'Snow Bear.' Photo Credit: Aaron Blaise. 'Snow Bear.' Photo Credit: Aaron Blaise. “Snow Bear” is an animated short film by former Disney animator and Oscar-nominated animator Aaron Blaise (“Brother ...

Disney's Brother Bear has always felt a little overlooked among the company's roster of animated features. It lacks the name recognition of a centuries-old fable like "Sleeping Beauty" or "Snow White, ...

Welcome to Cartoon Brew’s series of spotlights focusing on the animated shorts that have qualified for the 2026 Oscars. The films in this series have qualified through one of multiple routes: by ...

We invited the filmmakers behind each of this year’s 15 Oscar-shortlisted animated shorts to share their favorite shot from their film and explain why it’s special to them. Nomination voting starts on ...

“Snow Bear” is an animated short film, written and directed by Aaron Blaise, that tells the story of a lonely polar bear and his quest to find a friend. Blaise has worked on several Disney animated ...