Short anime are often compelling from start to finish, so here's a list of series you need to add to your watchlist.

The Jewish Film Institute's 13th annual WinterFest - two days of new independent films about Jewish life, culture, and history - takes place this weekend at San Francisco's Vogue Theater. Eleven ...

The Academy Awards are approaching, which means that movie buffs and critics alike have been speculating and arguing over ...

Oscars Best Animated Short Film Commentary (Updated Feb. 12, 2026): It’s a tale as old as time: you will win or lose your Oscar pools based on the shorts. And this year’s animated short race is a huge ...

Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’ve reviewed every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Below are the Best Documentary Short nominees: As we learn at the end of seventy ...

The film is based on the extraordinary real life of Alfred Nakache, a Jewish athlete whose story of resilience under Nazi persecution has previously been told in two French documentaries. At first ...

Every year the Academy Awards gives out Oscars to short filmmakers, and every year a lot of people in the audience scratch their heads, because they’ve never seen or heard of most of the nominees.

Five animated short films will be honored as nominees at this year’s Academy Awards, each exploring the concept of age and aging in diverse and aesthetically enticing ways. Using the framework of a ...

Directors Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski break down their stop-motion film, which was also a nominee at the 2026 Annie Awards. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief For Chris Lavis and Maciek ...

Pixar's recent sequels have been box-office hits. But its original animated films have struggled to catch on. The studio ...