In 1908, Émile Cohl released the short film Fantasmagorie, widely regarded as the world's first animated cartoon. From these humble beginnings, cartoons blew up into detailed theatre shorts by the ...

Taiwanese director Hsieh reflects on the strength of women, preferring hand-drawn animation over AI, and using violence in ...

This is a must watch short film for animation geeks. After years of working on this project, the spectacular animated short film / music video called Einvik's Curse has debuted online. This is an ...

When animator Stefan Gruber was eight, they saw a dog run across a wall, not in real life, but in Jules Engel’s hand-drawn short “Accident,” projected during a Pioneer Square art walk. That was the ...

A review of the 2026 Oscar-nominated animated short films, exploring their themes, animation styles and emotional impact.

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