The Animation Showcase is a travelling

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collection, showcasing

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s. The showcase started in 2016, with the support of the private members club

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, with the intention of spotting upcoming creative talents in the animation industry and to promote animation in the creative industry. The Animation Showcase screening proposes a yearly "Best of the Year" selection, spotting films that become shortlisted and eventual nominees for the

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category. The Animation Showcase has been screened in major animation studios, startups and locations such as

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animation studios,

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San Francisco,

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London

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, and

(London, New York, Berlin, Shoreditch East London) and became available worldwide for the

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community via its own

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developed during the

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Screening format

The screening lasts around an hour and ends with a question and answer session with invited filmmakers. From 2015 until 2018, the screenings were free entrance and/or by invitation.

Screening selections

Best of the year

Travelling mostly in Europe and in the US, this yearly event spotted numerous shortlisted and nominated animated short films four months before the

nominations official announcement.

Best of 2016

(Premiered in September 2016

Dean Street.) *'' Inner Workings'' - ''by Leo Matsudas'', (Shortlisted at the 89th Oscars) * '' Borrowed Time'' - ''by

Andrew Coats Andrew Justin Stewart Coats (born 1 February 1958) is an Australian–British academic cardiologist who has particular interest in the management of heart failure. His research suggested exercise training (rather than bed rest) as a more effe ...

and

Lou Hamou-Lhadj Lou Hamou-Lhadj is an American director, animator and writer at Pixar. He is best known for his work on film '' Borrowed Time'', which together with Andrew Coats, he directed, wrote and released independently through Quorum Films, LLC. Hamou-Lhadj i ...

'', (Nominated at the 89th Oscars) * '' Blind Vaysha'' - ''by

Theodore Ushev Theodore Asenov Ushev ( bg, Теодор Асенов Ушев; born 4 February 1968) is a Bulgarian animator, film director and screenwriter based in Montreal. He is best known for his work at the National Film Board of Canada, including the 2 ...

'', (Nominated at the 89th Oscars) * ''

The Head Vanishes ''The Head Vanishes'' (French:''Une tête disparaît'') is a 2016 Canada/France animated short by Franck Dion about a woman with dementia who is determined to make her annual train trip to the seaside. Co-produced by the National Film Board of C ...

'' - ''by Frank Dion'', (Shortlisted at the 89th Oscars) *''

Piper Piper may refer to: People * Piper (given name) * Piper (surname) Arts and entertainment Fictional characters Comics * Piper (Morlock), in the Marvel Universe * Piper (Mutate), in the Marvel Universe Television * Piper Chapman, lea ...

'' - ''by

Alan Barillaro Nicolas Alan Barillaro is a Canadian director, animator and writer at Pixar best known for his work on the animated short film ''Piper'', that earned him widespread acclaim and an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film which he shared with th ...

'', (Academy Award Winner at the 89th Oscars) * ''Peripheria'' - ''by David Coquard-Dassault'', (Qualified at the 89th Oscars) * ''

To Build a Fire "To Build a Fire" is a short story by American author Jack London. There are two versions of this story. The first one was published in 1902, and the other was published in 1908. The story written in 1908 has become an often anthologized classic, ...

'' - ''by

Fx Goby François-Xavier Goby (born 27 September 1983, Grasse) is a French director and illustrator based in London. Biography Fx Goby studied animation at Supinfocom, a pioneer school in computer animation in Valenciennes. He graduated in 2006 wi ...

'', (Qualified at the 89th Oscars)

Best of 2017

(Premiered in October 2017 at

Dean Street.) * ''

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'' - ''by Illogic Collective'', (Nominated at the 90th Oscars) * ''

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'' - ''by Max Porter and

Ru Kuwahata Ru Kuwahata is a Japanese animator and filmmaker, best known for her stop-motion film, '' Negative Space'' for which she received critical acclaim and was co-nominated for an Academy Award nomination for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Fil ...

'', (Nominated at the 90th Oscars) * '' Dear Basketball'' - ''by

Glen Keane Glen Keane (born April 13, 1954) is an American animator, author and illustrator. He was a character animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios for feature films including ''The Little Mermaid'', ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''Aladdin'', ''Pocahonta ...

and

Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant ( ; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely r ...

'', (Academy Award Winner at the 90th Oscars) * '' Lou'' - ''by Dave Mullins and Dana Murray'', (Nominated at the 90th Oscars) * '' In a Heartbeat'' - ''by Esteban Bravo and Beth David'', (Shortlisted at the 90th Oscars) * ''Wednesday With Goddard'' - ''by Nicolas Menard'', (Qualified at the 90th Oscars) * '' The Burden'' - ''by

Niki Lindroth von Bahr Niki Lindroth von Bahr (born 14 February 1984, Stockholm) is a Swedish director and animator based in Stockholm, Sweden. Biography von Bahr studied animation at the Royal Institute of Art. She received her master's degree in fine art in 20 ...

'', (Qualified at the 90th Oscars)

Best of 2018

(Premiered in October 2018 at

Blue Sky Studios Blue Sky Studios, Inc. was an American computer animation studio based in Greenwich, Connecticut. It was founded on February 22, 1987 by Chris Wedge, Michael Ferraro, Carl Ludwig, Alison Brown, David Brown, and Eugene Troubetzkoy after their e ...

USA.) * '' Bilby'' - ''by Pierre Perifel, Liron Topaz and JP Sans'' (Shortlisted at the 91st Oscars) * ''Late Afternoon'' - ''by Louise Bagnall'' (Nominated at the 91st Oscars) * ''Weekends'' - ''by Trevor Jimenez'' (Nominated at the 91st Oscars) * '' Bao'' - ''by

Domee Shi Domee Shi (; ; born 1989) is a Chinese-born Canadian animator, Film director, director and screenwriter. Since 2011, she has worked for Pixar, contributing as a storyboard artist for multiple films, including ''Inside Out (2015 film), Inside O ...

'' (Academy Award Winner at the 91st Oscars) * '' Grandpa Walrus'' - ''by Lucrèce Andreae'' (Shortlisted at the 91st Oscars) * ''La Noria'' - ''by Carlos Baena'' (Qualified at the 91st Oscars) * ''One Small Step'' - ''by Andrew Chesworth and Bobby Pontillas'' (Nominated at the 91st Oscars) * '' Hybrids'' - ''by Florian Brauch, Kim Tailhades, Yohan Thireau, Matthieu Pujol and Romain Thirion'' (Qualified at the 91st Oscars)

Best of 2019

(Premiered in October 2019 at

USA.) * ''Maestro'' - ''by Bloom Pictures'' (Qualified at the 92nd Oscars) * ''My Moon'' - ''by Eusong Lee'' (Qualified at the 92nd Oscars) *'' The Ostrich Politic'' - ''by Mohammad Houhou'' (Qualified at the 92nd Oscars) * '' Mémorable'' - ''by Bruno Collet'' (Nominated at the 92nd Oscars) *''

Kitbull ''Kitbull'' is a 2019 American traditionally animated short film directed and written by Rosana Sullivan, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the third film in Pixar's ''SparkShor ...

'' - ''by

Rosana Sullivan Rosana Sullivan is an American director, storyboard artist, writer, and executive producer. Since 2011, she has worked for Pixar Animation Studios. In 2019 she wrote and directed her first animated short film, ''Kitbull'', for which she received ...

'' (Nominated at the 92nd Oscars) * ''Coaster'' - ''by Amos Sussigan'' (Qualified at the 92nd Oscars) * ''

Hair Love ''Hair Love'' is a 2019 American animated short film directed by Matthew A. Cherry, Everett Downing Jr., and Bruce W. Smith, and written by Cherry. It follows the story of a man who must do his daughter's hair for the first time, and it features ...

'' - ''by

Matthew A. Cherry Matthew A. Cherry (born December 14, 1981) is an American film director, writer, producer, and former American football player. He wrote and directed two independent films, ''The Last Fall'' (2012), and ''9 Rides'' (2016). He is best known for th ...

'' (Academy Award Winner at the 92nd Oscars) * '' Les Mans 1955'' - ''by Quentin Baillieux'' (Qualified at the 92nd Oscars) * '' Uncle Thomas'' - ''by Regina Pessoa'' (Shortlisted at the 92nd Oscars) * '' Hors Piste'' - ''by MegaComputeur'' (Shortlisted at the 92nd Oscars) *''

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'' - ''by Siqi Song'' (Nominated at the 92nd Oscars)

Best of 2020

(Premiered in November 2020 at

Aardman Animations Aardman Animations Limited (also known as Aardman Studios, simply Aardman or Aardman Animation and stylised as AARDMAN as of 2022) is a British animation studio based in Bristol, England. It is known for films made using stop-motion and clay an ...

Studios UK. via The Animation Showcase Streaming Platform) *''

Kapaemahu Kapaemahu refers to four stones on Waikiki Beach that were placed there as tribute to four legendary mahu (third-gender individuals) who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaiʻi centuries ago. It is also the name of the leader of the hea ...

'' - ''by Joe Wilson,

Dean Hamer Dean Hamer (; born May 29, 1951) is an American geneticist. He is known for his research on the role of genetics in sexual orientation and for a series of popular books and documentaries that have changed the understanding and perceptions of hu ...

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'' (Shortlisted at the 93rd Oscars) * ''

The Snail and the Whale ''The Snail and the Whale'' is a 2003 children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. It won the 2004 Early Years award for the best pre-school book, the 2005 Blue Peter award for Best Book to Read Aloud, an ...

'' - ''by Max Lang & Daniel Snaddon'' (Shortlisted at the 93rd Oscars) *''Wild Love'' - ''by Corentin Yvergniaux, Quentin Camus, Paul Autric, Léa Georges, Maryka Laudet & Zoé Sottiaux'' (Qualified at the 93rd Oscars) * '' My Life in Versailles'' - ''by Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat & Nathaniel H'limi'' (Qualified at the 93rd Oscars) *''

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'' - ''by Erick Oh'' (Nominated at the 93rd Oscars) *''

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'' - ''by Bobby Rubio'' (Qualified at the 93rd Oscars) * '' KKUM -'' ''by Kim Kang-min'' (Qualified at the 93rd Oscars) * ''

If Anything Happens I Love You ''If Anything Happens I Love You'' is an American 2D animated short film written and directed by Will McCormack and Michael Govier. Its story follows two grieving parents as they struggle to confront the death of their daughter, who was ki ...

'' - ''by

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& Michael Govier'' (Academy Award Winner at the 93rd Oscars) *'' Genius Loci'' - ''by Adrien Mérigeau'' (Nominated at the 93rd Oscars) * ''Just a guy'' - ''by Shoko Hara'' (Qualified at the 93rd Oscars) * '' Yes People'' - ''by Gísli Darri Halldórsson'' (Nominated at the 93rd Oscars) * ''Burrow'' - ''by Madeline Sharafian'' (Nominated at the 93rd Oscars) *''Somenthing to remember'' - ''by

'' (Qualified at the 93rd Oscars)

Best of 2021

(Premiered in November 2021 at

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via The Animation Showcase Streaming Platform) *'' Affairs of the Art'' - ''by

Joanna Quinn Joanna Lisa Quinn is an English independent film director and animator. Early life Quinn was born in Birmingham, England and grew up in North London. She went to school at Highgate Wood Secondary School and completed a foundation course in art ...

& Les Mils'' (Nominated at the 94th Oscars) *'' Souvenir Souvenir'' - ''by Bastien Dubois'' (Shortlisted at the 94th Oscars) *''

Robin Robin ''Robin Robin'' is a 2021 stop-motion musical streaming television special produced by Aardman Animations, created and directed by Dan Ojari and Mikey Please, and written by Ojari, Please, and Sam Morrison. Premise When a robin bird grows u ...

'' - ''by Dan Ojari & Mikey Please'' (Nominated at the 94th Oscars) * '' The Windshield Wiper'' - ''by Alberto Mielgo & Leo Sanchez'' (Academy Award Winner at the 94th Oscars) * '' Bestia'' - ''by Hugo Covarrubias'' (Nominated at the 94th Oscars) * ''Namoo'' - ''by Erick Oh'' (Shortlisted at the 94th Oscars) *'' Mum is Pouring Rain'' - ''by Hugo de Faucompret'' (Shortlisted at the 94th Oscars) *'' Louis' Shoes'' - ''by MoPA School'' (2021 Student Academy Award Winner & Qualified at the 94th Oscars) *''The Boob Fairy'' - ''by Léahn Vivier Chapas'' (Qualified at the 94th Oscars)

Themed programs

The Animation Showcase screenings started as a series of themed selection, premiered every three months at

and Shoreditch House * ''The promising Generation Y'' - (Premiered in August 2016 at Soho Works) * ''What the F#ck'' - (Premiered in 2016 at Soho Works) * ''Art in Motion'' - (Premiered in 2017 at Shoreditch House) * ''Love at First Sight'' - (Premiered in 2017 at Shoreditch House) * ''Our Animal Friends'' - (Premiered in 2018 at Shoreditch House) * ''The French Touch in Music Video '' - (Premiered in 2018 at The Animation Workshop) * ''Best French shorts successes'' - (Premiered in 2018 at The Animation Workshop)

Best of Annecy Festival

Present every year on the

Annecy International Animated Film Festival The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (french: Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy, officially abbreviated in English as the Annecy Festival, or simply Annecy) was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of J ...

, the founder of The Animation Showcase gathers a selection of the best Animated Shorts discovered at the Festival for the people of the industry and Studios that didn't get the chance to go or to watch the films at the festival. This program first started with a selection of upcoming talent for the talent scouts, and finishes with a selection of the "Must see" Shorts to not miss from the established animation filmmakers. * ''The animation Showcase - Best Of Annecy 2014'' - (Premiered at

Nexus Productions Nexus Studios is an animation, film and interactive studio based in London and LA. It was founded in 2000 by Charlotte Bavasso and Christopher O'Reilly. Creating a range of both handcrafted and high-tech work, Nexus Studios has a team of product ...

) * ''The animation Showcase - Best Of Annecy 2015'' - (Premiered at

) * ''The animation Showcase - Best Of Annecy 2016'' - (Premiered at Picasso Pictures) * ''The animation Showcase - Best Of Annecy 2017'' - (Premiered at

) * ''The animation Showcase - Best Of Annecy 2018'' - (Premiered at Picasso Pictures)

References

External links

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