ShortsTV will once again showcase the Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films in theaters nationwide. The The 2024 nominees hitting the big screen starting February 16th are “Letter to a Pig”, “Ninety-Five Senses”, “Our Uniform”, “Pachyderme” and “WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko”. This is a serious — and seriously good […]
The five-director team of ‘BOOM’ has already won a Student Academy Award. Now this animated short film is one of the 15 finalists for the 2024 Oscar. Here’s my ‘BOOM’ Animation Scoop Q&A. ———————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. […]
Stephanie Clement directs the new animated short drama “Pachyderme”, which is one of the 15 finalists for the 2024 Oscar. Here’s the “Pachyderme” Animation Scoop Q&A. —————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of […]
Tal Kantor is the director of one of the 15 finalists for this year’s Best Animated Short Film Oscar. Here’s our “Letter to a Pig” Animation Scoop Q&A. ———————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 […]
Estonia’s “Eeva”, from directors Lucija Mrzljak and Morten Tsinakov, is one of the 15 finalists for the 2024 Best Animated Short Film Academy Award. Here’s the “Eeva” Animation Scoop Q&A. ————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written […]
The directors of stunning new animated short “Awakening: The First Day” describe taking this presentation from stage to screen in this Animation Scoop Q&A. ———————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. […]
This is an Animation Scoop Q&A with Mitra Shahidi, the director of Tribeca 2023 award winning animated short film “Starling”. ————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. And altogether he has […]
Joao Gonzalez directs “Ice Merchants”. Gonzalez dives into the chills and thrills of this Oscar shortlisted animated short film in this “Ice Merchants” Animation Scoop Q&A. ——————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of […]
Director Amy Bench and her team from the animated short film “More Than I Want to Remember” join me for this Animation Scoop Q&A about this 2023 Oscars contender. —————————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over […]
Uri Lotan is the director of “Black Slide”. This animated short based on his personal life experiences as a child is now one of the 15 finalists for the 2023 Best Animated Short Film Oscar. Here’s my “Black Slide” Animation Scoop Q&A with Lotan. —————————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as […]