Short Films

FMX 2019 Headline News

John Gaeta & Kim Libreri to Present Groundbreaking VFX on ‘The Matrix’ at FMX 2019

Leaders on the team behind famed effects like ‘Bullet Time’ will share insights on their seminal cinematic innovations; ‘Aquaman,’ ‘Lego Movie 2’ and ‘Alita’ sessions also added.

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Awards Headline News

Paper Panther Productions Scoops Top Prizes at 2019 Irish Animation Awards

Nora Twomey, the Oscar-nominated director of Cartoon Saloon’s ‘The Breadwinner,’ presented with the prestigious Murakami Award.

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Tributes ANIMATIONWorld

Beautiful Maladies – The Uncanny World of Rosto

Ottawa Animation Festival artistic director Chris Robinson shares a previously unpublished 2015 Pimpcast interview with the iconic Dutch musician and director, who passed away at 50 on March 7.

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AI Blogs

Mixed Realities in the Middle Kingdom

Observations on China’s VR market.

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Epic Games Headline News

Epic Games Launches MegaGrants, New Unreal Engine Technology & Online Services at GDC 2019

Announcements include $100,000,000 Epic MegaGrants, features in Unreal Engine 4.22 and beyond, SDK availability for free Epic Online Services, Epic Games store news and more.

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Awards Headline News

TV Academy Announces Nominees for 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Gala to be held on Friday, May 3; Daytime Emmy Awards to be held on Sunday, May 5.

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Home Entertainment Headline News

Shout!, GKIDS Announce Home Entertainment Release of Studio Ponoc’s ‘Modest Heroes’

Studio Ponoc’s animated short film anthology arrives on Blu-ray + DVD and Digital Download on June 18.

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Irish Animation Awards Headline News

Irish Animation Awards Expand Amid Continued Growth & Creativity

Third biennial ceremony to be held in Dingle, Ireland on March 23.

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Chaos Group Headline News

Blur Studio Taps V-Ray for Netflix’s New NSFW ‘Love, Death & Robots’ Short Film Anthology

Production studio explores different animation styles with the help of V-Ray renderer for new anthology series now on Netflix.

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Epic Games Headline News

Epic Games awards $500,000 in Unreal Dev Grants

More than a dozen developers across games, film, TV, AR and VR receive cash assistance in the program’s final round.

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Jobs & Recruiting Headline News

Female Animators Share #MeToo Success Story on ‘Full Frontal with Samantha Bee’

Animated #MeToon video featuring interviews with women working in animation details how ‘Loud House’ creator Chris Savino was fired from Nickelodeon following dozens of allegations of sexual harassment.

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call for entries Headline News

Call for Entries: BIAF 2019

The 21^st Bucheon International Animation Festival, which runs October 18-22 in Bucheon, South Korea, is now open for submissions.

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Google Spotlight Stories Headline News

R.I.P. Google Spotlight Stories – 2013-2019

Award-winning experimental immersive storytelling studio behind the Academy Award-nominated short film ‘Pearl’ and last year’s Oscar-shortlisted ‘Age of Sail’ is no more.

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Festivals ANIMATIONWorld

GLAS 2019: A Conversation with Einar Baldvin, Jeanette Bonds & Sean Buckelew

With the lofty goal of transforming the cultural understanding and language of animation as an artistic medium, in its fourth year the GLAS Animation Festival continues to grow, packed with special guests, more than 20 special programs, and a new Vimeo Staff Pick Award.

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call for entries Headline News

The Rookies Launches 2019 Global Competition

9^th annual Rookie Awards call for entries is open to all amateur creatives in VFX, animation, games, VR, motion graphics and 3D visualization.

Annecy Headline News

Annecy Festival Unveils 2019 Short Film Selections

Out of a total of 3,000 submissions across all categories, 40 animated short films have been selected for this year’s Official Competition.

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Home Entertainment Headline News

GIVEAWAY: Win ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ on Blu-ray!

Now available on Digital, Oscar-winning animated feature arrives on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on March 19 with more than 90 minutes of special features including the all-new Spider-Ham short.

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Festivals Blogs

A Feast for the Eyes and the Stomach: 2018 Thessaloniki Animation Festival

The 4th Thessaloniki Animation Festival ran October 18-21, 2018 in a beautiful Greek city full of ancient architecture and delicious food, making it the perfect place for an animation festival.

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Festivals Headline News

Animafest Zagreb Announces Initial Selections for 2019 Competition

Forty-six shorts selected from a total of 1,800 submissions from 86 countries to compete in the Short Film Grand Competition at the Animafest Zagreb World Festival of Animated Film.

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Annecy Headline News

Warner Bros. Animation to Debut ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’ at Annecy 2019

Classic Warner Bros. Animation characters return in new artist-driven shorts during the Opening Ceremony at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2019.

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Festivals Headline News

Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2019 Short Film Lineup

Sixty-three narrative, documentary & animated shorts selected from a record 5,131 submissions to compete across 11 competition programs at the 18th annual Tribeca Film Festival.

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Festivals Headline News

Rosto’s ‘Reruns’ Awarded Grand Prix at 38th Anima Festival

The 2019 Brussels International Animation Film Festival dedicated its closing ceremony to the innovative Dutch filmmaker, writer and musician, who passed away on March 7.