The Animation Showcase

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

Not to be confused with The Animation Show or Animation Show of Shows.
The Animation Showcase
StatusActive
GenreScreening
FrequencyQuarterly
VenueSoho House, Pixar, DreamWorks, Laika, Disney Animation Studios, Google, Cartoon Network, Nexus Productions, Blur Studio
Established2016 (2016)
FounderBenoit Berthe Siward
Most recent1 February 2022 (2022-02-01)
Websitewww.animationshowcase.com

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.[3]

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.)

  • 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 (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 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)

Themed programs

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

See also

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