Realtime UK Teams with Rare for ‘Rare Replay’
Manchester and Westby-based animation studio Realtime UK teams with British video game developer Rare to pack more than 30 years of gaming excellence into one short film.
Hornet London Adds Clim to Directorial Roster
Director and designer best known for his stylish motion graphics work and bold designs, including 2012's viral video 'Make it Better,' has worked with some of the biggest brands and nonprofits in the world.
JAM Media Brings 'Little Roy' to CBeebies & CBBC
Dublin-based creative production, distribution and licensing company wins far-reaching crossover commission from CBBC and CBeebies for brand-new live-action/animation hybrid series 'Little Roy' and spinoff series 'The Roy Files.'
m4e Bringing 'Wissper' and 'Atchoo!' to MIPJunior
German brand management and media company headlining their slate of programs at this year’s MIPCOM with the first episodes of new productions 'Wissper' and 'Atchoo!'
'Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir' Debuts on Nick December 6
CG-animated action series produced by Zag, Method Animation, Toei Animation and SamG set to premiere on Nickelodeon on Sunday, December 6.
Sony's 'Pixels' Headed to Blu-ray October 6
Blu-ray and digital exclusive second-screen 'Pixels Blaster App' lets viewers play along during the movie to battle their favorite video game characters.
Alessandro Carloni to Present The Making of ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ at VIEW 2015
‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ co-director Alessandro Carloni to present a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the next installment in the DreamWorks Animation franchise at Italy’s leading computer graphics conference.
WATCH: Animation Icon Glen Keane Draws in VR
Legendary Disney animator draws life-sized versions of Ariel and Beast with an HTC Vive headset and the Google-owned 3D painting app Tilt Brush.
Mondo Launches ‘Night Sweats’ on Adult Swim Canada
Hosted by comedians Bart Batchelor and Chris Nielsen, new series is a compilation of comedy shorts sourced from independent Canadian animation teams.
Deluxe Appoints Chicago Producer Joanna Woods
Accomplished producer to oversee projects for Deluxe co-located sister companies Beast, Company 3 and Method Studios; Chicago-based Kendall Fash is also named Director of Marketing for Beast offices nationwide.
DHX Media Licenses Radical Sheep’s ‘Fangbone’ to Disney XD
Animated fantasy series ‘Fangbone!’ from Radical Sheep set to air on Disney XD channels in the U.S., Latin America, Southeast Asia and Taiwan.
Animated Documentary ’25 April’ to Premiere at TIFF 2015
Animated documentary by New Zealand-based, Canadian-born director Leanne Pooley recreates the infamous 1915 Gallipoli campaign, one of the bloodiest and costliest blunders of the First World War.
Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival Unveils 2015 Program
Seventh edition of the Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival to include PES, Cordell Barker, and a special behind-the-scenes presentation of Mark Osborne’s ‘The Little Prince.’
MPC LA Expands Creative & Production Team
David Hoogenakker is named Head of Business Development, Jeff Werner as Head of Production and Meghan Lang as Executive Producer; Mike Wigart promoted to Executive Producer of MPC Creative.
Stan Lee’s ‘Mighty 7’ Feature Headed to Cartoon Network Latin America
Genius Brands International licenses the broadcast rights to all-star animated comedy adventure set to air throughout 42 territories across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Motion Graphics Take Center Stage at Half Rez 2015
MAXON teams with Greyscalegorilla and X-Particles to bring 3D and 2D artists, animators and designers together at Half Rez 2015 at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, IL on September 9.
TeamTO and Thuristar Start Production on ‘My Knight and Me’
Five broadcasters on board new CGI animated medieval comedy series produced by leading French studio TeamTO.
American Cinematheque to Present George Pal Tribute
Screening series for Oscar-winning stop-motion animator and Puppetoons creator runs September 10-13 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
Bruce Bickford: Wondering Boy Poet
Bruce Bickford's animations are incomparable and indescribable.
Norway’s ‘But Milk is Important’ Now Online
Stop-motion animated short from Eirik Grønmo Bjørnsen and Anna Mantzaris has screened at more than 100 festivals, including Annecy, Hiroshima and Zagreb, picking up 21 international awards.
GALLERY: Fantoche 2015
Don Hertzfeldt’s ‘World of Tomorrow’ wins the top prize at 13th edition of the International Animation Film Festival Baden; check out the rest of the entries in AWN’s image gallery from Fantoche 2015.
WATCH: Richard Williams Unveils Trailer for ‘Prologue’ Short
The new hand-drawn six-minute short film from animation legend Richard Williams begins its Oscar-qualifying run at the Laemmle Royal in West LA on Friday, September 11.
‘World of Tomorrow’ Tops Fantoche 2015
‘World of Tomorrow’ (U.S. 2015) from Don Hertzfeldt takes the prize for Best Film in the international competition; ‘Erlkönig’ (CH 2015) from Georges Schwizgebel takes the honors as the Best Swiss film; Carlos Lascano wins the Best Kids prize for his film ‘Lila.’
Christie Powers Projection Mapping Sculpture at SIGGRAPH 2015
Originally shown at Burning Man 2014 and on display at SIGGRAPH 2015, ‘Shogyo Mujo’ is a 12-foot 3D projection-mapped skull displaying 30 different animations of temporal dimensional artwork that pulsate to music and can be changed using a touch interface.
Moomins Execs to Deliver Keynote at BLE
Executives from the Finnish brand to share brand strategy and future plans at Brand Licensing Europe, taking place in London October 13-15.
