Weekends is a 2017 American animated film.[1] It was written and directed by Trevor Jimenez, a Canadian-born animator for Pixar, the film depicts Jimenez's own childhood experience as a child of divorced parents, who regularly spent the week living with his mother in Hamilton, Ontario while spending weekends with his father in Toronto.[1]

Weekends
Film poster
Directed byTrevor Jimenez
Written byTrevor Jimenez
Produced byJeremy Slome
Music byAndrew Vernon
Production
company
Past Lives Productions
Release date
  • October 18, 2017 (2017-10-18) (WIFF)
Running time
16 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Jimenez made the film through the co-op program at Pixar, which permits employees to use some company resources to make their own independent short films.[1]

In January 2019, the film was announced as a nominee for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards.[2]

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Academy Awards February 24, 2019 Best Animated Short Film Trevor Jimenez Nominated [3]
Annie Awards February 2, 2019 Best Animated Short Subject Past Lives Productions Won [4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "WATCH: Trevor Jimenez's Oscar-Shortlisted 'Weekends' Returns Online". Animation World Network. December 27, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Canadian nominees dominate Oscars’ animated short film category". Toronto Star, January 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "Short Film (Animated) - Oscar Nominees 2019". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "46th Annie Award Nominees". International Animated Film Society. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
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