'Tangles,' 'Peanuts' spin-off, and Julian' headline this year's Canadian presence at the Annecy Animation Festival.

‘Anta Claus is spilling over with character flaws, idiosyncrasies, jealousy and frustration, a charmingly flawed individual,’ says Cordell Barker.

When he was 13, Duncan Major spent a summer working as a printer’s devil for artist Tara Bryan in her bustling Newfoundland studio. Surrounded by ink, paper and …

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ACTUALITÉS

Mélanie Boudreau Blanchard has been elevated to the role of Producer within the French Animation Unit of Canada's NFB / ONF. #MélanieBoudreauBlanchard #NFB #ONF

Fort de la toute récente victoire aux Oscars du court métrage d’animation La jeune fille qui pleurait des perles, l’Office national du film du Canada arrive aux Sommets du cinéma d’animation, qui se t...

The Oscar-winning stop-motion animation short 'The Girl Who Cried Pearls' is now available online.

The National Film Board of Canada is making Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski's Oscar-winning short 'The Girl Who Cried Pearls' available to viewers around the world for free! #TheGirlWhoCriedPearls #AcademyAwards #NFB

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Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski discuss crafting the Oscar-nominated modern stop-motion fable

There is a stark difference between what shimmers and gleams versus what appears grubby or desperate in Chris Lavis &

Canadian filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski open up about the unique process of creating 'The Girl Who Cried Pearls'

Oscar-shortlisted in the animated short film category, ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ packs a dazzling combination of craft and creative happy accidents

Stop-motion The Girl Who Cried Pearls, from Academy Award nominated directors Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski (Madame Tutli-Putli) is one of the 15 finalists for the upcoming Best Animated Short F...

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Dive into the unique creative process of The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ filmmakers, Lavis and Szczerbowski, who embrace experimentation and spontaneity.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) stop-motion animated fable The Girl Who Cried Pearls by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski i...

Ever wondered which Canadian films went global and stayed in people’s minds? The NFB is home to tons of films that have travelled the world, but one modern classic that...

With shortlist voting starting today, we've revisiting all 39 Oscar-qualified animated short profiles we put together this year.

Interview with the directors of The Girl Who Cried Pearls.