LAVA's 'For Your Consideration' Bid - Updated

The 2014/2015 awards season is right around the corner and though Pixar did not release a feature film this year, their newest short, LAVA, has qualified to advance in the "For Your Consideration" (FYC) runnings. Labeling a film as FYC is a promotional tool for film studios to notify voting members of the media that this particular film is in contention for the upcoming awards honors. Join us in congratulating the crew of LAVA as they take this first step towards awards season.

The official Disney FYC site features the bios of Writer/Director, James Ford Murphy and Producer, Andrea Warren and will be updated over time to include additional "Media", "Press" and "Acclaim" information. LAVA has been winning over crowds on the film festival circuit and although its theatrical debut isn't set until June 19, 2015 alongside Inside Out, we're excited to learn more details of the seven-minute-and-nine-second musical short film. Stay tuned.

UPDATED - November 5, 2014

According to Indie Wire/Animation Scoop, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 10 animated short films (listed below) that will advance to the voting process for the 87th Academy Awards and unfortunately LAVA was not among the list of films. While Pixar may be out of the Oscar race, LAVA could still be considered at the Annie Awards and Visual Effects Society Awards (VES).

We also wanted to congratulate former Pixarians Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi on their advancement onto the Academy Award animated short film list for The Dam Keeper. The duo recently left Pixar to continue to promote their film, The Dam Keeper on the film festival circuit as well as start up their own studio, Tonko House.

The Dam Keeper Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi, directors (Tonko House)
Duet Glen Keane, director (Glen Keane Productions & ATAP)
Feast Patrick Osborne, director, and Kristina Reed, producer (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
The Bigger Picture Daisy Jacobs, director, and Christopher Hees, producer
Coda Alan Holly director
Footprints Bill Plympton, director
Me and My Moulton Torill Kove, director
The Numberlys William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, directors
A Single Life Joris Oprins, director
Symphony No. 42 Réka Bucsi, director

Related Posts:
- View all LAVA images in the Pixar Post Gallery
- Brave and Monsters UniversityFYC Advertisements
- Episode 031 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Our interview with Pixar Animator Aaron Hartline (supervising animator on LAVA)
- Two New Stunning Images From LAVA& Interview With Jim Murphy

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