British Animation Awards Announce 2016 Award Categories
Categories include Best Animation in a Commercial, Best New Director: Commercials, Best Film/TV Graphics, Best Long Form Animation, Best Voice Performance, Best Use of Sound, Best Music Video, Best Short Film, Best Children’s Pre School Series, Best Children’s Series and Best Student Film.
Animation Studio Factory Celebrates Fifth Birthday
BAFTA-nominated studio experiences period of remarkable growth, brings four animation series to air in one year.
Pixar’s Good Animator Kevin O’Hara Visits NYC
Veteran animator Kevin O’Hara makes the rounds of NYC animation schools to showcase Disney and Pixar’s upcoming Thanksgiving release, ‘The Good Dinosaur.’
Gerald Potterton Documentary Launches Kickstarter Campaign
Three-time Oscar nominee is best known for directing the animated cult classic ‘Heavy Metal’ and for his animation work on The Beatles’ ‘Yellow Submarine.’
Cordell Barker’s ‘If I Was God’ Tops Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival
Steve Boot’s ‘Once Upon a Blue Moon’ awarded as best independent film; Anni Oja’s ‘Viikset’ (‘The Moustache’) named best student film.
Stuttgart Fest Opens Call for Entries for 23rd Edition
The 23rd edition of the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film runs April 26 - May 1, 2016; deadline for entries is December 1, 2015.
Pixar’s ‘Toy Story That Time Forgot’ Arrives on Blu-ray Nov. 3
Blu-ray release is loaded with all-new, never-before-seen bonus features including behind-the-scenes featurettes, sing-alongs and over 10 minutes of deleted scenes.
World Animation & VFX Summit Announces 2015 Master Classes
November 2015 event to include master classes with DHX Media’s Michael Hirsh, Ilion Animation Studios’ Jose San Román and Disney Feature Animation veteran Chuck Williams.
Jon Peddie Research Announces Virtualize 2015 Agenda
Learn about the advantages of implementing virtualization technologies at the second annual Virtualize 2015 conference taking place on October 29 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport.
‘T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents’ Expanding into Film, TV
Veteran producer and originator of the Batman film franchise, Michael Uslan, to lead Chinese studio’s initial foray into super hero movies, TV and games using celebrated 50-year comic book as centerpiece.
‘Angry Birds’ Blast Off on DVD December 1
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment expands the Angry Birds universe with the release of three new collections on DVD: ‘Angry Birds Toons: Season Two - Volume One,’ ‘Angry Birds Stella: Complete Season One’ and ‘Piggy Tales: Complete Season One.’
Mixtape Club Partners with Huma-Huma
Creative studio bolsters capabilities with expanded space and in-house original music and licensing arm.
Animasia Inks Co-Production Deal with Zodiak Kids
Malaysia’s Animasia Studio signs a deal with Zodiak Kids to co- produce new animated series, ‘Magiki,’ alongside DeAgostini and Rainbow in Italy and Planeta in Spain.
WATCH: Ralph Bakshi Unveils New Trailer for ‘Last Days of Coney Island’
Legendary animator Ralph Bakshi returns to film with Vimeo On Demand exclusive release of his new 22-minute film, ‘Last Days of Coney Island,’ on October 29.
Prime Focus Helps Create Native Looks for ‘The Martian’
Prime Focus World delivers 15 minutes of stereo footage for Ridley Scott’s space epic with the help of its View-D conversion pipeline and Blackmagic Design’s Fusion Studio.
Not To Scale Signs Lucinda Schreiber
New York-based director, animator and Illustrator has worked with brands such as Coca-Cola, Telstra, Kotex, Gotye, Saks 5th Avenue, NPR and MoMA.
Walter Murch Joins VIEW 2015 Keynote Lineup
Three-time Oscar winner to deliver “From Godfather to God Particle and Beyond,” addressing the changing vocabulary of film in relation to new digital technologies.
Box Office Report: ‘Goosebumps’ Scares Up $23.5M Debut
Sony's ‘Goosebumps’ edges past Ridley Scott’s ‘The Martian’ to win the North American box office race, easily out-spooking Steven Spielberg's ‘Bridge of Spies’ and Guillermo del Toro's ‘Crimson Peak.’
Ringling Short, ‘None of That,’ Tops 2015 animago AWARD Winners
RenderMan for Houdini Now Available!
Pixar Animation Studios collaborates with Side Effects Software to include full integration of RenderMan 20 and RIS shading support in new release of Houdini 15.
Amazon Announces New Kids Pilots for its 2015 Fall Pilot Season
Amazon Studios launching six new animated pilots, including an adaptation of the ‘If You Give a Mouse a Cookie’ book series, Moonbot’s ‘The Numberlys,’ and ‘Eddie of the Realms Eternal,’ from writing duo Bill Motz and Bob Roth.
WATCH: New ‘Ratchet & Clank’ Trailer Unleashed
Produced by Vancouver-based animation studio Rainmaker Entertainment and production company Blockade Entertainment,’ Ratchet & Clank’ releases nationwide on April 29, 2016.
SPARK ANIMATION 2015 Kicks off October 21
SPARK ANIMATION 2015 includes a special presentation of ‘The Iron Giant: Signature Edition,’ the Western Canadian Premiere of ‘Extraordinary Tales,’ and the Western Canadian premiere of Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘The Boy and the Beast.’