The Animation Showcase Explained

The Animation Showcase
Status:Active
Genre:Screening
Frequency:Quarterly
Venue:Soho House, Pixar, DreamWorks, Laika, Disney Animation Studios, Google, Cartoon Network, Nexus Productions, Blur Studio
Founder Name:Benoit Berthe Siward

The Animation Showcase is a travelling film screening collection, showcasing animated short films.

Background

With the support of the private members club Soho House,[1] the showcase started in 2016 with the goal of finding upcoming creative talents in the animation industry and promoting animation in the creative industry.[2] [3] [4] The Animation Showcase hosts a yearly "Best of the Year" screening, highlighting films that are likely to become shortlisted and eventual nominees for the Academy Awards Best Animated Short Film category.

The Animation Showcase has been screened in major animation studios, startups, and locations, including Pixar Animation Studios, Laika, Disney Animation Studios, DreamWorks, Google San Francisco, YouTube London,[5] Blur Studio, Cartoon Network, and Soho House (London, New York, Berlin, Shoreditch East London).

The Animation Showcase became available worldwide for members of the film industry via its own streaming platform,[6] [7] [8] which was created during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

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

Traveling mostly in Europe and the US, the "Best of the Year" showcase highlights animated short films, months before the official announcement of Academy Awards nominations.

Best of 2016

(Premiered in September 2016 Soho House Dean Street.)

Best of 2017

(Premiered in October 2017 at Soho House Dean Street.)

Best of 2018

(Premiered in October 2018 at Blue Sky Studios USA.)

Best of 2019

(Premiered in October 2019 at Blue Sky Studios USA.)

Best of 2020

(Premiered in November 2020 at Aardman Animations Studios UK. via The Animation Showcase Streaming Platform)

Best of 2021

(Premiered in November 2021 at Netflix via The Animation Showcase Streaming Platform)

Best of 2022

(Premiered in November 2022 at Pixar USA)

Best of 2023

(Premiered in November 2023 at Pixar USA)

Themed programs

The Animation Showcase screenings started as a series of themed selections, premiered every three months at Soho House and Shoreditch House

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Soho House & Co Jobs and Projects. The Dots. 9 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Animation Showcase on LinkedIn . LinkedIn.
  3. Web site: Animation Showcase Boosts Profiles of Shorts. Nick. Clement. 15 February 2018 . Variety . 9 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Vourlias. Christopher. 2020-06-17. UniFrance Panel Puts Spotlight on Post-Pandemic Animation Industry. 2020-06-17. Variety. en. The session, “Successful Strategies to Promote French Animation Worldwide,” included Benoit Berthe Siward, of the curated screening event The Animation Showcase (U.K.).
  5. Web site: The animation Showcase Event In YouTube Space London . . 10 January 2017.
  6. Web site: Zahed . Ramin . 2020-12-02 . Animation Showcase Launches Free Industry Streaming Platform . 2022-04-23 . Animation Magazine . en-US.
  7. Web site: Shadows . 2021-10-29 . The Animation Showcase: watch the best-animated shorts, for free! . 2022-04-23 . 3DVF . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2021-01-14 . Animation Showcase on freely streaming shorts to animation artists . 2022-04-23 . Toon Boom Animation . en-US.
  9. Web site: Wit . Alex Dudok de . 2021-10-20 . Exclusive: Industry Pros And Students Can Stream Oscar-Contending Shorts For Free With The Animation Showcase . 2022-04-23 . Cartoon Brew . en-US.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "The Animation Showcase".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.