Tagged With: Netherlands
Podcast EP 237: How 3D Studio Yonk Uses VR Sculpting to Get Big Name Clients
The Netherlands-based animation studio’s Niels van der Donk and Victoria Young discuss VR creative tools, working hard to earn big-name clients, and what it took to make the studio a full-time gig.
Animation Producer Cilia van Dijk Lieshout Passes at 81
The Oscar-winning producer, known for films including the Academy Award-winning animated short, ‘Anna & Bella,’ established the Dutch animation distribution company Animated People, was active in the Haarlem artist circuit, and was appointed Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau
ASIFA-Hollywood Announces New AEF Grants
Nine educators from the UK, US, India, Ireland, Brazil and the Netherlands receive faculty grants, awarded annually to individuals or groups, providing support for research, scholarly activity, or creative projects in the field of animation.
‘Togather’ Named Grand Winner of ‘Sony Talent League by THU’
Winning project is a platform that allows sharing of custom digital brushes inspired by real-life objects; finalists include a fantasy role-playing game ‘Kawia's Adventure’ and ‘Icebreakers,’ a VR comic that invites individuals to step into the panels of a pirate adventure.
KABOOM 2021 is Online March 31-April 5
This year’s virtual festival promises 300 animated films from 53 different countries, live talks with filmmakers and other special programs.
Sentai Acquires Anime Fantasy Series ‘Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit’
Based on the works of author Nahoko Uehashi, the show will be distributed on home video and select digital outlets.
KABOOM Animation Festival Returns Spring 2021
The festival promises nine exciting animation-filled days March 27 – April 4, 2021; Call for entries extended to October 1, 2020.
The 49th Edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam Coming January 22 - February 2, 2020
IFFR returns to Rotterdam with its commitment to support and promote independent filmmaking by talented new artists.
Two Animation Festivals Ignite - KABOOM!
Bringing together all things animated, KLIK and Holland Animation Festivals create a new, two-city festival for animation running November 9-17.
Winners Announced for 7th International Emmy Kids Awards
Vicon’s Origin System Helps Power Next-Level Virtual Playgrounds at VR Arcade
Two new Origin systems will power one of the largest virtual arcades in Europe; additional locations planned throughout The Netherlands and beyond.
WATCH: Job, Joris & Marieke’s Short Film ‘Otto’ Now on Vimeo!
Oscar-nominated Dutch studio’s touching follow-up to ‘A Single Life’ is about the power of imagination.
KLIK Announces 2018 Short Film Selections
The 2018 KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival unveils a diverse competition program including acclaimed filmmakers and relative newcomers alike.
KLIK Sets ‘State of Mind’ Theme for 2018 Edition
Nora Twomey and Faiyaz Jafri set as special guests at the 2018 KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival running October 10-14.
Cheer & Loathing: Gerben Schermer vs. the Holland Animation Film Festival
‘Negative Space’ Takes Top Honor at KLIK!
20 Projects Selected for 2017 Cinekid Junior Co-Production Market
Twenty children’s film and television projects in development selected for the Junior Co-production Market to be held October 26-27, 2017 during the Cinekid Festival in Amsterdam.
Job, Joris & Marieke’s ‘A Single Life’ Now on Vimeo!
CG-animated short about a young woman who stumbles across a mysterious vinyl single that allows her to travel through time was nominated in 2015 for both an Academy Award and the Cartoon D’Or.
KLIK Sets ‘Never Grow Up’ Theme for 2017
Special guest Daron Nefcy, creator and executive producer of the hit Disney series ‘Star vs. the Forces of Evil,’ to attend 2017 edition of the KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival running October 17–22.
Michael Dudok de Wit’s ‘The Red Turtle’ Swims Home May 2
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital release of Oscar-nominated Studio Ghibli co-production packed with bonus features including behind-the-scenes featurettes & AFI Fest Q&A with director Michael Dudok de Wit.
‘Impossible Figures and Other Stories II’ Tops 2017 GLAS Animation Festival
Poland’s ‘Impossible Figures and Other Stories II’ by Marta Pajek receives Grand Prix award; Spela Cadez’s ‘Nighthawk’ (Slovenia) wins award for best narrative short.
KLIK 2017 Now Accepting Submissions
Deadline for entries of short films, student films, commissioned works, documentaries and music videos, and animated virtual reality experiences is June 1st.
Animation Nights New York Sets Monthly Free Screening Event for March 8
Free, monthly curated screening of animated short films and VR experiences from all around the world set for Wednesday, March 8.
Delve into the Making of Blender Short, ‘Cosmos Laundromat’
Learn 10 things about open-source Blender technology and Project Gooseberry in the making of the Blender Foundation’s ‘Cosmos Laundromat – First Cycle.’