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Shorts

Tracking buzzworthy international animated shorts, student films, music videos and commissioned works.

Three New ‘Gruffalo and Friends’ Spots by Magic Light Pictures Shine on the BBC

Over the years, Magic Light Pictures has had great success with its Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning adaptations of pictures books penned by Julia Donaldson and...
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Watch: New ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Thanksgiving Music Video Serves Up a Romantic Bird Ballad

🎵They'll saw what we have is unsavory🎵 🎵So you know we've got to turn it🎵 🎵to gravy🎵 Thanksgiving is finally here, and if you need to take...
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Andreas Deja’s Animated Ode to Friendship ‘Mushka’ Comes to Streaming Dec. 15

Disney Legend Andreas Deja announces his award- winning animated short Mushka will be released worldwide on December 15, inviting audiences everywhere to experience its...
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Sundance Winner ‘Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado’ Releases in the Americas During the UN’s 16 Days of Activism

An urgent message delivered in a powerful animated short film, Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado (As If the Earth Had Swallowed...
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Connoisseur’s Choice: A Highly Subjective Guide to the Top Animated Shorts of 2025

From the festival circuit, this looks like a wide-open year for shorts chasing the statuette named after Steve Austin’s (a.k.a. The Six Million Dollar...
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Watch ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’: Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski Take Us Inside the Making of Their NFB Stop-Motion Marvel

Step behind the scenes of The Girl Who Cried Pearls with the film’s creators, Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, in an informal deep dive...
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‘Wednesdays with Gramps’ Directors Chris & Justin Copeland Explore Family Ties and Love for Gaming in Their Heartwarming Short

  “Whenever we work on a film, we ask ourselves: what about this idea makes it work as an animated film? What separates it from...
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Brief Encounter: ‘The Night Boots’ Director Pierre-Luc Granjon Reflects on the Making of His Award-Winning Short

Earlier this year, French writer-director Pierre-Luc Granjon (The White Wolf, co-director on the 2023 feature The Inventor) took home the Oscar-qualifying short film Cristal...
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Flight from a Dark Past: ‘Shadows’ Director Randy Beiruty Discusses Her Oscar-Qualified Animated Short

  “Animation can soften the edges of very difficult topics, making them easier for audiences to face without losing their weight. That combination of protection,...
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Watch: Oscar-Qualified Short ‘Retirement Plan’ Now Streaming Online

As Awards season continues to ramp up, another of the year's highly acclaimed, multi-award-winning animated shorts has arrived online for audiences to enjoy on...
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Watch: Behind the Scenes of Oscar-Qualified Short ‘Shimmer’ (Exclusive)

In a fantastical world where strange lights hang in the sky, a father's mission to reach them strains his relationship with his children. This...
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Watch: NFB Short ‘Hairy Legs’ Brings a Funny Feminist Awakening to Streaming

Following a successful international festival tour, director Andrea Dorfman's humorous and heartfelt autobiographical animated short Hairy Legs is now streaming in Canada and the U.S....
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