animated short Archives

Q&A: Kris Wimberly raises the bar on representation in animation through Studio Smokescreen

BySusan and Simon Veness July 26, 2022July 28, 2022

Kris Wimberly, Disney Television animator and founder of the first and only Black-owned “bridge studio,” creates top-quality content while amplifying underrepresented and marginalized voices through Studio Smokescreen.

Disney | Movies

New animated Olaf short ‘Once Upon a Snowman’ coming to Disney+

ByAttractions Magazine Staff September 9, 2020March 18, 2021

Have you ever wondered what happened to Olaf just after Elsa created him in “Frozen”? How did he learn to love summer? Fans will be able to find out the previously untold origins of Olaf in the animated short, “Once Upon a Snowman,” coming to Disney+ on Oct. 23.