The Canadian domination over the Oscars' animated short category this year isn't a surprise to How to Train Your Dragon filmmaker Dean DeBlois. Canadian animation, especially independent animation, has always been alive and well," Jimenez noted from Los Angeles on Friday at a celebration of this year's Canadian Oscar hopefuls. Bao creator Domee Shi is the first woman ever to direct a Pixar short film. The first woman ever to direct a Pixar short film, Shi said she senses a shift in the industry. (Disney Pixar)Two Canadian projects, both French-language, are also Oscar short film contenders this year: Jeremy Comte's Fauve and Marianne Farley's Marguerite will vie in the live action short category.

Source: CBC News February 23, 2019 23:15 UTC