If for any reason you didn’t get the opportunity to watch the fabulous Walt Disney Animation Studio’s Oscar-nominated short, PAPERMAN, here it is
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News for the ‘Short Films’ Category
PAPERMAN Short Film
Friday, February 15th, 2013Ouat Media Presents Sundance Award-Winning Short Films Available on iTunes January 14, 2013
Thursday, January 10th, 2013Ouat Media is proud to announce the iTunes release of Ouat Media Presents Sundance Award-Winning Short Films, a compilation of some of the most celebrated short films to have screened at the Sundance Film Festival, the premier showcase for independent film held each January in Park City, Utah.
The compilation includes the 2012 Short Filmmaking Grand Jury Prize winner Fishing Without Nets (dir. Cutter Hodierne), a tale of Somali pirates from the perspective of a struggling fisherman, The Arm (dir. Jessie Ennis, Brie Larson, Sarah Ramos), a story of peer pressure and winner of the 2012 Special Jury Award in Short Filmmaking, Deeper Than Yesterday (dir. Ariel Kleiman), a submarine-based drama and winner of the 2011 International Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking, horror-comedy The Legend of Beaver Dam (dir. Jerome Sable), winner of the 2011 Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking, and Short Term 12 (dir. Destin Cretton), an examination of the inevitable impact of human lives upon one another inside a children’s residential facility and winner of the 2009 Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking.
The Sundance award-winning short films will be available on iTunes individually and as part of the Ouat Media-curated compilation on Monday, January 14,2013.
Tropfest Film Festival Comes to US
Saturday, April 21st, 2012Tropfest, the world’s largest short film festival, today announced the 16 films that will vie for the top prize in its inaugural “All-Star Competition,” to be hosted by Rob Corddry (The Daily Show, Hot Tub Time Machine, Childrens Hospital), during a weekend of free, mostly outdoor events being held at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas June 1-3 in celebration of Tropfest’s 20th Official Birthday. The 16 finalists have been culled from the best Tropfest entries of the past two decades. A celebrity and industry panel will select an overall winner live before thousands of festival-goers at the ’main event’ on Sunday, June 3 (A full list of finalists follows).
The films, each less than seven minutes, have been hand-picked by Tropfest founder and acclaimed director John Polson (Hide & Seek, Tenderness) and represent a wide cross section of work whose principals have gone on to great success in front of and behind the camera. Over the past two decades, dozens of successful directors, writers, actors and others have had their start at Tropfest. Festival alumni include: Sam Worthington (Avatar, Last Night); Joel Edgerton (The Great Gatsby, Warrior, Animal Kingdom); Alister Grierson (director of the James Cameron-produced Sanctum); and Jason Gann and Tony Rogers, whose Tropfest short, Wilfred, was the genesis of the popular U.S. TV series of the same name starring Elijah Wood.
“I’m very excited about this,” said Corddry. “Tropfest is a perfect match for me. I don’t have the attention span for a full-length film festival.”
For its United States debut in Las Vegas and New York, Tropfest has amassed U.S. Ambassadors including Nicole Kidman, Geoffrey Rush, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anthony Lapaglia, Liev Schreiber and Charles Randolph. The event has traditionally received extraordinary support globally from some of the biggest stars in the international film community, including the most recent iteration of Tropfest Australia where the panel of judges and guests included Kidman, Rush, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Baz Luhrmann and Tobey Maguire.
“For the past 20 years, Tropfest has uncovered some exceptional talent in all aspects of filmmaking, and it was no easy feat to narrow down the All-Star nominees to just sixteen,” said Polson. “I’ve been amazed and delighted watching Tropfest’s audience grow over these two decades and I’m extremely proud to present them to a U.S. audience.”
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the city’s newest luxury resort, will host the first event in the festival’s U.S. debut, Tropfest Las Vegas, starting with a Welcome Party on Friday, June 1, Tropfest’s 20th Birthday Party on Saturday, June 2 and the All-Star Competition on Sunday, June 3.
The weekend’s activities will feature curated short film content, the All-Star Competition and live musical performances from some of the industry’s most exciting new acts. Delta Spirit, who are set to play Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza in coming months, will perform live on Saturday, June 2 at Tropfest’s 20th Birthday Party and singer-songwriter-artist, LP, will close out the All-Star Competition on Sunday, June 3 at the Boulevard Pool. In keeping with Tropfest’s culture globally, the vast majority of access to all events will be FREE.
SUCKER PUNCH “Feudal Warriors” Animated Short
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FEUDAL WARRIORS
In Sucker Punch, Babydoll finds herself in the snowy courtyard of an ancient temple where she must face off against three massive Samurai. To battle the gigantic and heavily armed Samurai, Babydoll must gather all the courage and strength she possesses or face certain death. “Feudal Warriors” explores the origin of these monstrous opponents.
SUCKER PUNCH in theaters now.
SUCKER PUNCH Animated Shorts
Friday, March 25th, 2011Here are a couple of Animated Shorts from the film SUCKER PUNCH. Director Zack Snyder and animator Ben Hibon collaborated with Splastk to further explore the fantasy worlds in the film. The animated shorts provide a distinct glimpse into those surreal places, allowing people to experience the worlds in a very unique way.
SUCKER PUNCH hits theaters on March 25, 2011.
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DRAGON
In Sucker Punch, the girls drop into a castle courtyard and find themselves in the middle of a chaotic battle between a hoard of gruesome Orcs and an army of Black Knights. The original cause of the massive conflict is hopelessly lost amidst the death and destruction. “Dragon” is a tale of religious persecution exploring the origin of this conflict. Who is the righteous and who is the heathen?
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DISTANT PLANET
In Sucker Punch, the girls find themselves on another planet battling a robot militia on a hijacked train. In “Distant Planet” events unfold from the perspective of the robot hijackers leading up to the girls’ arrival. Sometimes those with less have more to fight for…
SUCKER PUNCH – Animated Short “The Trenches”
Sunday, March 20th, 2011Director Zack Snyder and animator Ben Hibon collaborated with Splastk to further explore the fantasy worlds in the film. The animated shorts provide a distinct glimpse into those surreal places, allowing people to experience the worlds in a very unique way. “It made sense to me to not only approach the worlds from an original direction in terms of story and focus,” says Snyder, “but also to really push the visual style in a different direction as well. Having seen his contribution to the latest Harry Potter film and looking at some of his other recent work, Ben’s talent was obvious and his aesthetic felt like a perfect fit. His work is graphic and visually arresting.” Hibon relished an opportunity to expand upon Snyder’s unique vision. “Zack is one of the most exciting and original directors working in Hollywood today. Sucker Punch is nothing short of pure visual madness.”
SUCKER PUNCH hits theaters on March 25, 2011.
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THE TRENCHES
In Sucker Punch, the girls face off against an army of mechanized WWI soldiers. Through the use of clockwork and steam technology, human soldiers who die in battle are reanimated and sent back to the front lines. Although seemingly indistinguishable and soulless, the zombie army is not just made of gears and steam, but also of human flesh, bone, and memory. In “The Trenches” there is a tragic tale behind each lifeless mask.
10 Animated Shorts Move Ahead in 2010 Oscar® Race
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 83rd Academy Awards®. Thirty-three pictures had originally qualified in the category.
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company:
The Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Reviewing Committee viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting in screenings held in New York and Los Angeles.
Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members will now select three to five nominees from among the 10 titles on the shortlist. Branch screenings will be held in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco in January 2011.
Short Film “REGEN”
Saturday, March 6th, 2010Today we received an e-mail from Michael Chaves in reference to his new short film REGEN. Usually we don’t talk too much about short films, however we though that this one can be an exception.
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