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 […]
Academy Award nominee Dave Mullins (of Pixar’s “Lou”) is back on the Oscars shortlist as director of animated short “WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko”. Here’s our 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 […]
Director Flora Anna Buda shares the deep, resonant themes of Oscars shortlisted animated short “27” 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. And altogether he has […]
Priit Tender is the director of Oscars Animated Short Film shortlist finalist ‘Dog Apartment’. Here’s our Animation Scoop Q&A about the stop-motion short. ————————— 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 […]
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 […]
Stephen Vuillemin is the director of “A Kind of Testament”. This short is one of the 15 finalists for the 2024 Best Animated Short Film Oscar. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with Vuillemin about “Testament”. ————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age […]
Annecy-winning short “Our Uniform” is now on the 96th Oscars Best Animated Short Film shortlist. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with director Yegane Moghaddam. ——————————- 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. […]
Bret Parker is the director of the 2024 Oscars shortlisted animated short film “Pete”. Here’s our “Pete” 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. And altogether he has […]
John Musker directed some of the most beloved Disney animated movies of all-time, including “The Little Mermaid”, “Aladdin”, “The Princess and the Frog” and “Moana”. Musker retired from The Mouse House in 2018 and set-out to make his own short. Four-minute “I’m Hip” is now on the 2024 Oscars Best Animated Short Film shortlist. Here’s […]
‘Wild Summon’ is one of the 15 finalists for the upcoming Best Animated Short Film Academy Award. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with the directing duo of Karni & Saul. 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 […]