The Animation Showcase

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

Background

With the support of the private members club Soho House, the showcase started in 2016 with the goal of finding upcoming creative talents in the animation industry and promoting animation in the creative industry. 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, 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, which was created during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.)

*'' Inner Workings'' by Leo Matsudas, (Shortlisted at the 89th Oscars)
* '' Borrowed Time'' by Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj, (Nominated at the 89th Oscars)
* '' Blind Vaysha'' by Theodore Ushev, (Nominated at the 89th Oscars)
* '' The Head Vanishes'' by Frank Dion, (Shortlisted at the 89th Oscars)
*'' Piper'' by Alan Barillaro, (Academy Award Winner at the 89th Oscars)
* ''Peripheria'' by David Coquard-Dassault, (Qualified at the 89th Oscars)
* ''To Build a Fire'' by Fx Goby, (Qualified at the 89th Oscars)

Best of 2017

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

* ''Garden Party'' by Illogic Collective, (Nominated at the 90th Oscars)
* ''Negative Space'' by Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata, (Nominated at the 90th Oscars)
* ''Dear Basketball'' by Glen Keane and Kobe Bryant, (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, (Qualified at the 90th Oscars)

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.)

* ''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'' by Rosana Sullivan (Nominated at the 92nd Oscars)
* ''Coaster'' by Amos Sussigan (Qualified at the 92nd Oscars)
* '' Hair Love'' by Matthew A. Cherry (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 Oscar Malet, Léo Brunel, Camille Jalabert, and Loris Cavalier (Shortlisted at the 92nd Oscars)
*''Sister'' by Siqi Song (Nominated at the 92nd Oscars)

Best of 2020

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

*''Kapaemahu'' by Joe Wilson, Dean Hamer, and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu (Shortlisted at the 93rd Oscars)
* '' The Snail and the Whale'' by Max Lang & Daniel Snaddon (Shortlisted at the 93rd Oscars)
*''Wild Love'' by Corentin Yvergniaux, Quentin Camus, Paul Autric, Léa Georges, Maryka Laudet, and Zoé Sottiaux (Qualified at the 93rd Oscars)
* '' My Life in Versailles'' by Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat and Nathaniel H'limi (Qualified at the 93rd Oscars)
*''Opera'' by Erick Oh (Nominated at the 93rd Oscars)
*'' Float'' by Bobby Rubio (Qualified at the 93rd Oscars)
* '' KKUM'' by Kim Kang-min (Qualified at the 93rd Oscars)
* '' If Anything Happens I Love You'' by Will McCormack & 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)
*''Something to Remember'' by Niki Lindroth von Bahr (Qualified at the 93rd Oscars)

Best of 2021

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

*'' Affairs of the Art'' by Joanna Quinn & Les Mils (Nominated at the 94th Oscars)
*'' Souvenir Souvenir'' by Bastien Dubois (Shortlisted at the 94th Oscars)
*'' Robin Robin'' 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)

Best of 2022

(Premiered in November 2022 at Pixar USA)

*'' Black Slide'' by Uri Lotan (Shortlisted at the 95th Oscars)
*'' My Year of Dicks'' by Sara Gunnarsdóttir (Nominated at the 95th Oscars)
*''Steakhouse'' by Špela Čadež (Shortlisted at the 95th Oscars)
*''Pasajero'' ''(Passenger)'' by Juan Pablo Zaramella (Shortlisted at the 95th Oscars)
* ''Ice Merchants'' by João Gonzalez (Nominated at the 95th Oscars)
* ''Christopher at Sea'' by Tom C.J. Brown (Qualified at the 95th Oscars)
*'' The Flying Sailor'' by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby (Nominated at the 95th Oscars)
*'' The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse'' by Peter Baynton and Charlie Mackesy (Academy Award Winner at the 95th Oscars)
*''An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It'' by Lachlan Pendragon (2022 Student Academy Award Winner & Nominated at the 95th Oscars)

Best of 2023

(Premiered in November 2023 at Pixar USA)

*'' Letter to a Pig'' by Tal Kantor (Nominated at the 96th Oscars)
*''Starling'' by Mitra Shahidi (Qualified at the 96th Oscars)
*'' Wild Summon'' by Karni Arieli & Saul Freed (Shortlisted at the 96th Oscars)
*'' 27'' by Flóra Anna Buda (Shortlisted at the 96th Oscars)
* ''Electra'' by Daria Kashcheeva (Qualified at the 96th Oscars)
*'' War Is Over!'' by Dave Mullins (Academy Award Winner at the 96th Oscars)
*'' Armat'' by Élodie Dermange (Qualified at the 96th Oscars)
*'' Once Upon a Studio'' by Dan Abraham & Trent Correy (Shortlisted at the 96th Oscars)
*'' Rosemary A.D (After Dad)'' by Ethan Barrett (Qualified at the 96th Oscars)
*'' Scale'' by Joseph Pierce (Qualified at the 96th Oscars)

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

* International Tournee of Animation
*Independent animation
* Submissions for Best Animated Short Academy Award

References

External links

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Animation film festivals
Subscription video on demand services
Film websites