Das Rad (“Rocks”), written and directed by Chris Stenner, Arvid Uibel and Heidi Wittlinger, was nominated for the 2003 Academy Award for Animated Short Film. Here is the synopsis of the film from Wikipedia: “The film tracks a hillside from ancient times through the present and into the future, usually moving through time at high [...]
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Monkey News: The Space Monkey animated by Joost Reijmers
I thought I’d post this in case you’re in need of a little comedy The video also gives a nice demonstration of flash animation by animator Joost Reijmers. Here is the YouTube description of the video (I’ve added the hyperlinks): “Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington of Monkey News take you on a grand [...]
Fireworks Short Animated Stop Motion Film by PES
In an earlier post I wrote about the award winning animated stop-motion short film Western Spaghetti by PES. Here’s another offering from PES, entitled Fireworks – enjoy! Fireworks was written, directed, and animated by PES; and produced by PES & Sarah Phelps.1 PES now has a page dedicated to him on Wikipedia! Here’s what Wikipedia [...]
Western Spaghetti Animated Short Stop-Motion Film by PES
Western Spaghettiby PES won honorable mention at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, won the 2009 Audience Award at the Annecy Animation Festival, and was voted the #2 viral video of the year for 2009 by Time Magazine.1. (You’ll see why below.) The film was written and directed by PES, animated by PES and Javan Ivey, [...]
“La Maison en Petits Cubes” Academy Award Winning Short Film by Kunio Kato – Part 2
This is a continuation of an earlier post that introduced Kunio Kato’s Academy Award winning animated short film La Maison en Petits Cubes which included the plot summary. Here is the second part of the film: What a beautiful film? QUESTION: Do you agree – why or why not? Please share your thoughts in the [...]