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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode II - The Power of Pärn

Every Friday AWN’s Chris Robinson unleashes some freewheeling cheer or loathing on the animation community to be mused, countered, or disregarded. It’s your call.

Installations Headline News

Barneys New York Launches Animated Holiday 2016: Love Peace Joy Project

Luxury retailer showcases exclusive video installations from Nick Cave, Rob Pruitt, Studio Job, Ebony G. Patterson, We Are Prism, and Trey Parker and Matt Stone of Comedy Central’s ‘South Park.’

Animated Short Film ANIMATIONWorld

Keep it in Motion: Classic Animation Revisited - Evelyn Lambart's 'O Canada'

Chris Robinson is feeling all patriotic this week as he takes a look at 'O Canada' by the vastly underappreciated NFB legend Evelyn Lambart.

GKIDS Headline News

New Date Added to ‘Spirited Away’ 15th Anniversary Theatrical Event

Fathom Events and GKIDS add third showing of director Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning film on Thursday, December 8th; 15th Anniversary event to include ‘Ghiblies: Episode 2’ short.

Bento Box Entertainment Headline News

Art Show from the Creative Minds Behind ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Opens December 1

Art from 16 Bento Box artists who work on the series will be on display through December 10 at Los Angeles pop-up restaurant space Unit 120. Don’t forget to ask about the burger of the day!

box office Headline News

‘Your Name’ Becomes Third-Highest-Grossing Japanese Film of All Time

Director Makoto Shinkai’s hit anime feature has earned $196 million at the Japanese box office, passing Studio Ghibli’s ‘Princess Mononoke’ to become the third-highest-grossing film of all time.

Commercials Headline News

Studio AKA Director Phillip Hunt Helps Launch ‘Perfect Surprise’

New holiday short adapted from Three Ireland’s much-loved Christmas story of ‘The Girl and The Cloud’ employs a blend of 2D and 3D animation.

Walt Disney Animation Studios Headline News

Disney Unveils New Trailer for ‘Inner Workings’ Short

Directed by Leo Matsuda, ‘Inner Workings’ uses combination of hand-drawn and CG animation previously employed in the Oscar-winning shorts ‘Paperman’ and ‘Feast.’

Awards Headline News

Disney’s ‘Zootopia’ Leads Nominations for 44th Annie Awards

‘Zootopia’ nabs 11 nominations for the 44th Annie Awards; LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ earns 10 nominations.

FUNimation Headline News

Funimation Sets Oscar-Qualifying Run for ‘Your Name’

Japan’s highest-grossing film of 2016 will screen December 2-8 at the Laemmle Music Hall in Los Angeles, to be followed by an official North American wide theatrical release planned for early 2017.

animated shorts ANIMATIONWorld

Pictures from the Brainbox: A Weekly Dose of Indie Animation - Marta Pajek

This week Chris Robinson dives into the beauty and philosophy of Marta Pajek’s magnificently mystifying short, ‘Sleepincord.’

Giveaways Headline News

Win Free Tickets to One-Night Screening Event for Titmouse’s ‘Nerdland’

Raunchy 2D-animated satire directed by Chris Prynoski and featuring the voices of Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt set for one-night theatrical event on Tuesday, December 6.

Toei Animation Headline News

Toei Animation Preps TV Debut of ‘Dragon Ball Super’ in Spain and Italy

Toei Animation signs El Ocho Licencias y Promociones and Starbright Licensing as agents for newest Dragon Ball series from original creator Akira Toriyama.

Cartoon Network Headline News

Cartoon Network and Childline Unveil Original Shorts for Anti-Bullying Initiative

Original animated shorts using the voices of students at London’s Barclay Primary School features 2D characters modelled, rigged and animated in 3D using Maxon Cinema4D.

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