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2023 Oscars Predictions:
Best Animated Short
Weekly Commentary: In the realm of animated shorts, the title can be as captivating as the storyline itself.
This year, Dave Mullins’ “War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko,” which is co-writes with Sean Lennon, the son of Beatles band member John Lennon,...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
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2023 Oscars Predictions:
Best Animated Short
Weekly Commentary: In the realm of animated shorts, the title can be as captivating as the storyline itself.
This year, Dave Mullins’ “War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko,” which is co-writes with Sean Lennon, the son of Beatles band member John Lennon,...
- 3/5/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The three short film categories can be such a pain to try to predict the nominees for. Don’t worry Derbyites, we are here to help you all. With the shortlist for the 96th Oscars having been released, below we have listed all 15 shortlisted films in the Best Animated Short category along with descriptions of each one. We also have information and links listed for where you can currently watch these finalists.
Among the subjects that are covered in this year’s crop are birds protecting eggs during a volcanic eruption, an overly confident singing cat, a woman attending her husband’s funeral, and an old man appreciating all of the body’s senses.
See Dozens of video interviews with 2024 awards contenders
“Boom” – Two birds that aren’t very bright try to protect their eggs in the midst of a volcano’s eruption. This won the Gold Medal for Animation...
Among the subjects that are covered in this year’s crop are birds protecting eggs during a volcanic eruption, an overly confident singing cat, a woman attending her husband’s funeral, and an old man appreciating all of the body’s senses.
See Dozens of video interviews with 2024 awards contenders
“Boom” – Two birds that aren’t very bright try to protect their eggs in the midst of a volcano’s eruption. This won the Gold Medal for Animation...
- 12/25/2023
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Inspired by The Walt Disney Company's 100th anniversary October 16, 2023, "Once Upon a Studio" is a new live-action/animated fantasy comedy short written and directed by Dan Abraham and Trent Correy, featuring over 500 Disney Animation characters, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, now streaming on Disney+:
"...animator 'Burny Mattinson' wishes that the walls of the studio could talk. Later, 'Mickey' and 'Minnie Mous' spring free from pictures on the wall, and plan to gather characters from all around the studio for a group photo..."
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"...animator 'Burny Mattinson' wishes that the walls of the studio could talk. Later, 'Mickey' and 'Minnie Mous' spring free from pictures on the wall, and plan to gather characters from all around the studio for a group photo..."
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- 11/7/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Disney is turning 100 this year, so what better way to celebrate the studio’s undeniable impact on the magic and artistry of animation than its acclaimed new short film “Once Upon a Studio,” an emotional reunion of hundreds of beloved Disney animated favorites coming together for the first time. It’s very possible the movie will join the ranks of past Oscar-nominated Disney classics as a likely Oscar contender next year and possibly Disney’s next short film winner after “Bao” won back in 2019.
In “Once Upon a Studio,” an all-star ensemble of characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios reunite to pose for a group photo in front of the legendary Roy E. Disney Animation Building on the Disney Studio Lot in Burbank, CA. Written and directed by Dan Abraham and Trent Correy and produced by Yvett Merino and Bradford Simonsen, the 12-minute short commemorates Disney’s 100th anniversary, featuring...
In “Once Upon a Studio,” an all-star ensemble of characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios reunite to pose for a group photo in front of the legendary Roy E. Disney Animation Building on the Disney Studio Lot in Burbank, CA. Written and directed by Dan Abraham and Trent Correy and produced by Yvett Merino and Bradford Simonsen, the 12-minute short commemorates Disney’s 100th anniversary, featuring...
- 11/3/2023
- by Rob Licuria and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Inspired by The Walt Disney Company's 100th anniversary October 16, 2023, "Once Upon a Studio" is a new live-action/animated fantasy comedy short written and directed by Dan Abraham and Trent Correy, featuring over 500 Disney Animation characters, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios:
"...animator 'Burny Mattinson' wishes that the walls of the studio could talk. Later, 'Mickey' and 'Minnie Mous' spring free from pictures on the wall, and plan to gather characters from all around the studio for a group photo..."
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"...animator 'Burny Mattinson' wishes that the walls of the studio could talk. Later, 'Mickey' and 'Minnie Mous' spring free from pictures on the wall, and plan to gather characters from all around the studio for a group photo..."
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- 10/16/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Ideally timed to Disney’s centennial, a short film entitled “Once Upon a Studio” assembles 100 years’ worth of animated characters from the company’s vaults for a group photo outside Walt Disney Animation Studios headquarters in Burbank, Calif. That’s the building, shaped like Mickey Mouse’s conical blue hat from “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” where the walls are lined with images from a century’s worth of iconic toons.
Conceived and directed by Trent Correy and Dan Abraham, the project involves a live-action walkthrough of the place where the magic happens — that is, where much of the work on Disney’s animated features is done. But there’s an extra sprinkling of magic here, as cartoon characters leap out of their frames and wander the halls where they were originally drawn or rendered.
That hybrid style, where animation embellishes live-action footage, was first implemented by Disney on 1946’s “Song of the South,...
Conceived and directed by Trent Correy and Dan Abraham, the project involves a live-action walkthrough of the place where the magic happens — that is, where much of the work on Disney’s animated features is done. But there’s an extra sprinkling of magic here, as cartoon characters leap out of their frames and wander the halls where they were originally drawn or rendered.
That hybrid style, where animation embellishes live-action footage, was first implemented by Disney on 1946’s “Song of the South,...
- 10/16/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
It took a village of creatives at Disney Animation to pull off “Once Upon a Studio,” the animated short that celebrates 100 years of stories and magic. Iconic characters like Snow White and Peter Pan feature alongside Robin Williams’ Genie in a cast of 543 characters from more than 85 feature-length and short films. And it all came together without any artificial intelligence involved.
Directors Dan Abraham and Trent Correy were seeking a way to honor the studio’s legacy. “Once Upon a Studio” takes place at the end of a work day at Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank. The studio becomes a magical place once Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, who worked there for 70 years on films such as “Lady and the Tramp” (1955) and “One Hundred and One Dalmatians” (1961), leaves. Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse step out of a photo and call for their friends to gather for an official 100th Anniversary Studio portrait.
Directors Dan Abraham and Trent Correy were seeking a way to honor the studio’s legacy. “Once Upon a Studio” takes place at the end of a work day at Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank. The studio becomes a magical place once Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, who worked there for 70 years on films such as “Lady and the Tramp” (1955) and “One Hundred and One Dalmatians” (1961), leaves. Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse step out of a photo and call for their friends to gather for an official 100th Anniversary Studio portrait.
- 10/16/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
If hand-drawn animation ever needed a jump start at Disney, now’s the time. Maybe “Once Upon a Studio,” the hybrid short where 2D takes center stage in a multi-character crossover, will provide the first baby step. But even if it’s only a momentary 100th-anniversary legacy booster, it’s a cause for celebration as 543 newly animated characters (mostly hand-drawn) leap out of their photographs in the live-action Roy E. Disney Animation building to roam the halls and gather outside for a group photo.
The short premieres October 15 during ABC’s “The Wonderful World of Disney: Disney’s 100th Anniversary Celebration.” It will not play in front of “Wish” but will have an Oscar-qualifying run at the El Capitan in Hollywood. One of the great treats is watching Mickey stop and pay tribute to Walt’s portrait underscored by 94-year-old legendary composer Richard Sherman play “Feed the Birds” from “Mary...
The short premieres October 15 during ABC’s “The Wonderful World of Disney: Disney’s 100th Anniversary Celebration.” It will not play in front of “Wish” but will have an Oscar-qualifying run at the El Capitan in Hollywood. One of the great treats is watching Mickey stop and pay tribute to Walt’s portrait underscored by 94-year-old legendary composer Richard Sherman play “Feed the Birds” from “Mary...
- 10/15/2023
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
A few years back, Trent Correy and Dan Abraham looked to explore what happened to Olaf between the events of "Frozen" and "Frozen II" with their short film, "Once Upon a Snowman." Now, they're looking to show off what happens around the Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, California after all of the animators have gone home for the night with "Once Upon a Studio." The short was developed as part of the centennial celebration of Walt Disney Animation, looking to honor 100 years of beloved characters, stories, and evolving animation techniques. It's practically impossible to succinctly encapsulate the impact, importance, and magic of Disney animation's first 100 years, but if there's anything that comes close, it's "Once Upon a Studio."
Featuring over 40 memorable voiceover artists, and characters from more than 85 Disney feature-length and short films, "Once Upon a Studio" is like a moving yearbook of Disney's past and present. Academy Award-winning...
Featuring over 40 memorable voiceover artists, and characters from more than 85 Disney feature-length and short films, "Once Upon a Studio" is like a moving yearbook of Disney's past and present. Academy Award-winning...
- 10/15/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
The trailer marking the sixth edition of the Animation Is Film Festival in Hollywood (October 18-22) dropped Monday morning, highlighting the opening night premiere of Hayao Miyazaki’s acclaimed “The Boy and the Heron” (Studio Ghibli/GKids) at the Tcl Chinese Theater IMAX. This marks an IMAX first for the festival, produced by GKids in partnership with the Annecy International Animation Festival.
Aardman/Netflix’s “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget,” the long-awaited sequel to the most successful stop-motion feature in history, will close Aif, followed by a Q&a with director Sam Fell and executive producer Peter Lord.
Aif programming from the previous two years boasted nine of the eventual animated feature Oscar nominees. This season they’ve scheduled several Oscar contenders: “The Boy and the Heron,” “Dawn of the Nugget,” DreamWorks’ “Trolls Band Together” (special screening), and Neon’s Annecy award-winning “Robot Dreams” (in feature competition). Plus, early...
Aardman/Netflix’s “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget,” the long-awaited sequel to the most successful stop-motion feature in history, will close Aif, followed by a Q&a with director Sam Fell and executive producer Peter Lord.
Aif programming from the previous two years boasted nine of the eventual animated feature Oscar nominees. This season they’ve scheduled several Oscar contenders: “The Boy and the Heron,” “Dawn of the Nugget,” DreamWorks’ “Trolls Band Together” (special screening), and Neon’s Annecy award-winning “Robot Dreams” (in feature competition). Plus, early...
- 10/2/2023
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Last Thursday morning, I and several other journalists attended a very special event. It’s been 100 years since the founding of the Disney Corporation, and they have something to celebrate with. That morning, Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck, and many more offered insight into a couple of treats the animation studio has in store. First, we witnessed something even my occasionally cold heart couldn’t resist. And that is the inventive and entertaining short, Once Upon a Studio, written and directed by the talented Dan Abraham and Trent Correy.
Once Upon a Studio uniquely celebrates 100 years of animation. It brings to life 543 characters from the past. Whether it’s Cinderella, Mickey Mouse, Belle, Elsa, and her sister, they are all here. It takes place as the employees at the Walt Disney Animation Studio in Burbank all leave for the evening. Once the last two employees say their goodbyes, the studio magically...
Once Upon a Studio uniquely celebrates 100 years of animation. It brings to life 543 characters from the past. Whether it’s Cinderella, Mickey Mouse, Belle, Elsa, and her sister, they are all here. It takes place as the employees at the Walt Disney Animation Studio in Burbank all leave for the evening. Once the last two employees say their goodbyes, the studio magically...
- 9/27/2023
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
With “Wish,” Disney Animation celebrates its 100th anniversary with a film that bridges Walt’s era and the company’s modern sensibility. Directed by Chris Buck (“Frozen”) and Fawn Veerasunthorn (head of story for “Raya and the Last Dragon“), it’s an animated musical origin story about the magical wishing star with a painterly, 2D aesthetic in CG that’s every bit as impressive as “Across the Spider-Verse” in displaying the hand of the artist.
Disney Animation offered a 20-minute sneak peek at the upcoming film in mid-September at the El Capitan in Hollywood — and you can watch the latest trailer below. “Wish” is crucially about legacy and incorporating Disney’s beloved hand-drawn aesthetic with the studio’s latest digital tech. The designers and animators create a nostalgic watercolor look for the background paintings inspired by “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Pinocchio,” and “Sleeping Beauty.”
For Jennifer Lee, Disney...
Disney Animation offered a 20-minute sneak peek at the upcoming film in mid-September at the El Capitan in Hollywood — and you can watch the latest trailer below. “Wish” is crucially about legacy and incorporating Disney’s beloved hand-drawn aesthetic with the studio’s latest digital tech. The designers and animators create a nostalgic watercolor look for the background paintings inspired by “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Pinocchio,” and “Sleeping Beauty.”
For Jennifer Lee, Disney...
- 9/27/2023
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Inspired by The Walt Disney Company's upcoming 100th anniversary October 16, 2023, "Once Upon a Studio" is a new live-action/animated fantasy comedy short written and directed by Dan Abraham and Trent Correy, featuring over 500 Disney Animation characters, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios airing October 15, 2023 on ABC:
"...animator 'Burny Mattinson' wishes that the walls of the studio could talk. Later, 'Mickey' and 'Minnie Mous' spring free from pictures on the wall, and plan to gather characters from all around the studio for a group photo..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...animator 'Burny Mattinson' wishes that the walls of the studio could talk. Later, 'Mickey' and 'Minnie Mous' spring free from pictures on the wall, and plan to gather characters from all around the studio for a group photo..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 9/26/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
As Disney Animation celebrates its centennial, the studio released the trailer for its nostalgic Once Upon a Studio, an animated short that the filmmakers describe as a love letter to the studio, its artists and fans.
During a press preview Thursday, Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee remembered the Zoom meeting during which writers-directors Dan Abraham and Trent Correy pitched the story. “I couldn’t talk. I was so emotional,” she said, as Abraham added, “I will never forget that pitch. She made us cry, right from the start.”
It begins with a live-action shot in the lobby of Disney’s animation building, as a young employee chats with Disney legend Burny Mattinson, who joined the studio as a teenager in 1953 and stayed until his death this year.
Next, a picture hanging on the wall and featuring Mickey Mouse comes to life. The studio’s famous mouse is then joined by...
During a press preview Thursday, Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee remembered the Zoom meeting during which writers-directors Dan Abraham and Trent Correy pitched the story. “I couldn’t talk. I was so emotional,” she said, as Abraham added, “I will never forget that pitch. She made us cry, right from the start.”
It begins with a live-action shot in the lobby of Disney’s animation building, as a young employee chats with Disney legend Burny Mattinson, who joined the studio as a teenager in 1953 and stayed until his death this year.
Next, a picture hanging on the wall and featuring Mickey Mouse comes to life. The studio’s famous mouse is then joined by...
- 9/22/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nobody loves celebrating Disney more than, well, the folks who run Disney do, but can you blame them? After 100 years of making animated feature films and shorts, the House of Mouse has amassed an incredible pop cultural cache of iconography and beloved characters. So, what better way to cap off its year-long celebration of Disney Animation's centennial than with a short film that's all about how awesome Disney is?
While it's easy and wholly justified to be cynical about the business side of Disney (especially when you consider what its executives are like when it comes to providing fair treatment and monetary compensation for their employees), it's impossible to put a price on the value of the studio's art itself. That's also why it's difficult not to feel something while watching the trailer for Disney's "Once Upon a Studio," a live-action/animated short that, quite literally, brings treasured animated heroes...
While it's easy and wholly justified to be cynical about the business side of Disney (especially when you consider what its executives are like when it comes to providing fair treatment and monetary compensation for their employees), it's impossible to put a price on the value of the studio's art itself. That's also why it's difficult not to feel something while watching the trailer for Disney's "Once Upon a Studio," a live-action/animated short that, quite literally, brings treasured animated heroes...
- 9/21/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Three days after a barbarous playground attack left the lakeside town in grief and shock, and in an amphitheater facing the public park where the tragedy occurred, the Annecy Intl. Animation Festival inaugurated this year’s edition with a show of solidarity and communal defiance.
“In response to barbarity, this festival will hold up creativity and artistic perspective,” said event organizer Dominique Puthod as he addressed the lively crowd. “You will bring color and wonder to the eyes of young and old alike, on bruised and battered paper, as a tribute to life.”
“The best response to this tragedy is to live even more forcefully and more intensely,” added Annecy mayor François Astorg. “With this conviction art and culture celebrates life, and enables us to change the world to make it a better place.”
With those rousing words, the animation showcase kicked off what promises to be a banner edition,...
“In response to barbarity, this festival will hold up creativity and artistic perspective,” said event organizer Dominique Puthod as he addressed the lively crowd. “You will bring color and wonder to the eyes of young and old alike, on bruised and battered paper, as a tribute to life.”
“The best response to this tragedy is to live even more forcefully and more intensely,” added Annecy mayor François Astorg. “With this conviction art and culture celebrates life, and enables us to change the world to make it a better place.”
With those rousing words, the animation showcase kicked off what promises to be a banner edition,...
- 6/11/2023
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
The 47th edition of the Annecy International Film Festival opened on a defiantly upbeat note on Sunday evening just three three days after its picturesque lakeside home was rocked by a violent knife attack.
“Three days ago, Annecy’s joie de vivre was attacked. I’m convinced that the best response to this drama is to live life even more to the full and more intensely,” Annecy mayor François Astorg told a packed Bonlieu auditorium.
“With this conviction, I believe that art and culture celebrates life, questions it and allows us to make it better,” he added, saying this year’s edition was an act of resistance.
The atmosphere in the auditorium was positive and fun as the youthful audience kept up the festival tradition of firing paper planes at the stage.
Thursday’s attack by a lone knifeman on four nursery age children and two adults, took place just...
“Three days ago, Annecy’s joie de vivre was attacked. I’m convinced that the best response to this drama is to live life even more to the full and more intensely,” Annecy mayor François Astorg told a packed Bonlieu auditorium.
“With this conviction, I believe that art and culture celebrates life, questions it and allows us to make it better,” he added, saying this year’s edition was an act of resistance.
The atmosphere in the auditorium was positive and fun as the youthful audience kept up the festival tradition of firing paper planes at the stage.
Thursday’s attack by a lone knifeman on four nursery age children and two adults, took place just...
- 6/11/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
“Zootopia+,” now streaming on Disney+, takes views back to their favorite mammalian oasis from the Oscar-winning 2016 film “Zootopia.” The six short films, each featuring a different batch of characters and each connecting explicitly (and surprisingly) with the original film, comes from directors Trent Correy and Josie Trinidad and producer Nathan Curtis, who lovingly continue what came before.
We talked to Correy, Trinidad and Curtis about bringing “Zootopia+” to life and got the inside story on that musical episode featuring everybody’s favorite character Duke Weaselton (voiced once more by Disney Animation lucky charm Alan Tudyk).
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How did everybody come up with this format of having just little glimpses of life in Zootopia?
Trent Correy: Sure, I can kick this one off, Drew. Really, it came from, there was a pitch program at Disney a couple years ago.
We talked to Correy, Trinidad and Curtis about bringing “Zootopia+” to life and got the inside story on that musical episode featuring everybody’s favorite character Duke Weaselton (voiced once more by Disney Animation lucky charm Alan Tudyk).
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How did everybody come up with this format of having just little glimpses of life in Zootopia?
Trent Correy: Sure, I can kick this one off, Drew. Really, it came from, there was a pitch program at Disney a couple years ago.
- 11/23/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Several Discovery+ titles, including series such as “Property Brothers” and “Chopped,” will become available to stream on HBO Max in the next week.
Seasons 5 and 6 of “Property Brothers: Forever Home” will start streaming on the service on Wednesday, November 9. The two episodes of Season 7 that have already aired will also become available, while new episodes will be available on HGTV, Discovery+ and HBO Max throughout the rest of the season.
A collection of “Chopped” holiday programs will also be available to stream starting Wednesday. The cooking competition show follows four chefs as they compete take everyday items and turn them into an extraordinary three-course-meal. The curated selection of episodes from the original series, in addition to its spinoff series such as “Chopped Junior” and “Chopped Sweets,” features challenges themed to Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s and other holiday festivities.
Seasons 7 and 8 of “Holiday Baking Championship,” totaling 21 hours of holiday baking skills and competition,...
Seasons 5 and 6 of “Property Brothers: Forever Home” will start streaming on the service on Wednesday, November 9. The two episodes of Season 7 that have already aired will also become available, while new episodes will be available on HGTV, Discovery+ and HBO Max throughout the rest of the season.
A collection of “Chopped” holiday programs will also be available to stream starting Wednesday. The cooking competition show follows four chefs as they compete take everyday items and turn them into an extraordinary three-course-meal. The curated selection of episodes from the original series, in addition to its spinoff series such as “Chopped Junior” and “Chopped Sweets,” features challenges themed to Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s and other holiday festivities.
Seasons 7 and 8 of “Holiday Baking Championship,” totaling 21 hours of holiday baking skills and competition,...
- 11/9/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
“Zootopia+” heads back to the fast-paced mammal metropolis of Zootopia in a short-form series that dives deeper into the lives of some of the Oscar®-winning feature film’s most intriguing residents, including Fru Fru, the fashion-forward arctic shrew; Zpd dispatcher Clawhauser, the sweet-toothed cheetah; and Flash, the smiling sloth who’s full of surprises. The series is directed by Josie Trinidad and Trent Correy, and produced by Nathan Curtis.
Episodes debuting November 9 include:
Hopp on Board
When Judy boards the train from Bunny Burrow to Zootopia to begin her life as the big city’s first bunny cop, Stu and Bonnie’s youngest daughter, Molly, hitches a ride atop the train, forcing the down-to-earth duo out of their comfort zone and into an action-packed rescue mission.
The Real Rodents of Little Rodentia
Newly engaged, Fru Fru kicks off wedding planning with enthusiasm and flourish—at least until her scene-stealing...
Episodes debuting November 9 include:
Hopp on Board
When Judy boards the train from Bunny Burrow to Zootopia to begin her life as the big city’s first bunny cop, Stu and Bonnie’s youngest daughter, Molly, hitches a ride atop the train, forcing the down-to-earth duo out of their comfort zone and into an action-packed rescue mission.
The Real Rodents of Little Rodentia
Newly engaged, Fru Fru kicks off wedding planning with enthusiasm and flourish—at least until her scene-stealing...
- 11/8/2022
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
2016 saw Disney release one of its biggest original animated hits in recent memory in the form of "Zootopia," a movie that went on to earn a truly stunning 1 billion at the global box office against incredibly positive reviews. For those who have been eagerly awaiting a return to the mammal-filled universe, you're in luck! "Zootopia+" is hitting Disney+ later this week and will bring six new short-form stories focused on smaller characters from the movie to the streaming service. And we've got a trailer!
The series is directed by Josie Trinida, who was the co-head of Story on "Zootopia," alongside Trent Correy ("Once Upon a Snowman"). So, what have they cooked up for us? Not to spoil it, but Flash Slothmore does indeed return. Let's have a look.
Zootopia+ Trailer Highlights The Movie's Lesser-Seen Characters
This absolutely looks like a "Zootopia" series tailored to the Disney+ audience. It seems faithfully...
The series is directed by Josie Trinida, who was the co-head of Story on "Zootopia," alongside Trent Correy ("Once Upon a Snowman"). So, what have they cooked up for us? Not to spoil it, but Flash Slothmore does indeed return. Let's have a look.
Zootopia+ Trailer Highlights The Movie's Lesser-Seen Characters
This absolutely looks like a "Zootopia" series tailored to the Disney+ audience. It seems faithfully...
- 11/7/2022
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Disney+ Hotstar is set to showcase a myriad of refreshing movies and shows this November. The biggest blockbuster movie of the year, Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, is set to release on the platform on November 4. On the international front, there are many family-friendly and wonderful festive shows, including an all-new live-action musical comedy, Disenchanted, a sequel to Disney’s box office hit Enchanted. Starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, and Maya Rudolph, the title is a heart-warming story of the lovable maiden from the fairy tale world of Andalasia, who finally found her Prince Charming in the kingdom of New York City. November will also see the arrival of George Lucas’s fantasy adventure Willow, The Santa Clauses, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Limitless with Chris Hemsworth, and more.
From new originals to romantic comedy, sci-fi action titles, and, of course, Korean Dramas, Disney+ Hotstar has something new for everyone,...
From new originals to romantic comedy, sci-fi action titles, and, of course, Korean Dramas, Disney+ Hotstar has something new for everyone,...
- 11/2/2022
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Exclusive: Former Sony Pictures Animation VP of Creative Strategy, Alison Mann, has partnered with Fourth Wall Management to launch the production company Fourth Wall Animation as Co-President.
Mann will work with Fourth Wall Management where she will also serve as a Manager. Her growing client list includes: Jimmy Craig (The Secret Life of Pets), Sophie Koko Gate (Slug Life); John Hoffman (Luca); Donna Lee (Raya and the Last Dragon); Dan Serafin (The Thundermans), Michelle Staphylas (Kung Fu Panda 3); Olivier Staphylas (Abominable).
They will join Fourth Wall’s existing animation clients, including: Trent Correy (Once Upon a Snowman), Hamish Grieve (Rumble), Jenn Kluska (Hotel Transylvania: Transformania), Meghan Malloy (Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse), Zach Parrish (Raya and the Last Dragon), Aram Spencer Porter (We Bare Bears), Ian Jones Quartey (Steven Universe), Pam Pettler (Corpse Bride), Fergal Reilly (The Angry Birds Movie), Stephanie Stine (Raya and the Last Dragon), Rebecca Sugar (Steven...
Mann will work with Fourth Wall Management where she will also serve as a Manager. Her growing client list includes: Jimmy Craig (The Secret Life of Pets), Sophie Koko Gate (Slug Life); John Hoffman (Luca); Donna Lee (Raya and the Last Dragon); Dan Serafin (The Thundermans), Michelle Staphylas (Kung Fu Panda 3); Olivier Staphylas (Abominable).
They will join Fourth Wall’s existing animation clients, including: Trent Correy (Once Upon a Snowman), Hamish Grieve (Rumble), Jenn Kluska (Hotel Transylvania: Transformania), Meghan Malloy (Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse), Zach Parrish (Raya and the Last Dragon), Aram Spencer Porter (We Bare Bears), Ian Jones Quartey (Steven Universe), Pam Pettler (Corpse Bride), Fergal Reilly (The Angry Birds Movie), Stephanie Stine (Raya and the Last Dragon), Rebecca Sugar (Steven...
- 9/24/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Frank Abney says the idea for his animated short feature and Oscar hopeful “Canvas” was born out of a need to make a film that was personal.
Six years ago, the animator, whose credits include Pixar titles “Soul,” “Coco,” “Toy Story 4” and “Incredibles 2,” felt he was nevertheless experiencing a rough patch creatively. “I was trying to navigate the industry, and we struggle as artists,” Abney says. “I knew when I created something, I wanted it to be unique to my situation.”
Watching his young niece and observing her carefree nature, he devised a family film in which generations help each other. Abney lost his father when he was 5 and witnessed his mother sharing his grief, his grandfather at her side. “I was curious [about my grandfather] because he was always quiet and withdrawn when I was around him,” Abney says.
The nine-minute “Canvas” tells the story of an older wheelchair user...
Six years ago, the animator, whose credits include Pixar titles “Soul,” “Coco,” “Toy Story 4” and “Incredibles 2,” felt he was nevertheless experiencing a rough patch creatively. “I was trying to navigate the industry, and we struggle as artists,” Abney says. “I knew when I created something, I wanted it to be unique to my situation.”
Watching his young niece and observing her carefree nature, he devised a family film in which generations help each other. Abney lost his father when he was 5 and witnessed his mother sharing his grief, his grandfather at her side. “I was curious [about my grandfather] because he was always quiet and withdrawn when I was around him,” Abney says.
The nine-minute “Canvas” tells the story of an older wheelchair user...
- 1/22/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
We know you’ve watched the video for “Let It Go” from “Frozen” a million times, and in it you’ve seen Elsa quickly materializing a snowman that would become Olaf. What we don’t see is immediately after that, and this new clip for the short film “Once Upon a Snowman” gives an origin story for everyone’s favorite hug-loving snowman.
“Once Upon a Snowman” is a short film that’s spunoff from “Frozen” starring Josh Gad that begins just as he wakes up after Elsa sings her iconic anthem. This clip shows that her cape effortlessly floating off into the distance actually collides with Olaf and sends him tumbling down a snowy cliff. And now he’s having an instant existential crisis.
“I’m alive! Who said that? I said that,” Olaf says in the clip. “I appear to be some sort of snowman. How absurd, how is it that even possible?...
“Once Upon a Snowman” is a short film that’s spunoff from “Frozen” starring Josh Gad that begins just as he wakes up after Elsa sings her iconic anthem. This clip shows that her cape effortlessly floating off into the distance actually collides with Olaf and sends him tumbling down a snowy cliff. And now he’s having an instant existential crisis.
“I’m alive! Who said that? I said that,” Olaf says in the clip. “I appear to be some sort of snowman. How absurd, how is it that even possible?...
- 10/23/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
If you wanna build a snowman, Disney+ original “Once Upon a Snowman” should be both instructional and entertaining. The Olaf (Josh Gad) origin story, a short film based on the “Frozen” character(s), comes out at the end of the week on the streaming service.
In the beginning of the week, we got the trailer, which our readers can watch via the video above.
By the way, we’re sure this is going to be good because it’s “Frozen” and Olaf is the best — but don’t we already have Olaf’s origin story? He was built by Elsa’s magic when she and Anna were kids…
Perhaps this is a re-origin story…
Here is the official synopsis, per Disney: The previously untold origins of Olaf, the innocent and insightful, summer-loving snowman who melted hearts in the Academy Award-winning 2013 Disney animated feature, “Frozen,” and its acclaimed 2019 sequel, are revealed...
In the beginning of the week, we got the trailer, which our readers can watch via the video above.
By the way, we’re sure this is going to be good because it’s “Frozen” and Olaf is the best — but don’t we already have Olaf’s origin story? He was built by Elsa’s magic when she and Anna were kids…
Perhaps this is a re-origin story…
Here is the official synopsis, per Disney: The previously untold origins of Olaf, the innocent and insightful, summer-loving snowman who melted hearts in the Academy Award-winning 2013 Disney animated feature, “Frozen,” and its acclaimed 2019 sequel, are revealed...
- 10/19/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Disney has announced a new Frozen animated short that will delve into the origins of the beloved summer-loving snowman Olaf.
The short, Once Upon A Snowman, will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on October 23.
Once Upon A Snowman explores — What happened to Olaf within the moments after Elsa created him as she was “letting it go” and building her ice palace, and when Anna and Kristoff first meet him in the forest? And how did Olaf learn to love Summer? The film follows Olaf’s first steps as he comes to life and searches for his identity in the snowy mountains outside Arendelle.
Josh Gad, who voiced Olaf in 2013’s Frozen and 2019’s Frozen 2, is returning to voice Olaf for the animated short.
Trent Correy, the animation supervisor for Olaf in Frozen 2, and veteran story artist Dan Abraham, who worked on Olaf’s “When I Am Older” musical sequence in Frozen 2,...
The short, Once Upon A Snowman, will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on October 23.
Once Upon A Snowman explores — What happened to Olaf within the moments after Elsa created him as she was “letting it go” and building her ice palace, and when Anna and Kristoff first meet him in the forest? And how did Olaf learn to love Summer? The film follows Olaf’s first steps as he comes to life and searches for his identity in the snowy mountains outside Arendelle.
Josh Gad, who voiced Olaf in 2013’s Frozen and 2019’s Frozen 2, is returning to voice Olaf for the animated short.
Trent Correy, the animation supervisor for Olaf in Frozen 2, and veteran story artist Dan Abraham, who worked on Olaf’s “When I Am Older” musical sequence in Frozen 2,...
- 9/9/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
What were the first moments of anthropomorphized life like for Frozen‘s Olaf? And how did he first come to (ill-advisedly!) love summer? Those questions and more will be answered via Once Upon a Snowman, an animated short premiering Friday, Oct. 23 on Disney+.
Detailing Olaf’s previously untold origins, Once Upon a Snowman follows the cheerful scene stealer’s first steps as he comes to life and searches for his identity in the snowy mountains outside Arendelle. Josh Gad will once again voice the impaling-prone imp.
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Detailing Olaf’s previously untold origins, Once Upon a Snowman follows the cheerful scene stealer’s first steps as he comes to life and searches for his identity in the snowy mountains outside Arendelle. Josh Gad will once again voice the impaling-prone imp.
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- 9/9/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
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