{"id":29575,"date":"2018-11-16T04:02:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T09:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=29575"},"modified":"2018-11-16T04:04:04","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T09:04:04","slug":"the-20th-annual-animation-show-of-shows-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/16\/the-20th-annual-animation-show-of-shows-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"The 20th Annual Animation Show of Shows (2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Opens at Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles on December 14th, and at the Quad Cinema in New York City on December 28th<\/sup><\/strong>. Learn More Here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since 1998, \u201cThe Animation Show of Shows\u201d has been a small program line up that selects the best in animated short films from all around the world. It\u2019s presented new and innovative short films to animation aficionados at animation studios and schools, as well as theaters in the US and around the world since 2015. 38 shorts since, went on to become Oscar contenders with 11 winning the Oscar. This year, \u201cThe Animation Show of Shows\u201d is not bereft of diversity and bold new voices, and it\u2019s all in all a riveting experience, with eyes on personal statements and meaningful ideas.<\/p>\n

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Among some of my favorites were \u201cThe Green Bird\u201d by Maximilien Bougeois, Quentin Dubois,\u00a0Marine Goalard, Irina Nguyen, and Pierre Perveyrie. It\u2019s a funny but sweet short about a green bird anxiously trying to find a fly to eat, who gets in to more trouble than it bargained for. \u201cOne Small Step\u201d by Andrew Chesworth, and Bobby Pontillas is a heartbreaking short about a young girl named Luna who dreams of becoming an astronaut. With the help of her loving dad who aids her by mending her footwear, she experiences troubles and turmoils in the pursuit of her dreams. It\u2019s a marvelous short tale with an amazing message. \u201cBarry\u201d from Anchi Shen is a hilarious short about a sheep that longs to be a doctor, and desperately tries to be taken seriously by his human colleagues. \u201cFlower Found!\u201d from Jorn Leeuwerink is a morbid but interesting tale of mistaken identity among animals when a mouse\u2019s flower goes missing.<\/p>\n

It ultimately results in anarchy and a beheading. \u201cCarlotta\u2019s Face\u201d is a gripping short by Valentin Riedl, and Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Schuld exploring the life of a young woman who suffers from Prosopagnosia, a neurological disorder where she can\u2019t recognize faces, including her own. \u201cAge of Sail\u201d by John Kahrs is a sweet old fashioned sea tale about an old sailor (voiced by Ian McShane) who saves a girl stranded at sea. When she tries to go back home, the sailor finds a new purpose and possibly a new life thanks to her. \u201cPolaris\u201d by Hikari Toriumi is a sweet tale about letting go of your children and letting them pursue their own frontiers. Last but not least, Trevor Jimenez\u2019s \u201cWeekends\u201d is a sad but interesting silent short about a young boy\u2019s changing world through his parent\u2019s divorce, and the cycles of their new relationships that begin and fade away before he can realize it.<\/p>\n

This twentieth annual show of shows presents audiences with fifteen short films (many varying from four minutes to fifteen minutes), all amounting to ninety minutes. The most prevalent theme this year is family and the power of a family\u2019s love, and the shorts are never in short supply. I can\u2019t say that all of the short animated movies were a complete success for me, but as an animation buff for years, I loved watching the new visions artists were offering fans of the medium. Through and through, \u201cThe Animation Show of Shows\u201d is an entertaining and engrossing experience, proving that animation is a very versatile medium fit for any story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Opens at Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles on December 14th, and at the Quad Cinema in New York City on December 28th. Learn More Here. Since 1998, \u201cThe Animation Show of Shows\u201d has been a small program line up that selects the best in animated short films from all around the world. It\u2019s presented new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[71,99,210,219,302,335,340,349,501,938],"class_list":["post-29575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-movie-reviews","tag-adventure","tag-animation","tag-claymation","tag-comedy","tag-drama","tag-experimental","tag-family","tag-fantasy","tag-indie-film","tag-short-film"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29575"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29579,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29575\/revisions\/29579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}