SNAPSHOTLouis, 8-and-a-half years old, is autistic. He arrives at his new school and is about to introduce himself. Louis’ Shoes, originally known as Les Chaussures de Louis in French, is co-directed by a selection of talented animation filmmakers: Marion Philippe, Kayu Leung, Theo Jamin, Jean Geraud Blanc – students at Continue Reading
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Five Disney classics told by one classic storyteller: The hilarious narrative-spinning of Olaf Presents
If ever there was a breakout character from Frozen, the Disney animated juggernaut that bestrode the world when it first came out in 2013, it is the very much alive garrulously exuberant to a fault snowman Olaf (voiced with a boisterous of childlike wonder by Josh Gad) whose sheer presence Continue Reading
Going back a century! Pixar gives Monsters Inc. the silent film treatment
SNAPSHOTPixar has remixed their wonderfully heartwarming CGI classic Monsters, Inc. into an amusing silent, four-minute, black-and-white animation with such vintage cinematic tricks as intertitles, exaggerated jump scares, and an old-timey piano rag playing in the background. (synopsis (c) Laughing Squid) What a delight! As if Monsters Inc. was already a Continue Reading
They go together like pasta and pesto: The heartfelt Luca redux of Ciao Alberto + Baymax! series trailer
Whatever your thinking about the merits of streaming platforms or production studios holding big, bold splashy all-day events to herald their upcoming shows and movies – crass commercialism or a tantalising glimpse into an eagerly awaited future? – the just-staged inaugural Disney+ Day 2021 was worth its existence alone for Continue Reading
Come and welcome an unexpected guest: John Lewis debuts its 2021 Christmas ad
SNAPSHOTThe advert takes you on a magical Christmas journey, all through the eyes of the lead characters, a young boy called Nathan and the space traveller, Skye. Nathan discovers and befriends Skye, who has landed in the woods beside his home. Their friendship develops as Nathan introduces Skye to many Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: Hungry seagull gets what he wants … or does he … in DEAD MEAT
SNAPSHOT“I’m [Adnan Mohamed] proud to present an Animated short that I have worked on during my time at Vancouver Film School! … For a long time I wanted to animate something that makes people giggle and feel joy in a weird way, because everybody gets silly sometimes and I feel Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: Down to Earth – A fair dinkum Aussie take on Stranger Things
SNAPSHOTAlex is a typical shy teenager crushing hard on his space obsessed next-door neighbour, Stacey. Despite the elaborate efforts to attract her attention, often with the misguided help of his doofus of a best friend, Eddie, Stacey barely notices him. This all changes when a meteorite crash lands on the Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: Pixar’s newest SparkShorts’ Twenty Something
SNAPSHORTAdulting can be hard. Some days you’re nailing it, while other days, you’re just a stack of kids hiding in a trench coat hoping no one notices. Gia finds herself in this exact scenario the night of her 21st birthday. This is a story about the insecurities of adulting and Continue Reading
Are marshmallows for bouncing or eating? Lucas the Spider finds out in “Fun with Findley”
SNAPSHOTThat’s so Findley! Lucas is so excited for you to meet his friend Findley the Fly™ who loves to laugh, eat, and play with Lucas in his new show for the whole family on Cartoonito coming to Cartoon Network THIS FALL! (synopsis via YouTube (c) Cartoon Network) It’s a debate Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: The anxious dilemma of Crosswalk (Disney’s Short Circuit series)
SNAPSHOTA crosswalk light at a quiet intersection plays games with a businessman who needs to cross it, but doesn’t want to break the law. That’s the simple premise of this hilarious short that most viewers will be able to relate to (unless you’re from New York City, where “Don’t Walk” Continue Reading