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Here we go—it’s Oscar Week!

Best Animated Short Film #fyc

📿La jeune fille qui pleurait des perles (The Girl Who Cried Pearls) créé à l’ONF par Chris Lavis et Maciek Szczerbowski.

#ONF #NFB @animationshowcase.bsky.social

En route vers les Oscars | Chics complets pour le grand soir La Presse

Ça arrive vite le 15 mars !

Les cinéastes Chris Lavis et Maciek Szczerbowski sont (presque) prêts à fouler le tapis rouge.

📿 La jeune fille qui pleurait des perles - The Girl Who Cried Pearls 📿
#fyc Best Animated Short #ONF Via @lapresse.ca

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The way Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski capture moonlight in their film is stunning!

Check out @brittsbyhobnob.bsky.social and my full interview with the directors of the Oscar-nominated film, The Girl Who Cried Pearls

Available on all pod platforms + in video on YouTube

#movies #filmsky

✨ Interview ✨via @thr.com

Directors Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski break down their stop-motion #animatedshort THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS

#NFB

National Film Board of Canada Champions Animators and Storytellers With ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski discuss crafting the Oscar-nominated modern stop-motion fable

A must‑watch!

THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS, an #NFB stop-motion animated short by #montreal animation duo Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski - via @variety.com

#animatedshort #nfb #NFBanimation via @variety.com

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Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski On Stepping into the World of ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ There is a stark difference between what shimmers and gleams versus what appears grubby or desperate in Chris Lavis &

[ENTREVUE 🎤INTERVIEW]
📿 THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS (Lavis & Szczerbowski)

#fyc - Best Short Subject - Annie Awards
#fyc - Oscar-nominated animated Short Film

« It’s playful, unique, clever, and gorgeous. » Merci 🙏 @joeymoser.bsky.social @thecontending.bsky.social

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✨ INTERVIEW – ENTREVUE ✨

📿 The #NFB animated short 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐬 by 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬 & 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐤 𝐒𝐳𝐜𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢has been nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 98th Academy Awards.

🙏 Thank you to Nick Spake @cartooncontender.bsky.social for this interview!

La fois où je suis passée de l’autre côté du miroir. 😊

Un privilège, accueilli avec humilité, de partager les coulisses de notre campagne - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘀 (Lavis & Szczerbowski) - avec mes indispensables collègues de l'ONF Christine Noël et Judith Lessard Bérubé. -via @ledevoir.com

‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ Filmmakers On Crafting A Beautiful Tale Of Love & Greed Canadian filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski open up about the unique process of creating 'The Girl Who Cried Pearls'

✨ 𝐅𝐘𝐂 - 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐌 ✨
[INTERVIEW]

@deadline.com journalist Destiny Jackson spoke with filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski about THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS!

#NFB #NFBanimation #ONF #ONFanimation #animatedshort
deadline.com

deadline.com/2026/01/the-...

✨ 𝐅𝐘𝐂 - 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐌 ✨

📿Découvrez le plan préféré de Chris Lavis et Maciek Szczerbowski dans 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐒!

#NFB production @echampagne.bsky.social - via @cartoonbrew.bsky.social @animationshowcase.bsky.social

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/nfbs...

Inside the Oscar-Shortlisted and Annie-Nominated ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls,’ a Fable for Times of Unfettered Greed Oscar-shortlisted in the animated short film category, ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ packs a dazzling combination of craft and creative happy accidents

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
A must‑read, no excuses!
Merci @variety.com!

THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS : a haunting fable about a girl overwhelmed by sorrow, the boy who loves her, and how greed leads good hearts to wicked deeds!
#stopmotion #short An #NFB production

variety.com/2026/film/aw...

[ Nomination - Best Animated Short Subject ] #fyc
👏 Congratulations ! 🙌

📿 ASIFA-Hollywood’s Annie Awards nominate #NFB short 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐬, by Montreal animation duo Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski.

The 53rd Annie Awards™ celebration will kick off on Saturday, February 21, 2026.

[ Nomination - Best Animated Short Subject ] #fyc
👏 Félicitations 🙌

📿 𝐋𝐚 𝐣𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬 (Office national du film du Canada), des animateurs montréalais Chris Lavis et Maciek Szczerbowski, est mis en nomination pour un prix Annie.

La remise des prix sera le 21 février.

INTERVIEW: The Emotions Of "The Girl Who Cried Pearls" - Animation Scoop Stop-motion The Girl Who Cried Pearls, from Academy Award nominated directors Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski (Madame Tutli-Putli) is one of the 15 finalists for the upcoming Best Animated Short F...

✨FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
Best Animated Short Film

📿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘀, by 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘀 & 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗸 𝗦𝘇𝗰𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗸𝗶

An #NFB / Office national du film du Canada production

🙏 Merci Animation Scoop for this interview!

animationscoop.com/interview-th...

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[ #fyc Best Animated Short Film ]
📿 The Girl Who Cried Pearls #NFB

Entrevue 🎤 interview
#CBC - The Bridge

Everything you ever wanted to know (or almost) about filmmakers Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski!

Merci 🙏 Nantali Indongo pour cette entrevue!

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Anarchists of Animation: How the Creators of The Girl Who Cried Pearls Broke Every Rule—and Made Magic - NFB Blog Dive into the unique creative process of The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ filmmakers, Lavis and Szczerbowski, who embrace experimentation and spontaneity.

✨FYC -ANIMATED SHORT FILM ✨
📿𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐬 (#ONF/#NFB)

→By allowing room for experimentation and spontaneity, 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬 & 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐤 𝐒𝐳𝐜𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢 discovered that mistakes transformed the creative process.
👀 Français → bit.ly/4p791Wo

@echampagne.bsky.social @nfb-jennifer.bsky.social

#fyc
Animated Short Film

Oscars shortlist for Best Animated Short Film includes National Film Board of Canada fable The Girl Who Cried Pearls by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski - Media Space The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) stop-motion animated fable The Girl Who Cried Pearls by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski i...

#FYC

Oscars shortlist for Best Animated Short Film includes #NFB fable 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘀, by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski!

En présélection aux Oscars dans la catégorie « Best Animated Short Film » 𝗟𝗮 𝗷𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗶 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀 #ONF!

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✨ #FYC Best Animated Short ✨

Merci 🙏 @animationworld.bsky.social

🎤 Feature #interview with filmmaker Chris Lavis about the #NFB production THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS !

🎤 Grande entrevue à lire !

Wait—There’s a "Madame Tutli-Putli" Making-Of?! - NFB Blog Ever wondered which Canadian films went global and stayed in people’s minds? The NFB is home to tons of films that have travelled the world, but one modern classic that...

#FYC - #NFB

Wait—There’s a “𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐢-𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐢” Making-Of?!
From the 𝐎𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫-𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 team of 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬 & 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐤 𝐒𝐳𝐜𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢!

Quoi ? … Il existe un making-of de 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐢-𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐢 ?!
Du duo 𝐚𝐮𝐱 𝐎𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬 & 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐤 𝐒𝐳𝐜𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢!

blog.nfb.ca/blog/2025/12...

Profiling 39 Of This Year’s Oscar-Qualified Animated Shorts With shortlist voting starting today, we've revisiting all 39 Oscar-qualified animated short profiles we put together this year.

[ FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ]
Best Animated Short
via @cartoonbrew.bsky.social

📿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘀, Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski (#NFB)

🎥 Inkwo 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻, Amanda Strong (Spotted Fawn/NFB)

🪒 𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝘀, Andrea Dorfman (NFB)

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The AFA Podcast Interview: With Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski Interview with the directors of The Girl Who Cried Pearls.

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION - Best #animated short
🎤 Entrevue – Interview
🙏 Merci Animation For Adults & Chris Perkins
📿 The AFA Podcast Interview: With Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski (The Girl Who Cried Pearls)

www.animationforadults.com/2025/12/the-...

#animation #animatedshort #NFB #ONF

[ FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION – Best Animated Short ]
Entrevue - Interview via @animationworld.bsky.social

Avec : Christine Noël, productrice exécutive des unités d'animation à l’#ONF !

#NFB EP Christine Noël on ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ and Shaping the Future of #Animation.

#NFBanimation

Today's Oscar-qualified short is 'Inkwo for When the Starving Return' from director Amanda Strong. Set in the near future, it turns on Dove, a mysterious warrior who can shift gender and must master their Inkwo (medicine) to battle monstrous forces.
www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/inkwo...

Merci @marcodeb.bsky.social c’est grandement apprécié.

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🏆 [ PRIX – AWARDS ] 🏆
2025 New York City Short Film Festival

✨ Félicitations à la cinéaste 𝐇𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐣𝐦 pour ce prix remporté!

🔹 BEST ANIMATION: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐞 (𝐋𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐢 𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭)

𝐌𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭-𝐦é𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐝’#𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 au #newyorkcityshortfilmfestival