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Events Headline News

LAIKA, Tippett Studios, Platige Image Headline 2016 Playgrounds Digital Arts Festival

Tenth anniversary event to feature filmmakers from ‘Coraline,’ ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ with artist talks from industry veterans from LAIKA, Tippett Studios and Poland’s Platige Image.

Virtual Reality Headline News

Tippett Studio, Wevr Unveil ‘Mad God’ Stop-Motion VR Experience

Using photogrammetry to translate physical stop-motion animation into the VR landscape, the ‘Mad God’ experience includes absolutely zero CG characters or environments.

Books Headline News

CalArts Unveils ‘A New History of Animation’

New book based on influential Animation History Class at CalArts by Maureen Furniss, director of the Institute’s experimental animation program, chronicles the history of animation from its earliest antecedents to the present day.

Commercials Headline News

Not to Scale Signs Stop-Motion Director Anthony Farquhar-Smith

Stop-motion animation director for campaigns for brands including Kellogg’s, HSBC, Cadbury, Samsung and Audi has worked on films such as ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ and ‘Corpse Bride.’

Short Films Headline News

Kangmin Kim’s ‘Deer Flower’ to Screen at the Asian World Film Festival

Short film from the award-winning South Korean filmmaker has won two Oscar-qualifying awards to date from the Melbourne International Film Festival and the Aspen Shortfest.

Laika Headline News

Gallery Nucleus Hosting LAIKA 10-Year Anniversary Exhibition & Halloween Party

LAIKA 10-Year Anniversary Exhibition & Halloween Party kicks off Saturday, October 29; artist panel for ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ to be held Saturday, November 5.

Faceware Headline News

Faceware Helps Bungie Bring New Faces to ‘Destiny: Rise of Iron’

AAA game developer Bungie taps markerless motion capture system to enhance the facial expressions and emotions of Lord Saladin of the Iron Lords in Destiny: Rise of Iron.

OIAF ANIMATIONWorld

On the Edge: Experimental Shorts at OIAF 2016

Watch the trailers for six of the abstract and experimental short films that screened at the 40th anniversary edition of the Ottawa International Animation Festival.

Motion Graphics Headline News

Artifact Delivers 2016 AICP Atlanta Sponsor Reel

Humor-driven sponsor reel employs 3D and stop-motion animation to bring viewers inside the mind of a designer working in advertising.

Video Interview ANIMATIONWorld

Watch: Director Mark Osborne Talks About 'The Little Prince' at VIEW Conference

By Dan Sarto | Friday, September 30, 2016 at 7:58am

Counting down to the 2016 VIEW Conference kick off October 24, 2016, watch Mark Osborne's interview from the 2015 edition.

Home Entertainment Headline News

‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Set for November 22 Blu-ray Release

LAIKA’s latest stop-motion feature arrives on digital HD November 8, 2016 and on Blu-ray combo pack and DVD November 22, 2016. 

Business Headline News

ON Entertainment Opens North American Animation Studio in Montréal

Paris-based company to increase production to one feature-length animated film every two years with plans to hire 300 animation specialists over the next three years.

Awards Headline News

‘Ayny’ Wins Student Academy Award for Best Foreign Animation

2016 Student Academy Award for best foreign animation goes to Ahmad Saleh's Academy of Media Arts Cologne graduation film ‘Ayny’; film to be presented Friday, September 23rd at the Goethe-Institut in Los Angeles.

GKIDS Headline News

Watch the New Trailer for ‘A Town Called Panic: Double Fun’

Two award-winning new specials from the directors of the zany feature film and the Academy Award-nominated ‘Ernest & Celestine’ in theaters for one day only on September 24.

Music Videos Headline News

CineMiniature Pictures Creates Rankin/Bass-Inspired Video for The Kickback

Chicago animators David Wall and Lauren Travers of CineMiniature Pictures deliver a hyper-imaginative stop-motion animated video Inspired by the style of classic 1960s Claymation.

VIEW 2016 Headline News

VIEW Conference Unveils Spectacular Slate for 17th Annual Event

Running October 24-28 in Turin, Italy, VIEW 2016 to feature speakers from five of the six highest-grossing films of the year.

Lucasfilm Headline News

Fan-Made Shorts Launch New Toy Line for ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’

Fan-made stop-motion animated shorts featuring the new line of toys from the forthcoming movie launch on the ‘Star Wars’ YouTube channel.

GKIDS Headline News

GKIDS Announces Acquisition of ‘My Life as a Zucchini’

Critically acclaimed stop-motion animated Cannes selection directed by Claude Barras is Best Foreign Language submission from Switzerland for the 2017 Academy Awards.

Henry Selick Headline News

GLAS Animation Presenting an Evening with Henry Selick -- ENCORE ADDED!

Director of ‘Coraline’ and ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ to screen a selection of his personal shorts and participate in a Q&A on Saturday, October 1 at The Downtown Independent in Los Angeles.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Headline News

‘SuperMansion: Season 1’ Arrives on DVD October 11

From the makers of ‘Robot Chicken,’ season one of Crackle’s stop-motion animated super hero series debuts on digital October 10 and DVD October 11.

Stop-Motion Headline News

Victoria & Albert Museum to Present Stop-Motion Animation Study Day

Wrapping the V&A’s ‘Clangers, Bagpuss & Co. Smallfilms’ exhibition, September 24 celebration of the art of stop-motion animation to include a talk from leading puppet maker Ian Mackinnon of Mackinnon & Saunders.

Stop-Motion Headline News

‘My Life as a Courgette’ Named Swiss Entry for 2016 Oscar Race

First full-length animated feature from Swiss director Claude Barras to be submitted into the running for an Oscar nomination in the Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards.

Aardman Headline News

‘Shaun the Sheep: We Wish Ewe a Merry Christmas’ Arrives on DVD Nov. 1

Everyone’s favorite Aardman characters are back for the ‘baaa-lidays’ in a new seven-episode holiday special from the creators of the 2015 Academy Award-nominated film, ‘Shaun the Sheep Movie.’

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