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Annecy 2016 Headline News

Annecy Festival Hands Out Special Prizes for 2016 Edition

Ten prizes are awarded at Annecy 2016, including the Festivals Connexion Award, the Junior Jury Award for a Graduation Film, and the Junior Jury Award for a Short Film.

Google Headline News

Google Unveils New Trailer for Felix Massie’s ‘Rain or Shine’

Trailer comes on the heels of a sneak preview of ‘Rain or Shine’ from Google Spotlight Stories at the Annecy International Animation Festival.

Disney Headline News

Annecy Festival Screens World Premiere of New Disney Short ‘Inner Workings’

By Dan Sarto | Friday, June 17, 2016 at 10:38am

Director Leo Matsuda and producer Sean Lurie delight crowd with amusing notes about the making of their new Disney short.

Animation Production Day Headline News

APD 2017 Receives Funding from Creative Europe MEDIA

Animation Production Day receives funding from the Creative Europe MEDIA program for its 2017 edition to be held May 4 & 5, 2017.

SIGGRAPH 2016 Headline News

WATCH: ACM SIGGRAPH Unveils 2016 Festival Animation Trailer

Selections for the Oscar-qualifying festival include outstanding achievements in animated feature and short films, scientific visualization, visual effects, real-time graphics, game excerpts, and many others.

Titmouse Headline News

Step into Titmouse’s 3D Cartoon World with Google’s Tilt Brush

‘Two Weeks of Titmouse’ showcases mind and space-bending virtual reality art from 11 famed creators using Google’s Tilt Brush virtual reality technology.

Awards Headline News

SVA Short ‘Taking the Plunge’ Wins ADC Black Cube

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.

Copyright Infringement Headline News

Visual Artist Max Hattler Files Lawsuit Against DJ Bassnectar

By Dan Sarto | Friday, June 10, 2016 at 3:00pm

Noted animator sues over continued unauthorized use of his work despite popular musician’s admission and acknowledgement of the infringement.

SIGGRAPH 2016 Headline News

SIGGRAPH 2016 Launches ‘Summer of VR’

VR Village will celebrate ‘Summer of VR’ with unprecedented number of cutting-edge experiential virtual reality and augmented reality installations.

Sony Headline News

WATCH: Sony Drops Trailer for ‘Angry Birds Movie’s ‘Hatchlings’ Short

New animated short directed by John Rice, ‘The Early Hatchling Gets the Worm,’ to screen in select theaters ahead of ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ this weekend.

Education & Training Headline News

Bridging The Gap Animation Lab Announces Selected Projects for Second Edition

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.

Short Films Headline News

‘Mila’ Short Raises $28K with Crowdfunding Campaign

Five years in the making, CG-animated short film directed by Cinzia Angelini and boasting a crew of more than 250 artists working around the globe is about the collateral damage of war on children.

Framestore Headline News

Framestore Teams with Greg Lynn FORM for Venice Architecture Biennale

Part of the U.S. Pavilion's ‘The Architectural Imagination,’ new exhibit rethinks urbanization using an architecture of circulation and transformation.

Google Spotlight Stories ANIMATIONWorld

Patrick Osborne Lends His Talents to New VR Experience ‘Pearl’

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 2:52pm

Oscar-winning director of ‘Feast’ discusses his brand-new Virtual Reality project for Google Spotlight Stories about a father, a daughter, their music, and a very special car.

Priit Pärn Headline News

Estonian Academy of Arts Sacks Animation Director Priit Pärn

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.

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