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Annie Awards Headline News

46th Annie Award Nominations Announced

Animation’s biggest night set for Saturday, February 2, 2019 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

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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

NFB Headline News

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.   

Netflix Headline News

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.

Animation Festival Headline News

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.

call for entries Headline News

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 Headline News

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.

Oscars Headline News

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.

Awards Headline News

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.

call for entries Headline News

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 Headline News

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.

Character Design Headline News

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.

obituaries Headline News

Claymation Pioneer Will Vinton Dies at 70

By Dan Sarto | Friday, October 5, 2018 at 11:45am

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.

Education & Training ANIMATIONWorld

‘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.

Ottawa Festival Headline News

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.

Stop-Motion Headline News

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.

Encounters ANIMATIONWorld

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.

OIAF ANIMATIONWorld

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.

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