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Deep Dive Into Animated Short Nominees

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On February 25th, the Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films presentation will be back in theaters nationwide thanks to SHORTS TV. The combined length of the five nominees is 93 minutes — one of the longest combined runtimes EVER for this group. The craftsmanship on display is exceptional. I’ve had the chance to interview the directors […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Bad Seeds’ Q&A

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“Bad Seeds” is on the shortlist for the 2022 Best Animated Short Film Oscar. Director Claude Cloutier discusses all things “Bad Seeds” in my 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 […]
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‘Mum Is Pouring Rain’ Director Q&A

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Hugo de Faucompret is the director of “Mum Is Pouring Rain”. It’s one of the 15 Best Animated Short Film 2022 Oscars finalists. I discuss “Mum Is Pouring Rain” with de Faucompret for 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 […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Flowing Home’ Q&A

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“Flowing Home” is one of the 15 finalists for the 2022 Best Animated Short Film Oscar. Here’s my new Animation Scoop Q&A with “Flowing Home” director Sandra Desmazières. —————————————————- 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 […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Step Into the River’ Q&A

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“Step Into the River” is one of the 15 2022 Best Animated Short Film Oscar shortlisted entries. It’s directed by animation teacher Weijia Ma, from Shanghai. Here’s my “Step Into the River” 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 […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Traces’ Q&A

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The directors of Oscars Animated Short Film finalist “Traces” join me for 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 seen more than 1,500 […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Opera’ Interview

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“Opera” is one of the 10 finalists of the Best Animated Short Film Academy Award. This is my Animation Scoop Q&A with “Opera” director Erick Oh. ——————————————— 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 […]
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LCJ Q&A: ‘Daughter’ Director Daria Kashcheeva

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She’s already won a Student Academy Award. Now director Daria Kashcheeva’s stop-motion animated “Daughter” is nominated for the major Best Animated Short Film Oscar on Feb. 9. “Daughter” will be screened as part of the “2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation” presentation, opening in select theaters nationwide on Jan. 31. Kashcheeva joins me on this […]
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