Hello, and welcome to Sketch to Screen, a newsletter looking at the world of animation from yours truly, IndieWire Curation Editor Wilson Chapman. This is a space to celebrate all of animation, from ...

Annecy unveils 94 shorts for 2026, including Don Hertzfeldt and new ‘WTF’ and Midnight sections, spotlighting global ...

The Academy Awards are approaching, which means that movie buffs and critics alike have been speculating and arguing over such categories as Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Cinematography, Best ...

I’ve got a trailer here for you to watch for a fun animated short film titled Almost Ten . In the film, “when an innocent girl fish almost gets robbed, she does something unexpected that shocks the ...

While accepting the award for best animated short for “The Girl Who Cried Pearls,” Chris Lavis joked about how people think it takes patience to make a puppet film over the course of five years. It ...

This weekend’s Oscars are seen largely as a race between One Battle After Another and Sinners, two terrific movies that are available to stream on HBO Max after lengthy theatrical runs. In fact, all ...

Before Will Arnett presented the Oscar for Best Animated Short Subject at the Academy Awards on Sunday, he had something to get off his chest - specifically about the use of AI. He chose to shout out ...

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 ...

A Canadian animated short co-directed by Polish-born filmmaker Maciek Szczerbowski won the Oscar for best animated short film at the 98th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.

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J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...