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As a broad spectrum of short films draw attention at film festivals and screening events, identifying frontrunners becomes increasingly difficult. Listed below are some of the noteworthy films that may win hardware during awards season, distinguishing themselves with exceptional artistry, festival recognition

or audience popularity.

Animated Shorts

“Self”

Written and directed by Searit Kahsay Huluf — one of Variety’s 2024 Animators to Watch — “Self” is the 11th film in Pixar’s SparksShorts series, a program designed to enable studio employees to develop their own short projects. Huluf ’s film combines CG and stop-motion animation to tell a story of self-discovery about a wooden doll that’s desperate to fit in with its peers. In addition to working with her Pixar colleagues, Huluf collaborated with Oscar-winning animation and VFX company Tippett Studio for help on the film’s stop-motion sequences, resulting in a unique blend of the two animation styles.

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Microsoft has said that it will not be discussing next generation Xbox technology at this summer's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Group manager of PR David Dennis told Bloomberg that the firm will not be revealing any new hardware in the near future, despite persistent rumours to the contrary. "For us, 2012 is all about Xbox 360," he said. "There will be no talk of new Xbox hardware at E3 or any time soon." The report speculates that Microsoft is likely to reveal a successor to the Xbox 360 in 2013, releasing it onto the market the following (more)...

Microsoft has said that it will not be discussing next generation Xbox technology at this summer's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Group manager of PR David Dennis told Bloomberg that the firm will not be revealing any new hardware in the near future, despite persistent rumours to the contrary. "For us, 2012 is all about Xbox 360," he said. "There will be no talk of new Xbox hardware at E3 or any time soon." The report speculates that Microsoft is likely to reveal a successor to the Xbox 360 in 2013, releasing it onto the market the following (more)...

Welcome back to our weekly look at the new podcasts available at our “partners in podcast crime” the GeekCast Radio Network. As usual here’s our weekly look at the podcasts from Gcrn, This Week in Geek and the latest toy review videos from Baltmatrix, with descriptions and links to each and every podcast for your audio/visual pleasure!

Attf v2.0 – Episode 18 – First of 2012

Welcome back to the first episode of 2012! In episode 18, Steve and Mike discuss the latest news and give their opinions on what some of these may entail for the fans. Stay tuned as in the future we’ll be covering Season 2 of Tf Prime!

Gcr – Special Episode – Music Spotlight – Artist Spotlight – Stan Bush

In the second to last artist spotlight of the 1980?s join TFG1Mike and Mike “Birdman” Dodd as they talk about that awesome 80?s musician Stan Bush. The Mikes cover Stan’s career,...