Acclaimed animation production companies The Hive Studio (Letter to a Pig, Black Slide) and Fabian&Fred (Sultana’s Dream, Steakhouse) today announce that their short film Butterfly Kiss, directed by ...

Oscars Best Animated Short Film Commentary (Updated March 9, 2026): It’s a tale as old as time: Oscar pools are won or lost in the shorts categories. And this year’s animated short race may be the ...

Welcome to Cartoon Brew’s series of spotlights focusing on the animated shorts that have qualified for the 2026 Oscars. The films in this series have qualified through one of multiple routes: by ...

The film is based on the extraordinary real life of Alfred Nakache, a Jewish athlete whose story of resilience under Nazi persecution has previously been told in two French documentaries.

Earlier this year, Florence Miailhe’s exquisitely crafted animated Holocaust short Butterfly was nominated for an Academy Award. This week, Gauze, a 2D Gobelins graduation film about a Palestinian ...

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday the 98th Academy Awards shortlisted films in 12 categories, including Animated Short Film. Members of the Short Films and Feature ...

You don’t make a movie alone. The filmmakers behind this year’s Oscar-qualifying short films can attest to that. The directors of “Butterfly,” “The Hemingway” and “Mother Tongue,” each eligible in ...

Every year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates films for awards in various categories, and this year is no different. Some of those categories are for short films, and one of ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...