The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the creation of two separate branches, dividing the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch into two distinct ...

The Short Film Program awards announced the winning projects at the midpoint of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, where 97 feature-length and episodic works and 54 short films — curated from 11,480 ...

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted to have two "distinct identities" for short films and animated features behind future Academy Awards voting. Future ...

The Seville European Film Festival is increasing its animation focus this year, introducing its first dedicated award for Best Animated Short Film in its 22-year history. Running November 7–15, the ...

Aspen Film, the year-round film arts and education organization, announced the winning films from its 34th Aspen Shortsfest in an awards presentation held Saturday, April 5. One of only five ...

Members of the "Student Accomplice" crew pose with their Student Academy Award in London. Baird accepted the award at the ceremony. (Courtesy of Brandon Beltran) On Sept. 17, the Academy of Motion ...

Little films are a very big deal at this year's Academy Awards. Topics as heavy as PTSD, ethnic cleansing and the immigration system, and as light as music, kissing and children with a passion to ...

Being nominated for an Academy Award is often viewed as one of the highest honors any film achieves, let alone winning. The odds are always stacked against you, especially if you’re a foreign picture, ...

Basketball star Stephen Curry can add another trophy to his wall: Best short film at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.

Concord father-son duo Dan and Samuel Habib won best feature documentary at the New Hampshire Film Festival in 2024. Concord local Ian Scura won NH Filmmaker of the Year at the 2024 New Hampshire Film ...

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