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Festivals Headline News

GIVEAWAY: Win a Free Festival Pass to ANIMATION IS FILM!

Second annual edition running October 19-21 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood will present a selection of new animated features from Asia, Europe, South America and North America.

TAAFI Headline News

TAAFI Announces Two-Day Industry Event November 3 & 4

Toronto Animation Arts Festival International unveils two-day industry event highlighting talks with Walt Disney Animation Studios, WOW! Unlimited, Skyship Entertainment, and more.

Festivals Headline News

Japan in the Spotlight at Second Annual ANIMATION IS FILM Festival

Studio Ponoc to debut new short film compilation, ‘Modest Heroes,’ from directors Yoshiyuki Momose, Akihiko Yamashita and Hiromasa Yonebayashi.

Festivals Headline News

Second Annual SCAD AnimationFest Wraps in Atlanta

Three-day festival brought more than 2,000 attendees and featured exclusive screenings, panel discussions, presentations, and top talent from TED-Ed, Adult Swim, 20th Century Fox, The 20th Annual Animations Show of Shows, and more.

Education & Training ANIMATIONWorld

‘Breaking the Glass Frame’: Women in the Spotlight at USC Symposium

Highlights of three-day symposium presented by USC in partnership with UCLA, CalArts & WIA include keynote sessions with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Brenda Chapman and Sesame Workshop EVP Brown Johnson.

Ottawa Festival Headline News

OIAF 2018: ‘Solar Walk,’ ‘This Magnificent Cake’ Win Grand Prizes

Réka Busic’s ‘Solar Walk’ awarded Nelvana Grand Prize for short animation; ‘This Magnificent Cake’ by Emma de Swaef and Marc James Roels wins Grand Prize for feature animation.

GKIDS Headline News

New Trailer Arrives for Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Mirai’

Japanese animated film from the celebrated director behind ‘The Boy and the Beast,’ ‘Wolf Children,’ ‘Summer Wars,’ and ‘The Girl Who Leapt Through Time’ flies to U.S. theaters on November 30.

Hayao Miyazaki Headline News

GKIDS Acquires NorAm Rights to Hayao Miyazaki Documentary ‘Never-Ending Man’

Theatrical release of documentary feature chronicling the acclaimed Academy Award-winning director and Studio Ghibli co-founder set for winter 2018.

GKIDS Headline News

Ticket Giveaway: ‘MFKZ’ Arrives in U.S. Theaters October 11 & 16

English-language dub version of Guillaume “Run” Renard and Shoujirou Nishimi’s edgy animated sci-fi feature releases from GKIDS and Fathom Events in movie theaters nationwide.

Commercials Headline News

Ariel Costa Directs Dark Anime Thriller For Siemens China

Brazilian animator and director also known as BlinkMyBrain collaborates with agency R/GA Shanghai and production company Final Frontier for 2D-animated ‘Guardian.’

indie animation ANIMATIONWorld

The Academy Presents ‘Women in Indie Animation’ at New York City’s Metrograph Theater

By Joe Strike | Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 12:11pm

AWN’s resident Miscweant attends The Academy’s September New York City event honoring celebrated New York animators Signe Baumane, Emily Hubley, Candy Kugel and Debra Solomon.

Festivals Headline News

‘Ruben Brandt, Collector,’ ‘Seder-Masochism’ Among 11 Features to Compete at ANIMATION IS FILM

Initial feature competition lineup and jury announced for second annual edition running October 19-21 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

Short Films Headline News

WATCH: Taiko Studios Releases ‘One Small Step’ Online

Short film debut from Student Academy Award winner Shaofu Zhang and veteran Disney animators Bobby Pontillas and Andrew Chesworth won the Audience Choice Award at this year’s SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival.

Encounters ANIMATIONWorld

Q&A: Encounters Festival’s Kieran Argo Presents Six Top Picks for 2018 Edition

Encounters animation programmer Kieran Argo delves into this year’s Oscar-qualifying international competition.

OIAF ANIMATIONWorld

TAC Turns 15: A Chat with OIAF Director of Industry Programming Azarin Sohrabkhani

The Ottawa International Animal Festival’s director of industry programming discusses highlights of OIAF’s annual industry-driven event, The Animation Conference.

OIAF Headline News

OIAF Partners with Shaw Rocket Fund To Present InGenius Jr. Day

The Ottawa International Animation Festival’s designated family day includes screenings of the feature-length ‘Captain Morten and the Spider Queen’ and Netflix animated series ‘Hilda.’

Hayao Miyazaki Headline News

Ticket Giveaway: STUDIO GHIBLI FEST 2018 Continues with ‘My Neighbor Totoro’

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved all-ages masterpiece with nationwide screenings on September 30 and October 1 & 3.

Pixelatl Headline News

Mexico’s Pixelatl Festival Wraps 2018 Edition

Girl Power: Pitch Me The Future development prize awarded to ‘Forgotten Forest’ by Madelein Treviño.

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