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From its earliest honorees to the present, the Academy Award for Best Animated Short doubles as a kind of history of the ever-changing medium. We ranked them all — from animation’s golden age to the arrival of Pixar and beyond.
Skybound Entertainment is reviving the legendary indie animation showcase.
According to festival director Vrej Kassouny, a new generation of young artists has created a wave of momentum in animation production.
The film screened in Portland over the weekend and is headed to the Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival next month.
Portland's reputation as a hub for independent animation gains new stature in a documentary from British filmmaker Martin Cooper. In History, Mystery, and Odyssey, Martin profiles six iconic Portland animators: Rose Bond, Chel White, Joanna Priestley, Jim Blashfield, Joan Gratz, and Zak Margolis. Aided by cinematographer Adrian Storey, Martin draws out the innovation, the