The Animation Showcase

The Animation Showcase is a travelling film screening collection, showcasing animated short films. The showcase started in 2016,[1] with the support of the private members club Soho House,[2] with the intention of spotting upcoming creative talents in the animation industry and to promote animation in the creative industry.[3][4] The Animation Showcase screening proposes a yearly "Best of the Year" selection, spotting films that become shortlisted and eventual nominees for the Academy Awards Best Animated Short Film category.

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 recent28 October 2019 (2019-10-28)
Websitewww.animationshowcase.com

The Animation Showcase has been screened in major animation studios, startups and locations such as 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) and became available worldwide for the Motion Picture Industry community via its own Streaming platform[6][7][8] developed 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

Travelling mostly in Europe and in the US, this yearly event spotted numerous shortlisted and nominated animated short films four months before the Academy Awards nominations official announcement.[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)

Themed programs

The Animation Showcase screenings started as a series of themed selection, 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)

Best of Annecy Festival

Present every year on the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, the founder of The Animation Showcase gathers a selection of the best Animated Shorts discovered at the Festival for the people of the industry and Studios that didn't get the chance to go or to watch the films at the festival. This program first started with a selection of upcoming talent for the talent scouts, and finishes with a selection of the "Must see" Shorts to not miss from the established animation filmmakers.

  • The animation Showcase - Best Of Annecy 2014 - (Premiered at Nexus Productions)
  • The animation Showcase - Best Of Annecy 2015 - (Premiered at Nexus Productions)
  • The animation Showcase - Best Of Annecy 2016 - (Premiered at Picasso Pictures)
  • The animation Showcase - Best Of Annecy 2017 - (Premiered at Nexus Productions)
  • The animation Showcase - Best Of Annecy 2018 - (Premiered at Picasso Pictures)

References
  1. "Animation Showcase on LinkedIn". LinkedIn.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Soho House & Co Jobs and Projects". The Dots. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  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.){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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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