Filmmaker Domee Shi wrote and directed the animated short "Bao," a tale of an overprotective mother learning to let go. LOS ANGELES -- One of the 24 Oscar categories celebrates animated short films.

Emeryville -- Even before any Oscar statuettes are handed out this Sunday, the Academy Awards has already made history by nominating the first woman director of a Pixar film. Domee Shi is a ...

Now she hopes to win her second Oscar. EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- It's a sunny but chilly morning as Domee Shi and Lindsey Collins walk through the Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, California.

The First Woman To Direct An Oscar-Contending Pixar Short, ‘Bao’s Domee Shi Is On Her Way To First Feature Project By Matt Grobar November 26, 2018 8:58am 1Comments John Salangsang/Shutterstock ...

Domee Shi and Madeline Sharafian, two of the directors of the upcoming Disney-Pixar film “Elio,” and Dean DeBlois, director of DreamWorks’ live-action “How to Train Dragon,” are among ...

Pixar is back with a new animated film, and this time the legendary studio is taking viewers back to outer space. “Elio,” Pixar’s latest offering, comes from studio veterans Adrian Molina ...

Elio is co-directed by Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi, both of whom also conceptualized the story with Coco 's Adrian Molina, who remains credited, though he stepped back to work on Coco 2. Both ...

Elio is Pixar at its most original, delivering an extraordinary journey filled with wholehearted sci-fi wonder. Director Domee Shi and co-director Madeline Sharafian craft a timeless coming-of-age ...

We spoke to "Elio" stars Zoe Saldaña, Yonas Kibreab, and Brad Garrett, alongside co-directors Domee Shi and Madeline Sharafian, about finding the heart and humanity in sci-fi stories.

The 20th helmer to take on a Pixar short since the mid-1980s, and the the first woman to do so, Bao‘s Domee Shi is now on the path to making her feature debut, with the backing of one of the ...