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Pictures From the Brainbox: A Weekly Dose of Indie Animation - An Ordinary Blue Monday Morning

In the first of a weekly focus on contemporary independent animation, Chris Robinson puts the spotlight on a powerful sand animation short from South Africa that depicts everyday neighbourhood violence through the eyes of a young girl.

Hornet Headline News

Eran Hilleli Creates Anime-Inspired Show Open for Style Frames NYC

Short film with a minimalist 3D aesthetic was inspired by Japanese animation films like Satoshi Kon's ‘Paprika,’ Masaaki Yuasa's ‘Happy Machine’ and anything by Studio Ghibli.

Annecy Headline News

Annecy Festival Announces Two New Competition Categories

New Young Audience and Perspectives categories to replace the three out-of-competition programs at the 30th anniversary edition of the Annecy International Animation Festival.

People Headline News

Chris Robinson Returns to Animation World Network!

By Dan Sarto | Friday, November 4, 2016 at 9:00am

AWN’s Animation Pimp and OIAF artistic director Chris Robinson hangs up his pimp hat and gets to work as a new contributing editor for AWN, bringing his unique perspective to covering the art and business of animation.

Experimental Animation Headline News

Edge of Frame Weekend Unveils 2016 Program

Expansive program of screenings and discussion celebrating the vibrant field of experimental animation to be held December 9-11 at Whitechapel Gallery and Close-Up Cinema in London.

Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart Headline News

Call for Entries: Submit Your Films to ITFS 2017!

Deadline for submissions to Germany’s 24th Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart is December 1, 2016.

Trunk Animation Headline News

Trunk Creates Appalachian Wonderland for Shirley Collins’ ‘Pretty Polly’

Trunk director Layla Atkinson employs rough cardboard and simple drawings inspired by American folk art combined with beautiful lighting to create the music video’s stop-motion aesthetic.

Films Headline News

‘Space Jam’ Bounces Back into Theaters November 13 & 16

Celebrating the film’s 20th anniversary, The Tune Squad returns with Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny, Bill Murray, Daffy Duck and more as they face off against the Monstars in the unforgettable ‘90s classic.

Short Films Headline News

ANNY, AniScreen to Present ‘Definitely Not a Czechoslovak Screening!’

Selection of 11 animated short films by Czech and Slovak young filmmakers curated by Eliška Děcká to be held in New York City on Wednesday, November 9.

Awards Headline News

Argentina’s ‘Uncanny Valley’ Short Tops animago AWARD 2016

Jury Prize is awarded to Israel’s ‘Ma’agalim’ by Uri Lotan & Yoav Shtibelman; Best Visualization awarded to the U.K.’s ‘A Guide To Happy’ from Panoply Creative.

Animation Events

Animation Nights New York and AniScreen present Definitely Not a Czechoslovak Screening!

By yritag | Friday, October 28, 2016 at 6:22pm
Begins: November 9, 2016

Animation Nights New York and AniScreen present Definitely Not a Czechoslovak Screening! Czech and Slovak Young Animation.

Come out to 180 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038, Wed, Nov 9, 8pm to watch independent animated short films. 

Refreshments, beer and wine are on offer. Admission is free.

Online program:
http://animationnights.blogspot.com/2016/10/animation-nights-new-york-anny-is.html

We hope to see you there! Keep supporting Independent Animation!

VIEW Conference Headline News

VIEW Awards Announces 2016 Winners

Chen Chen’s ‘Old Bear,’ produced in 2016 by Citron Bien and distributed by Yummy Films, wins 2016 VIEW Award. 

Feature Animation Headline News

Austria’s NÖT Creates Animated Intro for ‘A Hologram for The King’

Vienna-based studio Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm completes animation and editing on the highly-acclaimed intro to director Tom Tykwer’s ‘A Hologram For The King,’ featuring an animated Tom Hanks singing the iconic Talking Heads song, ‘Once in a Lifetime.’

Short Films Headline News

Watch the Gorgeous Trailer for Ishan Shukla’s Dystopian Short, ‘Schirkoa’

Fourteen-minute CG-animated short film that won its Oscar-qualifying award at the Los Angeles Shorts Fest was created in Autodesk Maya and Adobe CC and rendered in GPU renderer Redshift.

Books Headline News

CalArts Unveils ‘A New History of Animation’

New book based on influential Animation History Class at CalArts by Maureen Furniss, director of the Institute’s experimental animation program, chronicles the history of animation from its earliest antecedents to the present day.

Commercials Headline News

Not to Scale Signs Stop-Motion Director Anthony Farquhar-Smith

Stop-motion animation director for campaigns for brands including Kellogg’s, HSBC, Cadbury, Samsung and Audi has worked on films such as ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ and ‘Corpse Bride.’

Aardman Nathan Love Headline News

Director Kris Merc Teams with Aardman Nathan Love to Craft Hypnotic Music Video for Kool Keith & MF Doom

Collaboration on the colorful, fast-paced music video for ‘Super Hero,’ serving up hypnotic imagery from eye charts to kaleidoscopic wheels, included several key stages of production from ideation and design to compositing and rendering.

Short Films Headline News

Kangmin Kim’s ‘Deer Flower’ to Screen at the Asian World Film Festival

Short film from the award-winning South Korean filmmaker has won two Oscar-qualifying awards to date from the Melbourne International Film Festival and the Aspen Shortfest.

Music Videos Headline News

Grasshorse Rolls Up Monster Video with Fitz and the Tantrums

Grasshorse Studios uses ToonBoom Harmony and open-source Blender to create a music video for the band’s new single, ‘Roll Up.’

VIEW Conference ANIMATIONWorld

It’s October – That Means VIEW Time!

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 1:46pm

The 2016 VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy promises once again, as it does each year, an inspirational week spent watching the best work from animation, VFX and game industry greats.

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