Indie Animation Shorts
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From music and astronomy to animation. Watch the animated short 'Music of the Spheres' by Jeniffer Linton.
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'Dolores' dares to be different without resorting to shock or excess:" Kropka reviews the stop-motion film 'Dolores' by Cecilia Andalón Delgadillo,
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Our list of 12 indie musical animation shorts, in which singing plays a central role in the narrative -but not always of the Disney variety. Find them all.
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Cosmic horror in a train. Our film review of the Oscar-qualifying animated short 'God Is Shy' by Jocelyn Charles.
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A new indie animation short on machines and what they learn. Check our coverage of 'Machines Learning' by Anthony Koithra.
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60 seconds for the extremely short films at the Fest Anča 2026.
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Tess Martin presents her new documentary short, '1976: Search for Life', with a Q&A for Zippy Frames.
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Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the Cristal Annecy winner for a short film, the animation short 'Paper Trail' by US animation director Don Hertzfeldt.
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Kaspar Jancis returns with his new animated short 'Penguin', premiering at Annecy.
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