Cinemas is back! We've been featuring movie mash-ups for years now, including end-of-the-year recaps and video essays. But this is something new! French filmmaker Fabrice Mathieu (also of Darth by ...

It’s fitting that the winner of the world’s first film festival for GIFs—or, excuse me, “short-form content”—doesn’t exactly consider himself a cineaste.* “I love short-form. I’ve never taken a liking ...

A new film festival is entering the ring, and it's made for those with the shortest attention spans. If you're known for your skills with 18-second video footage or less, here's how to finally make ...

Giphy wants to elevate the humble GIF from meme-factory punchlines into… well, works of art. The GIF search-engine startup has unveiled the Giphy Film Fest to celebrate “micro-film” creators, offering ...

In November, before this year’s torrent of animated shorts had settled into a proper Oscar race, we surveyed some of the films that were likely to be competing for a golden statuette. With the ...

(UPDATE: The headline for this piece has been updated to label these films as “potentially qualifying” rather than qualifying or submitted. All of these films have technically qualified for the race, ...

Members of the "Student Accomplice" crew pose with their Student Academy Award in London. Baird accepted the award at the ceremony. (Courtesy of Brandon Beltran) On Sept. 17, the Academy of Motion ...