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.
Cartoon Network Canada Expands Distribution & Programming
Corus Entertainment-owned network now the exclusive Canadian home of ‘Adventure Time,’ ‘Clarence,’ ‘Steven Universe,’ ‘Teen Titans Go!’ and more.
Escape Studios Taps Qube! to Help VFX Students Reach for the Stars
PipelineFX’s industry-standard render farm manager lets Europe’s leading VFX academy launch young artists into jobs on movies like ‘Interstellar’ and ‘Gravity.’
Disney Junior’s ‘Goldie & Bear’ Headed to Digital
Fairytale-inspired animated series set to debut on WATCH Disney Junior platforms beginning Saturday, September 12.
Hayao Miyazaki Building Children’s Nature Retreat
Oscar-winning director and Studio Ghibli co-founder is building a nature sanctuary for children on a remote Japanese island.
WATCH: New ‘Danger Mouse’ Trailer Now Online
Set to premiere on CBBC on September 28th, ‘Danger Mouse’ is a co-production with FremantleMedia Kids & Family animated by Boulder Media with Robert Cullen directing and Peter Lewis and Anne Tweedy producing.
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Nickelodeon Announces Fall Animation Lineup
New episodes of ‘SpongeBob SquarePants,’ ‘Pig Goat Banana Cricket,’ ‘Sanjay and Craig’ and ‘Harvey Beaks’ jumpstart fall lineup this Labor Day Monday.
TAAFI Issues 2016 Call for Entries
The Toronto Animation Arts Festival International now accepting online submissions for animated shorts, feature films, commercials, game trailers and motionography.
Ottawa Fest Draws Top Animators to 2015 Edition
Bruce Bickford and Michèle Cournoyer set to present retrospective works at this year’s Ottawa International Animation Festival, running September 16-20.
Acme Filmworks Brings '17th Annual Animation Show of Shows’ to Theaters
Eleven award-winning acclaimed animated shorts from around the world are highlighted in national theatrical showcase beginning September 24, 2015.
CITV Launches New Season of Novel Entertainment’s ‘Horrid Henry’
BAFTA-nominated animated series to see dedicated Summer Holiday Week and brand-new episodes beginning in September.
eOne Announces Broadcast Premiere of ‘PJ Masks’
Disney Junior and France 5 set to air Entertainment One’s new animated preschool super hero series produced by Frog Box and TeamTO in the U.S. and France this fall.
Google Zync Render Beta Now Live
Users can earn up to $800 in render credit on the newly-discounted service; Google also launches the Render More website and a competition giving one lucky artist the chance to have their work featured on the site.
Toei Animation Launches ‘Dragon Ball Super’
Set to launch internationally at MIPCOM 2015, Toei Animation’s ‘Dragon Ball’ IP returns after 18 years with a brand-new series.
Torill Kove Receives Norway’s Top Arts Prize
Oscar-winning director of ‘The Danish Poet’ and ‘Me and My Moulton’ receives the top cultural prize in her native Norway, the Anders Jahre Prize for the Arts.
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Light Chaser, Alibaba Team for ‘Little Door Gods’
Light Chaser Animation and Alibaba Pictures reach agreement to distribute and co-finance animated feature ‘Little Door Gods.’
Milano Film Fest Announces ‘Hands on Paper’ Animation Workshop
Two-day paper animation workshop in Milan, Italy to be led by Ové Pictures founders Veronika Obertová and Michaela Čopíková.
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival Announces Official Selections
Fifty-one films are selected to compete from 1,103 submissions, including Don Hertzfeldt’s ‘World of Tomorrow,’ Ainslie Henderson’s ‘Stems’ and Rosto’s ‘Splintertime.’