARY 8, 2023YOUTUBE DAY 16 OF 48 Best Animated Short FilmAmanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby Based on an actual account of a sailor in 1917 being blown over a mile into the sky after two boats exploded, “The Flying Sailor” shows a life flashing in front of a man’s eyes. With a … Read More 2023 Oscars Challenge: [Short Film #1] “The Flying Sailor” (One Nomination)

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2013 Oscars Challenge: Short Film #1: Paperman

PAPERMAN Granted I have not seen any of the other animated shorts so far this year, it will definitely take a lot to beat out my current favorite, Disney’s short entitled “Paperman” which is playing before screenings of the feature “Wreck-It Ralph”. Telling the silent, black-and-white (for the most part) love story of two strangers passing by and eventually being led to find one … Read More 2013 Oscars Challenge: Short Film #1: Paperman