Weekends is a 2017 American animated short film. 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.
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.
In January 2019, the film was announced as a nominee for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards."Canadian nominees dominate Oscars’ animated short film category". Toronto Star, January 22, 2019.
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Academy Awards February 24, 2019 Best Animated Short Film Trevor Jimenez Annie Awards February 2, 2019 Best Animated Short Subject Past Lives Productions
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