November 25, 2020: The Animation Showcase is a curated film program whose annual “Best of the Year” selection highlights films that have the best chance at being shortlisted and/or nominated for the Academy Awards Best Animated Short Film category. It is the brainchild of Benoit Berthe Siward, a French animation enthusiast who created the initiative in summer 2016 as a joint collaboration with the Soho House London.

The 2020 selections include Kapaemahu, Float, Wild Love, Just A Guy, KKUM, My Life in Versailles, O28, and Something To Remember.

“I have a strong passion for good stories,” says Siward. “Animation can allow for a more personal approach to storytelling, as the visual aspect, through design, movement, and abstraction opens a potential new world to discover each time for the audience. The goal is to promote animation in the world as much as possible, and to increase public awareness about the level of creativity that goes into making animated films,” he says.

The Animation Showcase screens in major animation studios, startups and locations such as Pixar animation studios, Laika, Disney Animation Studios, DreamWorks, Google San Francisco, YouTube, London Blur Studio, Cartoon Network, and Soho House (London, New York, Berlin).

This year, amidst the challenges of the global pandemic, the program is very proud to launch a curated Streaming Platform for the exclusive use of people from the creative & motion pictures industry.

The special “Best of 2020” selection include Oscar-qualified short films, with exclusive Making Of videos and other special bonus programs.

If you want to plug your company with the platform, or if you are working in the motion picture industry, please contact [email protected].