Category: Stop-Motion
Call for Entries - Anifilm 2019, Call for Pitches - Visegrad Animation Forum
Anifilm 2019 in Trebon - January 10, 2019 deadline for submissions
Visegrad Animation Forum - January 13, 2019 deadline for Sign-up
Manchester Animation Festival Announces 2018 Winners
Seven NFB Films to Screen at 17th Annual Sommets du Cinéma D’animation
Oscar-winners Snowden and Fine’s hilarious ‘Animal Behaviour’ and pinscreen gem ‘Embraced’ lead National Film Board’s impressive festival roster.
Mark Osborne Helming ‘Escape From Hat’ for Netflix
Two-time Academy Award-nominated director joining ‘Artemis Fowl’ screenwriter Adam Kline and ‘The Little Prince’ producer Jinko Gotoh for new animated feature.
LA Animation Festival Kicks Off November 30 With Tom Kenny and the Hi Seas Band
Packed weekend of animation events planned; portion of opening night party proceeds to benefit Women in Animation.
Aardman Employees To Receive 75% Ownership Stake
Aardman Animations founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton transfer ownership of the famed Bristol-U.K. stop-motion studio to employees in a bid to retain its independent status.
LAIKA Releases Trailer, Poster & New Image from ‘Missing Link’
Meet Mr. Link in the first official trailer for LAIKA Animation Studio’s fifth feature film arriving April 12, 2019.
Animation Ireland Announces Call for Entries for Irish Animation Awards
Biennial awards ceremony celebrating the world-class creative talent within the Irish animation, VFX and gaming industries to be held at the Animation Dingle festival on March 23, 2019.
TAAFI INDUSTRY 2018 Announces Full Program
Toronto industry event running November 3-4 to explore the next generation of Toronto feature films with ‘Next Gen’ filmmakers Joe Ksander and Kevin R. Adams.
For Your Consideration: 25 Animated Features Submitted for 91st Academy Awards
A wide range of styles, techniques and subjects comprise this year’s submissions for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category.
NFB Launches 12th Edition of Get Animated!
British Academy Announces 2018 Children’s Awards Nominees
Winners of the British Academy Children’s Awards celebrating the best in global children’s media to be unveiled on Sunday, November 25.
Spain’s Quirino Awards Issues 2019 Call for Entries
Deadline for submissions to second annual event recognizing Ibero-American animation is December 8; award ceremony to be held April 6, 2019 on the island of Tenerife.
Guillermo del Toro Co-Directing Stop-Motion ‘Pinocchio’ Feature for Netflix
Creator of the Emmy-winning ‘Tales of Arcadia’ trilogy to co-direct a darker version of the beloved classic tale alongside ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ animation director Mark Gustafson.
Aardman’s Nick Park To be Honored at SPARK ANIMATION 2018
Four-time Oscar-winning director to receive Lifetime Achievement Award, deliver closing keynote address.
GIVEAWAY: Win Free Tickets to Pictoplasma NYC!
Berlin-based Pictoplasma Conference returns to New York November 7 & 8 to present today’s most trailblazing and trendsetting character design with speakers including Réka Bucsi, Peter Sluszka and Sophie Koko Gate.
Claymation Pioneer Will Vinton Dies at 70
Famed Oscar and Emmy-winning director, who created memorable California Raisins characters before being dismissed from studio that bore his name, passes away after long battle with multiple myeloma.
Third Season of ‘Clangers’ Goes into Production
New episodes of BAFTA-winning animated preschool series, narrated by Michael Palin, will broadcast in 2019 on CBeebies.
‘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.
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.
LAIKA Hires Former Buzzfeed and FX Exec Michael Waghalter
Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata’s ‘Negative Space’ Tops Montreal Stop Motion Festival
Sofia Carrillo’s ‘Cerulia’ awarded best independent film; Mark C. Smith’s ‘Two Balloons’ named best Youth Film.
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.
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.