Sai Selvarajan’s ‘Sugarless Tea’ Travels to Festivals
Animated watercolors bring story of two brothers, voiced by political comic Hari Kondabolu, to life in a tale of separated brothers, chance meetings and identity.
World Famous Adds David Kleinman & Kelly Green
David Kleinman named Executive Producer; Kelly Green to serve as Head of Production.
Brothers McLeod Join the Purity Brewing Family
BAFTA-winning animation directors bring Purity’s much-beloved characters to life.
Elliot Lim Joins Not To Scale Directorial Roster
New York-based production and animation company adds veteran director and animator Elliot Lim to the roster of multi-disciplined filmmakers.
My Little Pony’ Season 5 Premieres April 4
Discovery Family and Hasbro Studios kick off fifth season of beloved series, ‘My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic’ with special two-part premiere.
DHX Commissions Radical Sheep’s ‘Fangbone’
Animated comedy action series pilot received the 2015 Kidscreen Award for Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie.
MamaBear App Acquires KidNotice
KidNotice allows parents to privately and securely share vital emergency and personal information about their children with other parents and trusted care givers.
‘Johnny Express’ Wins Short Film Award at NYCFF 2015
South Korea’s ‘Johnny Express,’ directed by James Woo, also wins an Audience Award and Jury Award at the 2015 New York International Children’s Film Festival.
GKIDS Announces U.S. Release Date for ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet’
Salma Hayek’s animated passion project based on the 100 million-selling masterpiece by Lebanese poet Kahlil Gibran opens August 7 In NYC & LA followed by national expansion.
Aardman Art Exhibit Launches in Paris
New Aardman Art exhibit running through August 30 at the Art Ludique-Le Musée in Paris stars 'Wallace and Gromit,' the fowl of 'Chicken Run,' 'Pirates,' and 'Shaun the Sheep.'
Irish Animation Stamps Go High-Tech
QR code-enabled stamp set features four internationally acclaimed animated properties from Ireland: Jam Media’s ‘Roy,’ Brown Bag Films’ ‘Give Up Yer Aul Sins,’ Cartoon Saloon’s ‘The Secret of Kells’ and Geronimo Productions’ ‘Nelly & Nora.’
‘Maya the Bee’ Movie Buzzing to U.S. Theaters
CG-animated film is a co-production of Germany’s Studio 100 Media and Buzz Studios in association with Australia’s Flying Bark Productions.
Where Will ‘Angry Birds’ Movie Finally Roost?
Will Rovio’s long awaited animated feature rejuvenate once soaring game and entertainment brand?
FATface Standardizes Production Management with Shotgun
Shotgun review and asset management software enables efficient production management for Hong Kong-based VFX and animation studio.
2015 TAAFI Animation Job Fair to be Held May 2
Free annual animation recruitment event presented by the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International is targeted at connecting top studios with animation, visual effects and gaming job seekers from across Ontario.
In Recognition of a Renaissance Man
Alice Davis and Andreas Deja reflect on the masterful Marc Davis.
‘On the White Planet’ Receives Grand Prix Award at HAFF 2015
Estonia’s ‘House of Unconsciousness’ wins the Grand Prix award in the narrative short category; Japan’s ‘Dark Mixer’ wins in the non-narrative short category.
Pixar Releases Free Non-Commercial RenderMan
Featuring Pixar’s new RIS technology, RenderMan is now completely free for use in research, education, evaluation, plug-in development, and personal projects that do not generate commercial profits.
New ‘Astro Boy Reboot’ Teaser Shows European Flair
Newest animated adaptation of ‘Astro Boy’ is a co-production between Paris-based Caribara Production, Monaco's Shibuya Productions and Japan's Tezuka Productions.
Box Office Report: ‘Insurgent’ Sees $54M Domestic Debut
Overseas, DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Home’ opens in nine markets, earning an outstanding $19.2 million debut.
NVIDIA Unveils Updated Multi-Product Roadmap at GTC 2015
Updates include the new Quadro M6000 GPU with 12 GB of memory and Maxwell GPU architecture, new features and performance in Iray 2015, and an upgraded Quadro Visual Computing Appliance.
The Academy to Host ‘Deconstructing Big Hero 6’ April 23
Special guests to include Disney directors Don Hall and Chris Williams, producer Roy Conli, visual effects supervisor Kyle Odermatt, head of animation Zach Parrish, and director of cinematography lighting Adolph Lusinsky.
Call for Entries: #AvoLifestyle is Here!
Video competition open to producers, filmmakers and animators from around the world boasts $5,000 prize.
New Rosto Film, ‘Splintertime,’ Premieres at HAFF 2015
International premiere of new short film by Dutch filmmaker and artist, Rosto, kicks off the 2015 edition of the Holland Animation Film Festival in Utrecht.
Cogswell College to Host ILM’s Wajid Raza
Lighting Technical Director at Industrial Light & Magic to present special guest lecture on Wednesday, March 25.
