Filmakademie Named School of the Year at 2016 Rookies
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg student Martin Lapp wins Rookie of the Year; University of Hertfordshire’s ‘Bertie the Elephant’ wins Film of the Year.
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg student Martin Lapp wins Rookie of the Year; University of Hertfordshire’s ‘Bertie the Elephant’ wins Film of the Year.
South Africa's leading tertiary school launches a teacher exchange program to boost The Animation School’s 2D curriculum and Émile Cohl's 3D offerings.
Directed by Francesco Aber and Alessandro Mattei, CG-animated short was produced at the National School of Cinema in Turin, Italy.
Graduation film directed by Sébastien Leclerc, Vincent Boulot, Jean Burtschell, Romain Couturiaux and Guillaume Deleuze is inspired by a quote from Swiss moral philosopher Henri-Frédéric Amiel.
Students at the Bristol School of Animation at the University of the West of England create short animations to bring choice audio nuggets from the service’s output to life.
Following his abrupt dismissal at the beginning of June, legendary animation director Priit Pärn is restored to his post as an instructor at the Estonian Academy of Arts.
Nearly 2,000 entries were received for this year’s edition of The Rookies, formerly known as the CG Student Awards, with close to 500 academic facilities encouraging their students to submit work.
Trailer for stop-motion/digitally animated short inspired by a medieval Flemish fable by graduating students Sander Dufourmont and Wouter Geerits wins the Jury Prize at the LUCA School of Arts in Ghent, Belgium.
Two-month incubation project in Viborg, Denmark is open to 15 animation creatives from Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
If you haven’t already seen it, check out VR guru Dejan Gajsek’s April article, "The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Virtual Reality Storytelling."
Two days of masterclasses, an evening keynote, and a day of free conference sessions to be held at Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games and Animation.
School of Visual Arts student entry beats out professional agencies from around the world to take home the ADC Black Cube for best-in-show at the Art Directors Club ADC 95th Annual Awards Celebration and Exhibition.
Thirteen animated projects to participate in the second edition of international animation laboratory running July 18-23 in Valencia, Spain; selections include new talents from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Philippines, France, Lithuania, Panama, U.K., Syria, Venezuela and Spain.
Legendary Estonian director of animated classics including ‘Hotel E’ and ‘Drivers in the Rain’ is abruptly dismissed from his post as a head of the Animation Department at the Estonian Academy of Arts.
SVA students Hsuan Ho and Silver Paul awarded for outstanding animated film for ‘Mausie and The Order of the Golden Sun’; Montana Hall receives award for outstanding achievement in character animation, and Ivan Viaranchyk is awarded for outstanding achievement in animation production design.
Professional nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the art of animation and celebrating the people who create it earmarks nearly $150,000 for animation-based community programs & events.
CSU Animation and Visual Effects present the 13th Anniversary of the Australian International Animation Festival, running Friday, May 13 through Sunday, May 15, 2016.
Industry Advisory Board for new certificate program includes Citrix Systems’ Fabien Bourdon, CloudPic founder & CEO Richard Chuang, Geomedia’s Jeremy Kenisky, Jaunt VR’s Curt Miyashiro, and Azimyth Creation Studio founder & CEO Stephanie Riggs.
Scholarship program from ASIFA-Hollywood and the Animation Educators Forum to award $34,500 in 2016 scholarships to local, national and international animation students.
Craig Caldwell, USTAR senior research professor at the University of Utah, discusses storytelling challenges in games.