AWN Blogs
13th GOLDEN KUKER INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 25 – 29 May 2022 Sofia, Bulgaria
The Golden Kuker International Animation celebrated its 13th edition with workshops and a bevy of films.
A Creator’s Midjourney
Transmedia creator and ‘SUMMER ISLAND’ author Steve Coulson discusses AI-generated content and the disruptive future of entertainment.
Re-VIEW: ‘Lost Ollie’ – The Power of Memory
Shannon Tindle and Peter Ramsey’s new four-part live-action/animated series, based on William Joyce’s ‘Ollie’s Odyssey,’ reminds us that memories can be fun, but also filled with emotions - unreliable and often fragile - that can be heartwarming or haunting, and easily gone forever.
A Word of Encouragement
ANNECY INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2022 -13 to 18 June 2022 Annecy, France
After two years of being primarily an online festival, Annecy is back, quite alive and bigger than ever.
VIEW Conference 2022 Reveals More Speakers
Paramount’s Ramsey Naito, Sony Pictures Animation’s Kristine Belson, and Cartoon Saloon co-founder Nora Twomey lead the ever-expanding speaker line-up at the 23rd edition of Italy’s premiere animation, VFX, games, and computer graphics conference coming October 16-21; more speaker announcements are coming soon!
DOK Co-Pro Market: Apply now as a Producer without a Project - Deadline: 20 September 2022
We invite producers who are actively looking for new audio-visual works to co-produce and to expand their networks internationally to apply as a Producer without a Project for participation in the DOK Co-Pro Market. Deadline: 20 September 2022
Z is for Zagreb: The Animafest Zagreb Exhbition 1972-2022
Running through August 28, the special exhibit, taking on entire floor of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, celebrates the festival’s 50th anniversary with collections of memorabilia and animation art.
Re-VIEW: ‘Lightyear’ – A Metatextual Odyssey
Angus MacLane and Pixar’s nostalgic space adventure celebrates the best of sci-fi cinema while also smartly embracing contemporary issues including representation.
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF ANIMATED HISTORY: ANIMAFEST ZAGREB: 6-11 June 2022 in Zagreb, Croatia
What if they threw a party and everyone came? That is exactly what happened at the 50th-anniversary edition of the World Festival of Animated Film
Andreas Hykade to Step Down at Filmakademie’s Animationsinstitut
After an 8-year stint as director, the professor and filmmaker will take on a new teaching role, Head of Animation Directing, at the institute, beginning in the upcoming academic school year.
ANIMARKT 2022 OPENS SUBMISSIONS FOR WORKSHOPS AND PITCHING
The ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum in Łódź is a place where the creators can fulfill their dreams of careers in the animation industry.
Re-VIEW: ‘Love, Death + Robots’ – A Visceral Pleasure
Netflix’s animated short anthology uses every trick in the book – from disturbing grotesquery to quirky humor – to explore humanity’s overriding fear of death, ultimately shining an enriching light on our daily existence and what it means to be human.
Metaverse Musings with Alvin Wang Graylin
MOE HOWARD & NORMAN MAURER ESTATE AUCTION
Get One-Of-A-Kind Three Stooges Memorabilia and Rare Comic Books From Moe Howard and Norman Maurer's Personal Collections. Auction Ends June 30, 2022 at https://natedsanders.com/
Art in the Time of War
Ukrainian sand animators and colleagues Olga Kryzhanovska and Svitlana Danylchenko left behind their homes, families, and work to escape the Russian invasion, both now hoping to reunite in Italy to continue performing their particular form of animated magic - the Ukrainian Golden Lion Sand Animation Theatre.
Next PreVIEW Set: A Talk with the ‘Lightyear’ Creative Team
Join the virtual conversation with director Angus MacLane, producer Galyn Susman, and other key talent on Pixar’s new animated feature, the next chapter in the ‘Toy Story’ franchise; the free online panel is on June 28 – register now.
Nik and Nancy's Annual Annecy Picnic 2022
If you're going to be at the Annecy International Animation Festival on Saturday the 18th, don't forget to go to Nik and Nancy's picnic
Catch You on the Flip Side
Next PreVIEW Set: Evolving Creature and Character Animation in ‘Horizon Forbidden West’
Guerilla Games’ studio director Jan-Bart van Beek shares a look at the creative process behind the popular role-playing game; join the VIEW Conference and VFX Festival’s free May 30 in-person event at the OGR in Turin.