A Brave Young Girl Fights to Save the Planet in ‘Astronaut Spaceman’
Emmy Award-winning ‘Game of Thrones’ artist Patrick Gehlen crafts a charming, thought-provoking animated music video that rallies voters to fight against climate change.
Category: Short Films
‘Ciervo’ Takes Domestic Animation Gold Medal at 2020 Student Academy Awards
Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma’s 2D animated short takes top Domestic Film Schools honor as medalists are announced at the 47th annual awards ceremony, held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WATCH: Netflix Drops Trailer for Max Keane’s ‘Trash Truck’ CG Preschool Series
The first-time showrunner and ‘Dear Basketball’ production designer’s new animated show follows the adventures of six-year-old Hank, a dirt-covered kid, and his best pal, a giant honking trash truck.
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The Shins ‘The Great Divide’ Takes a Reverse Zoom Journey Through the Big Bang
Producer Jen Alvares and her Hunters House team deliver a stunning, complex CG music video for the Grammy-nominated indie rock band’s latest single.
The Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival Coming Online October 24-25
Celebrating the festival’s 10th anniversary, the event will include four short film programs featuring award-winning and emerging talent in Japanese animation; highlights include Koji Yamamura’s ‘Water Dreams/Dreams into Drawing.’
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2020 CEE Animation Forum Announces Winners
28 animated projects in 4 categories were considered in the 2020 pitching event; ‘The Garden of Heart’ wins in animated shorts with a special mention to ‘The Pet Named Stress;’ ‘Igi’ wins in feature films, ‘No Happy Ever After’ takes the TV award.
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48th Annie Awards Going Virtual
ASIFA-Hollywood’s annual awards ceremony moves online; virtual ceremony set for Friday, April 16, 2021.
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Three New Diverse Animated Shorts Coming Soon to Netflix
‘If Anything Happens I Love You,’ ‘Canvas,’ and ‘Cops and Robbers’ each tell a unique, socially relevant story through varied animation techniques.
Matthew A. Cherry’s First Feature ‘TUT’ in Development at Sony Pictures Animation
Studio has begun work with the Oscar-winning ‘Hair Love’ director on an afro-centric, coming-of-age take on the boy King, Tutankhamun.
An Irritable Creature Gives Practical WTF Advice in ‘How to Make the Best Coffee’
Chilean VFX artist Tomás Vergara’s new ‘WTF-X’ satirical short film series humorously portrays extraordinary CG beings sharing amazingly ordinary life lessons with a bemused young man that begs, the question, ‘What the f*ck?’
Smashing Pumpkins Drop Third ‘In Ashes’ Animated Series Episode
Frontman Billy Corgan and Portland studio Deep Sky release the latest entry in their highly stylized five-part 2D music video project in support of upcoming 20-track double album, ‘CYR,’ coming November 27.
Podcast EP84: Character Designer Olivia Amoah's Journey from School to Looney Tunes
Artist walks through her journey from animation student, to intern, to working on the new series of classic Warner Bros. cartoons.
Chris Dainty and The NFB’s ‘Shannon Amen’ Now Streaming
Marking World Mental Health Day, the Canadian filmmaker’s short uses ‘icemation’ combined with stop-motion and puppeteering to explore the life and death of his friend, artist Shannon Jamieson, by capturing her struggles, guilt and anxiety in reconciling her faith with her sexual identity.
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‘DC Showcase - Batman: Death in The Family’ Coming to Blu-Ray and Digital October 13
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and DC’s compilation of 2019-2020 animated shorts includes acclaimed titles ‘Sgt. Rock,’ ‘Adam Strange,’ ‘Death,’ and ‘The Phantom Stranger;’ interactive film spotlight panel set for NY Comic Con October 10
‘Stories to Obsess Over’: WebToon’s Live-Action Comic Promos
The one-minute, black and white spotsfeature well-known U.S. actors taking on comic character personas, monologuing lines from stories in a promotional tease.
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Maxon Releases Charming ‘Dino Feast’ Short by Daughter and Dad Duo
Red Giant tools and Adobe After Effects help bring to life 9-year-old Eva Worley and dad Seth’s epic tale of a Jurassic struggle over ‘What’s for dinner?’; Emmy Award-winning Tony Hale lends his voice in a cameo appearance.
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Aardman Highlights the Stigma of Autism in ‘Different Minds. One Scotland’ Spot
Award-winning animation studio teams up with the Scottish Government and The Leith Agency on a thoughtful animated commercial to provide a clearer understanding of autism to the non-autistic population.
CelAction2D Version 4 Announced
New release, now available, includes complete core engine update, modular feature options, and lower price; free V4 updates available for all license holders going back to V1.
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Watch: Jorja Smith x Popcaan’s Neon-Drenched ‘Come Over’ Music Video
Vividly animated cyberpunk-fueled homage to classic 90’s anime is directed by Amber Grace Johnson of Object & Animal, in collaboration with Future Power Station.
CTN - LIVE ‘Revive and Thrive,’ a Virtual Event November 16-22 – Register Now
Free online event offers an immersive week-long retreat for artists to reboot, recharge and reset, featuring talks, demos, scholarships, and interactive experiences.
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Linda Sellheim Talks Epic’s Unreal Fellowship
One of the company’s innovative new fellowship creators discusses the program’s intense virtual production workflow curriculum, participation requirements, and goals for the future.
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The Oddly Disquieting and Extremely Funny ‘Tigtone’
For creators Andrew Koehler and Benjamin Martian, Adult Swims’ satirical fantasy series about bold adventures and murderous quests proves you can still get plucked from obscurity and given an animated series… without a pitch.
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Winners Announced for Animafest Zagreb 2020
Winners for the 30th World Festival of Animated Film include, ‘Just a Guy;’ ‘Freeze Frame;’ and ‘Symbiosis;’ the 31st edition of the festival will take place takes place June 7-12, 2021.
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‘KKUM,’ ‘Kill It and Leave This Town’ Take Top OIAF 2020 Honors
Kang-min Kim awarded Nelvana Grand Prize for animated short; Mariusz Wilczynski awarded grand prize for feature animation at 44th annual Ottawa International Animation Festival.
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‘The Last Prophecy’ Sci-Fi Short Examines AI as the Savior of Humanity
Romain Demongeot’s new CG animated film explores the role of religion in our world’s future, and whether people can exist without icons and gods.
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