Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby are the directors of “The Flying Sailor”. This is one of the 15 finalists for the 2023 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Here’s my “Flying Sailor” 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 […]
“It’s Nice in Here” is directed by Robert-Jonathan Koeyers. He’s on the 2023 Oscars shortlist for this powerful, thorough animated short film. Here’s my “It’s Nice in Here” Animation Scoop Q&A with Koeyers. ———————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. […]
This Animation Scoop Q&A Oscars Shortlist animated short film spotlight is on “The Debutante”, from director Elizabeth Hobbs. —————————— 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 seen more […]
2023 Oscars short finalist “New Moon” comes from the team of Colman Domingo, Raul Domingo, Jeremie Balais and Jeff Le Bars. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with them. —————————- 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 […]
Lachlan Pendragon recently won a Student Academy Award for his stop-motion comedy short “An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It”. Now it’s on the 2023 Oscars shortlist for Best Animated Short Film. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with Pendragon all about “Ostrich”. ————————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson […]
“Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be” is a delightful new animated film based on the iconic French children’s book characters and their creators. It’s directed by Benjamin Massoubre and Amandine Fredon. “Little Nicholas” is one of the 27 movies qualified for the 2023 Best Animated Feature Oscar. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with Benjamin and […]
Juan Pablo Zaramella is the director of “Passenger”. It’s one of 15 animated shorts vying for the 2023 Oscar. Go on this train ride with me and Zaramella for this “Passenger” 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 […]
“Sierra” is one of the 15 finalists for Best Animated Short Film at the 2023 Oscars. It’s directed by Estonian filmmaker Sander Joon. Here’s my “Sierra” 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 […]
Upstate NY’s FilmColumbia Festival returns this month, and the lineup is one of the best ever. So many awards contenders and highly-anticipated, star-studded releases will be shown over a 10-day period. They include several dramas with potential Best Actor nominees. Sony Classics has the duo of “Living” with Bill Nighy (Oct. 21) and “The Son” […]