{"id":76007,"date":"2024-09-12T17:04:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T21:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=76007"},"modified":"2024-09-12T17:04:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T21:04:07","slug":"an-almost-christmas-story-new-animated-holiday-short-directed-by-david-lowery-and-produced-by-academy-award-winning-filmmaker-alfonso-cuaron-coming-to-disney-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/12\/an-almost-christmas-story-new-animated-holiday-short-directed-by-david-lowery-and-produced-by-academy-award-winning-filmmaker-alfonso-cuaron-coming-to-disney-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;An Almost Christmas Story,&#8221; New Animated Holiday Short Directed by David Lowery and Produced by Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron, Coming to Disney+ This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-76008\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/An-Almost-Christmas-Story20240912.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/An-Almost-Christmas-Story20240912.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/An-Almost-Christmas-Story20240912-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Disney Branded Television announced a new animated short-film for Disney+, <em><strong>&#8220;An Almost Christmas Story,&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> directed by David Lowery and produced by five-time Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n, that will premiere this fall.<em> &#8220;An Almost Christmas Story&#8221;<\/em> follows Moon, a curious young owl who unexpectedly finds himself stuck in a Christmas tree destined for Rockefeller Plaza. 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His first short, <em>&#8220;Le Pupille,&#8221;<\/em> earned an Oscars nomination in 2022, and last year&#8217;s <em>&#8220;The Shepherd&#8221;<\/em> was shortlisted, both of which were live-action.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Disney Branded Television and Cuar\u00f3n&#8217;s Esperanto Filmoj, in association with Titmouse and Maere Studios, and with animation services by 88 Pictures, the celebrated creative team includes Lowery (director, screenplay and producer), Cuar\u00f3n (producer and story), Gabriela Rodr\u00edguez (producer), Jack Thorne (story and screenplay), Nicholas Ashe Bateman (creative designer) and Daniel Hart (composer).<\/p>\n<p>Instagram: @DisneyPlus | @disneyorigdocs Facebook: @DisneyPlus TikTok: @DisneyPlus X: @DisneyPlus Hashtag: #DisneyPlus, #AlmostChristmasStory<\/p>\n<p>\r\n        <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n          <tbody>\r\n            <tr>\r\n              <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/mQC3nIJ9DQ74t9vFzUjqP8eohgX.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n              <td>\r\n                <h3><b>An Almost Christmas Story<\/b><\/h3>\r\n              <\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n            <tr><td><span><b>Release:<\/b> 2024-10-14<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Animation<\/span><span><b>Duration:<\/b> 24 mins<\/span><span><b>Budget:<\/b> $ 0<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>A young owl meets a lost little girl in New York City. 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