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15 December 2009 11:00 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »

Tomorrow the famed Studio Ghibli is to announce their next full length feature film. Following up Miyazaki's Ponyo, will it be Paku-san's (Takahata Isao) long longed for comeback film? Or perhaps will it be by their new director about whom producer Suzuki told some time ago (rumoured to be Yonebayashi Hiromasa)? Well, the latter might certainly be the case as two days ago Suzuki noted the director is 36 years old and that his animating skill is the best in Studio Ghibli. He didn't expect to be become a director, but nowadays though Miyazaki often sits next to him to encourage him. Either way, more news tomorrow at GhibliWorld.com, but for now it's a good excuse to spice up this Twitch-o-Meter with the animated flavor of five random works worth checking out.

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This ToM won't reside in the land of the rising sun though, as Hosoda Mamoru's latest »

7 December 2009 3:41 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Sundance has announced the short films that will be playing at this year’s Festival.  Some of the notable filmmakers include James Franco, Spike Jonze, Rory Kennedy, Patrik Eklund and Paper Heart director Nicholas Jasenovec.

Also, as Sundance points out in the press reelease:

The Sundance Film Festival’s shorts program has long been established as a discovery for directors, including: Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, Paul Thomas Anderson, David O Russell, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Tamara Jenkins, Ted Demme, Tim Blake Nelson, Alexander Payne, Paul Dinello, Martin McDonagh, and Jason Reitman.

Since there are so many short films playing at the Festival, hit the jump for the full press release, which lists the categories, the films, and the synopses.

2010 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Program

70 Short Films Chosen from a Record 6,092 Submissions

Program of Four Short Films by Spike Jonze, Rory Kennedy, Patrik Eklund; and François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy, »

- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub

7 December 2009 1:52 PM, PST | ShadowAndAct | See recent ShadowAndAct news »

First the features, which were unveiled last week; and now the shorts.

I haven’t looked through the list yet, but I will eventually. Feel free to flag any for me if you’re aware.

For now, here’s the full press release I received:

2010 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Program

from Sundance Film Festival | Press Releases

Park City, Ut- Sundance Institute announced today the program of short films selected to screen at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. This year the Festival’s Short Film Program comprises 70 short films from U.S. and international filmmakers selected from 6,092 submissions up 8% over 2009. The 2010 Sundance Film Festival runs January 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The complete list of films is available at www.sundance.org/festival.

As previously announced, the Festival will break tradition by foregoing the conventions of one opening night film and instead focus on »

- Tambay

16 October 2009 8:50 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

One of the best ways to experience the abundance of creativity that runs rampant in a film festival is with a collection of shorts. In the case of Shorts 2: Animation Nations, fresh filmmaking is freed from the standards of live action and breathing in its own animated universe, with some worlds we couldn’t even imagine. As much as live action shorts are an art in themselves, animation seems to always top itself with how far it can transcend boundary. And even if some of these shorts don’t offer the most interesting of narratives, they at least offer a unique, challenging visual experience.

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Festival: Sunday, October 18th, 1:45 pm and Monday, October 19th, 5:45 pm

Logorama (France) – A view-worthy spectacle even just by concept – every object and person in the world is a logo. »

- Nick Allen

28 September 2009 7:28 AM, PDT | IFTN | See recent IFTN news »

Irish animation company, Brown Bag Films, came away from the 2009 Cartoon forum with the title of European Producer of the Year while Irish born David O'Reilly was awarded the Cartoon d'Or prize for his cartoon 'Please Say Something'. Producers from all over Europe voted on Friday, September 25th at the festival, held this year in Norway. Over the past 18 months Smithfield-based Brown Bag Films has produced 20 hours of computer animation for international broadcasters. They presented their new 'Granny O'Grimm' series, based on the 2008 Ifta-winning short film, during the Cartoon Forum. They tell Iftn: "We were all delighted with the news, it's great for the Irish animation sector and demonstrates the important role that animation plays in the creative economy." »

14 July 2009 7:20 AM, PDT | IFTN | See recent IFTN news »

David O'Reilly's 'Please Say Something' has been chosen as one of the five finalists for the Cartoon d'Or 2009 competition as nominated by The European Association of Animation Film. 'Please Say Something' is a 10 minute short concerning a troubled relationship between a Cat and Mouse set in the distant future. The final film was completed in January 2009 and contains 23 episodes of exactly 25 seconds each. Written and directed by David O Reilly, the film won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film earlier this year at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival. »

19 February 2009 7:14 AM, PST | IFTN | See recent IFTN news »

CG Filmmaker David O'Reilly has picked up the Golden Bear for the Best International Short Film at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival for his series of micro shorts entitled 'Please Say Something'. The short, which is designed for the web is made up of 23 episodes of 25 seconds, is set in the distant future and is concerned with a troubled relationship between a Cat and Mouse. David is also the animator behind 'Octocat Aventure' and 'Rgb Xyz'. The Silver Bear in Short category went to 'Jade' directed by Daniel Elliot while the short 'The Suffering of Herr Karpf The Birthday' by director Lola Randl was picked from the Berlinale short film nominees to go forward to the European Film Awards 2009. »

7 items from 2009