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Animation Scoop: John Musker ‘I’m Hip’ Q&A

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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 […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Wild Summon’ Q&A

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‘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 […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Ninety-Five Senses’ Q&A

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Jared and Jerusha Hess, the makers of ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ and ‘Nacho Libre’, present their excellent debut animated short ‘Ninety-Five Senses’, starring the voice of Tim Blake Nelson. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with the Hesses. ———————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Q&A

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With the first trailer out, I spoke with the makers of DreamWorks “Kung Fu Panda 4” (in theaters March 8th). Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with director Mike Mitchell, co-director Stephanie Ma Stine and producer Rebecca Huntley. ——————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Awakening: The First Day’ Q&A

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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. […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Humo’ Q&A

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Rita Basulto is the director of the dramatic animated short film “Humo”, about a boy living through The Holocaust. 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 of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘The Day I Became a Bird’ Q&A

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Andrew Ruhemann won an Oscar for short “The Lost Thing” and an Emmy for his work on animated series “Love, Death + Robots”. Now he’s back with a new animated short “The Day I Became a Bird”, based on the book. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with Ruhemann. ——————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Starling’ Q&A

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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 […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘The Smeds and The Smoos’ Q&A

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From Magic Light Pictures, the makers of “The Gruffalo”, comes animated short “The Smeds and The Smoos”, adapted from a book by Julia Donaldson. This Animation Scoop Q&A is with directors Samantha Cutler and Daniel Snaddon. ——————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Rosemary A.D. (After Dad)’ Q&A

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“Rosemary A.D. (After Dad)” Director Ethan Barrett shares what went into making this personal animated short film contender (using crayons) 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 […]
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