The Musician is directed by Reza Riahi and produced by Eleanor Coleman. It’s a dramatic animated short about an unexpected reunion between a man and a woman during the attack of the Mongols. This powerful story and stop-motion, paper cut-out techniques helped earn The Musician Best Animated Short Film honors at last year’s Tribeca Film […]

Bastien Dubois received a Best Animated Short Film Academy Award nomination in 2011 for Madagascar, A Journey Diary. 11 years later, he could potentially score his second Oscar nom for his latest animated short, Souvenir Souvenir. It’s one of the 15 finalists in the category — and has already earned major honors from the Sundance […]

Director Alberto Mielgo’s painted animated short The Windshield Wiper is one of the 15 finalists for the upcoming Best Animated Short Film Academy Award. The Emmy and Annie Award winning Mielgo (of Love, Death & Robots and TRON: Uprising), explores the state of romantic relationships around the world in honest and visually striking ways. He […]

Erick Oh was Oscar nominated last year for his enthralling animated short film Opera. He could be on the ballot again this year for his latest, personal animated short, Namoo, which is one of the category’s 15 finalists. I spoke with Oh over Zoom about this unique time in his life and what he hopes […]

As Animation Scoop continues its in-depth look at all 15 of this year’s Best Animated Short Film Oscar finalists, the spotlight now shines on Flowing Home, a drama from director Sandra Desmazières. In this Email Q&A, Desmazières explains the significance of her short and how its story and visuals will impact audiences. Jackson Murphy: What […]

With the Oscar nominations just a little over a month away, another contender emerges in the Best Animated Short Film category. One of the 15 finalists is Step Into the River, from director and animation teacher Weijia Ma. She joined me over Zoom from Shanghai for this Animation Scoop Q&A. (This interview was edited for […]