{"id":366,"date":"2015-05-27T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T16:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2015\/05\/27\/animation-fan-check-out-hard-to-find-shorts-from-the-animation-show-of-shows\/"},"modified":"2015-05-27T12:42:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T16:42:00","slug":"animation-fan-check-out-hard-to-find-shorts-from-the-animation-show-of-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2015\/05\/27\/animation-fan-check-out-hard-to-find-shorts-from-the-animation-show-of-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Animation fan? Check out hard-to-find shorts from The Animation Show of Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yesterday in our new acquisitions post<\/a>, we mentioned The Animation Show of Shows<\/i> (HU DVD 12101 – 12154), a giant collection of world animation we recently added to our shelves. We want to talk a little before about this series; it’s a remarkable showcase of diverse talent that any animation fan should seek out.<\/p>\n

The Animation Show of Shows is a traveling exhibition of animation from across the globe that began in 1999. The event has emerged as one of the leading showcases of short-form animation, especially as it has hosted many Oscar-nominated shorts<\/a>. As a supplement to their shows, the organizers also publish DVD box sets of collected animated shorts, many of which were previously unavailable or only in limited distribution.<\/p>\n

The complete Animation Show of Shows collection \u2013 totaling a whopping 54 discs \u2013 includes decades of terrific animated shorts in nearly every conceivable format and from nearly every continent. We previously highlighted the famous Logorama<\/i> short (HU DVD 12148<\/a>), but there are 161 other shorts worth your attention in this box set. Highlights include:<\/p>\n