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Brazil Headline News

Shout! Sets U.S. Theatrical Dates for ‘Tito and the Birds’

Award-winning animated feature opens in New York City January 25, with theatrical openings in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Philadelphia and Arizona to follow on February 1.

Eleven Arts Headline News

CLIPS: Naoko Yamada’s ‘A Silent Voice’ Returns to U.S. Cinemas Jan. 28 & 31

Based on the original manage by Yoshitoki Oima, hit Japanese coming-of-age drama is  a moving depiction of the struggles of adolescence.

GKIDS Headline News

TRAILER: GKIDS Acquires NorAm Rights to ‘This Magnificent Cake!’

Marc James Roels and Emma de Swaef’s Annie Award-nominated stop-motion animated feature to be released theatrically in Los Angeles on March 1.

Short Films Headline News

TRAILER: Michael Frei’s ‘KIDS’ to Screen at 69th Berlinale

Second collaboration between director and animator Michael Frei and game designer Mario von Rickenbach is from the publishers of David OReilly’s critically-acclaimed ‘Everything.’

FUNimation Headline News

‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly’ Goes Super Saiyan With #1 U.S. Box Office Opening for Funimation

Twentieth feature film from Dragon Ball Franchise earns record $7 million+ and takes top spot at box office with $5,695 per-screen average.

Bonobostudio Headline News

Motor Away: Špela Čadež’s ‘Nighthawk’ Makes Online Debut

Award-winning stop-motion short co-produced by Croatia’s Finta Film and Slovenia’s Bonobostudio takes traditional multiplane cut-out animation to a new level in a tale of a drunken badger set loose on the roads.

GKIDS Headline News

GKIDS Acquires U.S. Distribution Rights to Denis Do’s ‘Funan’

Winner of the top prizes at last year’s Annecy and the Animation Is Film festivals, filmmaker Denis Do’s emotionally searing debut set in Cambodia slated for theatrical release later this spring.

FUNimation Headline News

Akira Toriyama’s ‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly’ Opens January 16

Twentieth film from the iconic Dragon Ball anime franchise will debut in 1,260 theaters across the U.S. and Canada including 180 digital premium large format screens as a special opening-day-only presentation at select IMAX and Cinemark XD locations.

GKIDS Headline News

CLIPS: Studio Ponoc’s Short Film Anthology ‘Modest Heroes’ Now in Theaters!

Animated anthology from Studio Ponoc follows the studio’s critically acclaimed 2017 release, ‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower.’

Short Films Headline News

New Making-of Video Goes Behind the Scenes of Louise Bagnall’s ‘Late Afternoon’

Oscar-shortlisted short film produced by Cartoon Saloon uses hand-drawn digital animation to poignantly explore the internal landscape of a woman with memory loss.

Short Films Headline News

WATCH: Boris Labbé’s ‘La Chute’ Makes Limited Online Debut

Produced in collaboration with Sacrebleu Productions, experimental animated short is in the running for France’s César Award.

Visual Effects Society Headline News

Visual Effects Society New York Hosts 5th Annual Awards Celebration

Digital pioneer Bob Greenberg to receive Empire Award; VFX innovators Jonah Friedman and Andy Jones to receive Empire Tech Award.

Festivals Blogs

24th Encounters Festival: September 25-30, 2018 – Bristol, England

Being both a live action and an animated short film festival, the Encounters Festival schedule was packed with film programs of every description.

Awards Headline News

Nominations Announced for 2019 BAFTA Awards

‘Incredibles 2,’ ‘Isle of Dogs’ and ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ receive nominations in the Animated Film category; ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,’ ‘First Man,’ and ‘Ready Player One’ nominated for Special Visual Effects.

Awards Headline News

Sony’s ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Wins Golden Globe Award

Widely praised for its groundbreaking visual style, Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ continues its awards season momentum with Golden Globe win.

call for entries Blogs

Call for Entries to the 3rd Bilbao International Animation Community Festival ANIMAKOM FEST

Call for Entries to the 3rd Bilbao International Animation Community Festival ANIMAKOM FEST is open until 31st January 2019.

box office Headline News

DreamWorks Animation’s ‘How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Takes Flight Overseas

Series director Dean DeBlois returns with the culminating chapter of one of the most beloved animated franchises in film history, setting opening day records in Australia and New Zealand ahead of the film’s North American release on February 22.

Anime Headline News

‘Liz and the Blue Bird’ Flies Home on March 5

Shout! Factory and Eleven Arts Anime Studio to release anime feature from the creators of the critically acclaimed ‘A Silent Voice’ on Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack, DVD & Digital Download.

GKIDS Headline News

CLIP: Studio Ponoc’s Short Film Anthology ‘Modest Heroes’ in Theaters January 10 & 12

Animated anthology from Studio Ponoc follows the studio’s critically acclaimed 2017 release, ‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower.’

Bonobostudio Headline News

Eva Cvijanović’s Stop-Motion Short ‘Hedgehog’s Home’ Now Available Online!

Multi-award-winning short film co-produced by Croatia’s Bonobostudio and the National Film Board of Canada released online as a Vimeo Staff Pick.

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