Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hello, and welcome to Sketch to Screen, a newsletter looking at the world of animation from yours truly, IndieWire Curation Editor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Predicting who will get nominated in the three short-film categories at the Oscars is a challenge, even for the most seasoned ...

Still from 'Retirement Plan.' Photo Credit: John Kelly. Still from 'Retirement Plan.' Photo Credit: John Kelly. Filmmaker John Kelly chatted about his 2026 Academy Award nomination for “Best Animated ...

Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’ve reviewed every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Below are the Best Documentary Short nominees: As we learn at the end of seventy ...

Toy Story 5, Wildwood, and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse are all among the most highly anticipated upcoming animated ...

The Academy Awards are approaching, which means that movie buffs and critics alike have been speculating and arguing over such categories as Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Cinematography, Best ...

'Snow Bear.' Photo Credit: Aaron Blaise. 'Snow Bear.' Photo Credit: Aaron Blaise. “Snow Bear” is an animated short film by former Disney animator and Oscar-nominated animator Aaron Blaise (“Brother ...

Oscars Best Animated Short Film Commentary (Updated March 9, 2026): It’s a tale as old as time: Oscar pools are won or lost in the shorts categories. And this year’s animated short race may be the ...

Hello, and welcome to Sketch to Screen, a newsletter looking at the world of animation from yours truly, IndieWire Curation Editor Wilson Chapman. This is a space to celebrate all of animation, from ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...