A record 92 animated short films have qualified for the 92nd Academy Awards, a list that will be winnowed to 10 contenders when shortlist is announced Dec. 16. Alongside entries such as Sony’s “Hair Love” and Magic Light Pictures’ “Zog,” challengers include lauded films from animators such as Tomek Popakul’s “Acid Rain,” Siqi Song’s “Sister” and Theodore Ushev’s “The Physics of Sorrow.” Ranging from studio darlings to festival gems, the diversity of projects in the category makes for a somewhat unpredictable race, yet each year a handful of shorts float to the top, generating awards season buzz.
1. Curse of the Monkeybird (Warner Bros.)
Director: Pete Browngardt
Producers: Pete Browngardt, Sam Register
The slapstick “Indiana Jones”-inspired 2D short features classic Looney Tunes characters searching for a cursed treasure inside a jungle temple. “It was a dream come true to be able to write and direct a Porky Pig and Daffy Duck cartoon from scratch,...
1. Curse of the Monkeybird (Warner Bros.)
Director: Pete Browngardt
Producers: Pete Browngardt, Sam Register
The slapstick “Indiana Jones”-inspired 2D short features classic Looney Tunes characters searching for a cursed treasure inside a jungle temple. “It was a dream come true to be able to write and direct a Porky Pig and Daffy Duck cartoon from scratch,...
- 12/4/2019
- by Jennifer Wolfe
- Variety Film + TV
DreamWorks Animation screened 25 minutes of its upcoming Yeti feature, “Abominable” (September 27), along with its third short, “Marooned,” at the Annecy Animation Film Festival on Tuesday. And, for good measure, the studio also trotted out rough footage and the first trailer from “Trolls World Tour”, in which Poppy (Anna Kendrick) and Branch (Justin Timberlake) step into a musical troll war with rivals from rock, country, cool jazz, classical, and funk. IndieWire got an earlier sneak peek at the Glendale campus.
“Abominable,” co-produced by Shanghai-based Pearl Studio, is a gorgeous-looking adventure about a teenage girl named Yi (Chloe Bennet), who discovers a child-like Yeti on the roof of her Shanghai apartment while playing the violin. Yi then embarks on a quest with two friends to reunite the magical creature she calls Everest (which controls nature as an expression of beauty) with its family in the Himalayas. They’re pursued by the evil...
“Abominable,” co-produced by Shanghai-based Pearl Studio, is a gorgeous-looking adventure about a teenage girl named Yi (Chloe Bennet), who discovers a child-like Yeti on the roof of her Shanghai apartment while playing the violin. Yi then embarks on a quest with two friends to reunite the magical creature she calls Everest (which controls nature as an expression of beauty) with its family in the Himalayas. They’re pursued by the evil...
- 6/11/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Universal’s DreamWorks Animation has unveiled first-look images of “Marooned,” the latest title in its burgeoning short films program. The film is produced by Jeff Hermann, just attached to produce Tom McGrath’s “The Boss Baby 2.”
Directed by Andrew Erekson,“Marooned” world premieres on June 11 at France’s Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival as part of a DreamWorks Animation feature presentation which has now been expanded, to offer a first look at “Trolls World Tour,” the sequel to “Trolls,” which earned $347 million worldwide.
Part of a muscular DreamWorks Animation Annecy presence, hosted by president Margie Cohn, the Dwa feature presentation will also showcase excerpts from “Abominable,” written and directed by Jill Culton, as previously announced.
Hermann and Erekson, a story artist on “How To Train Your Dragon,” will both attend the Annecy presentation. Billed as a stylized look at a not too distant future, “Marooned” turns on C-oR13, a...
Directed by Andrew Erekson,“Marooned” world premieres on June 11 at France’s Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival as part of a DreamWorks Animation feature presentation which has now been expanded, to offer a first look at “Trolls World Tour,” the sequel to “Trolls,” which earned $347 million worldwide.
Part of a muscular DreamWorks Animation Annecy presence, hosted by president Margie Cohn, the Dwa feature presentation will also showcase excerpts from “Abominable,” written and directed by Jill Culton, as previously announced.
Hermann and Erekson, a story artist on “How To Train Your Dragon,” will both attend the Annecy presentation. Billed as a stylized look at a not too distant future, “Marooned” turns on C-oR13, a...
- 5/28/2019
- by John Hopewell and Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Universal’s DreamWorks Animation will sneak-peek extended footage for its upcoming feature “Abominable” (September 27) and premiere its latest short “Marooned” at the 43rd Annecy International Animation Film Festival (June 10th-15th). The animation powerhouse’s president Margie Cohn will additionally offer a first look at the new “Fast & Furious” animated series, and present an exhibition of artwork from the “How to Train Your Dragon” trilogy at the Manège du haras. The third installment in the series, “The Hidden World,” has passed $509-million worldwide.
Following a strong CinemaCon promo, DreamWorks will preview its upcoming feature slate on June 11, headlined by “Abominable,” a co-production with Pearl Studio, written and directed by Jill Culton (“Open Season”), about teenager Yi (Chloe Bennet of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) venturing to the Himalayas to reunite a Yeti with its family.
“Marooned,” about selfish robot C-0R13, stranded on an abandoned lunar outpost,...
Following a strong CinemaCon promo, DreamWorks will preview its upcoming feature slate on June 11, headlined by “Abominable,” a co-production with Pearl Studio, written and directed by Jill Culton (“Open Season”), about teenager Yi (Chloe Bennet of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) venturing to the Himalayas to reunite a Yeti with its family.
“Marooned,” about selfish robot C-0R13, stranded on an abandoned lunar outpost,...
- 4/8/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
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