Escape Studios’ VFX Festival Returns in March
The all-virtual 9th edition’s theme is ‘Limitless Creativity;’ event features various talks, presentations, and career advice aimed at students, emerging talent, and industry professionals.
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GLAS Animation Festival Heads Online April 5-11
Festival unveils official poster and competition jury; GIF competition is now open – upload your masterpiece by March 10 for a chance to win.
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Puppet Animation Scotland’s MANIPULATE Festival Runs January 29 - February 7
An international celebration of woman in animation, the digital program will include ‘ANIMATED HIGHLIGHTS: 2021’ curated by the Edinburgh Short Film Festival, and ‘Animated Womxn,’ a woman-led showcase of stop-frame and VFX work from the animated film industry.
Anima: The Brussels Animation Festival Goes Virtual
The 40th edition moves completely online; over 250 movies will be available on demand during the festival, which runs February 12-21.
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Call for Entries: MIFA Project Pitches
Deadline for submissions is February 7, 2021 - selected MIFA pitch projects receive unique opportunities with access to and meetings with key players in the animation sector; June 14-19 event will be run both online and in-person.
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24th Edition of Cartoons on the Bay Announces Pulcinella Award Winners
Among 15 awards presented at online ceremony, ‘Lupin’s Tales’ and ‘Topo Gigio’ honored as best preschool and upper preschool series respectively at the first entirely digital edition of the long running Italian animation festival and conference.
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‘Migrants’ Takes VIEW 2020 Award for Best Short Film
Other films receiving top honors at the annual animation, VFX, and games conference include ‘Latitude du Printemps,’ ‘Trésor,’ and ‘The Dead Hands of Dublin.’
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‘The Great Malaise’ Named Best Short at the Manchester Animation Festival
Top winners at yesterday’s virtual awards ceremony also included ‘Pearl Diver’ for Best Student Short, and ‘Biplane Model Kit’ for Best Commissioned Film.
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VIEW 2020 Debuts Meet the Masters: Nora Twomey–Kris Pearn in Conversation
Leading international animation, VFX, and computer graphics conference continues its innovative virtual programming with new free industry leader talk series.
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Alison Snowden and Dave Fine Honored at the Manchester Animation Festival
The Oscar-winning couple, known for their distinct cartoon style and cutting humor, have been awarded this year’s Fellowship Award for their contributions to the animation industry; the award will be presented on the MAF platform alongside a retrospective screening of their work.
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Cartoons on the Bay Going Digital on Rai Play from December 18-20
First ever digital edition will include previews, retrospectives, roundtables, and masterclasses; the Pulcinella Awards Ceremony will be available on December 20.
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‘Calamity, A Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary’ Wins Top Honor at CineKid 2020
Rémi Chayé’s feature takes the award for Best Children’s Film; other animated film winners include ‘Matilda and the Spare Head;’ ‘Human Nature;’ and ‘INKT.’
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The Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival Coming Online October 24-25
Celebrating the festival’s 10th anniversary, the event will include four short film programs featuring award-winning and emerging talent in Japanese animation; highlights include Koji Yamamura’s ‘Water Dreams/Dreams into Drawing.’
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ILM’s Dennis Muren to Receive VIEW 2020 Visionary Award
Legendary nine-time Oscar-winning senior VFX supervisor to be honored at this week’s conference; ‘Tenet’ VFX supervisor Andrew Jackson to deliver closing keynote Friday, October 23.
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VIEW 2020: Excellence in Animation, VFX and Visual Storytelling Now Free to Attend
Though we’ll miss out annual trip to Turin, Italy, we’ll pretend our stale pop tart is a pistachio biscotti as we sit back and gush over the stellar roster of talent set to teach, talk, and share over the next seven days; starting tomorrow, VIEW 2020 runs through October 23.
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Upcoming VIEW 2020 Conference Now Free with Registration
Star-studded 21st edition of Italy’s premier digital media conference, with 125 planned talks, workshops, and panels, as well as special Business Innovation Summit, will be presented free of charge, coming October 18-23, online and on-site in Torino, Italy.
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The Animation Guild to Host Careers Panel at OIAF 2020
‘Animation through the Ages’ will examine career longevity, challenges, and keys to success with industry veterans offering insights from their own career journeys and experiences.
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Winners Announced for 12th Festival Stop Motion Montreal
Top honors go to multi-national list of films including ‘The Silly Duck Wizard’ by Terry Ibele; ‘Une de Perdue’ by Marie Clerc; ‘Uzi’ by Dina Velikovskaya; and ‘Un Coeur d'Or’ by Simon Filliot.
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Cartoon Saloon’s Tomm Moore to Present ‘Wolfwalkers’ at View 2020
Award-winning director of Oscar nominated films ‘The Secret of Kells’ and ‘Song of the Sea’ will share an in-depth presentation of his latest folklore masterpiece, coming to Apple TV+ this fall.
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The National Film Board Takes Center Stage at OIAF 2020
10 NFB original films/VR projects, representing unique visions and personal stories, will screen in both competitive and curated programs; the festival runs September 23-October 4.
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Cardiff Animation Festival Goes Virtual
Online offerings running October 24-November 1 to include full shorts program; a session with Welsh animator, Simon Chong, currently a director on Fox’s ‘Bob’s Burgers;’ and a behind the scenes look at, ‘Heart of Darkness,’ the world’s first sand-animated feature film.
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Virtual SCAD AnimationFest 2020 Coming September 25-26
The acclaimed two-day event, being held online for the first time, will feature exclusive screenings, panels, and presentations from top talent like ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ creator Mike McMahan and ‘Undone’ co-creators Raphael Bob-Waksberg & Kate Purdy.
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Crunchyroll and Adult Swim Team Up on ‘Shenmue’
Upcoming 13-episode anime series based on the popular SEGA game franchise will be directed by Sakurai Chikara.
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HBO Max Presents RTX at Home Animation Festival September 15-25
Global virtual celebration of creators and talent from popular animated Rooster Teeth shows will stream live on RoosterTeeth.com and Rooster Teeth apps.
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Choose Your Pass for OIAF 2020 Virtual Festival – Available NOW!
Watch this year’s retrospectives featuring a celebration of Estonian animator, Elbert Tuganov; unique perspectives from Norwegian animation studio, Mikrofilm; and the work of Métis filmmaker, Terril Calder.
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