| Weekends | |
| Director: | Trevor Jimenez |
| Producer: | Jeremy Slome |
| Music: | Andrew Vernon |
| Studio: | Past Lives Productions |
| Runtime: | 16 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Weekends is a 2017 American animated film.[1] It was written and directed by Trevor Jimenez, a Canadian-born animator for Pixar, the film depicts Jimenez's own childhood experience as a child of divorced parents, who regularly spent the week living with his mother in Hamilton, Ontario while spending weekends with his father in Toronto.[1]
Jimenez made the film through the co-op program at Pixar, which permits employees to use some company resources to make their own independent short films.[1]
In January 2019, the film was announced as a nominee for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards.[2]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | February 24, 2019 | Best Animated Short Film | Trevor Jimenez | [3] | ||
| Annie Awards | February 2, 2019 | Best Animated Short Subject | Past Lives Productions | [4] |