Final Selections Announced for the Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards
Winners will be revealed at a May 29 ceremony; event will also honor the Cuban cartoonist and animation film director Juan Padrón.
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Netflix Goes Big with New Anime Line-Up
Streaming giant doubles down on commitment to worldwide anime fans; up to 40 titles coming this year including the highly anticipated global release of ‘Record of Ragnarok’ and ‘RESIDENT EVIL: Infinite Darkness.’
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SIGGRAPH Celebrates Women of Influence Panel Coming March 31
Join the conversation; virtual event features a discussion with women who shaped the organization and continue to blaze new trails in the computer graphics industry.
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Warner Bros. Drops New Clip and Images for ‘Justice Society: World War II’
Studio shares another preview of the highly anticipated all-new DC Universe feature-length animated movie coming to Digital April 27; join the film’s actors and filmmakers at WonderCon’s Wonder@Home panel discussion on March 27.
‘Togather’ Named Grand Winner of ‘Sony Talent League by THU’
Winning project is a platform that allows sharing of custom digital brushes inspired by real-life objects; finalists include a fantasy role-playing game ‘Kawia's Adventure’ and ‘Icebreakers,’ a VR comic that invites individuals to step into the panels of a pirate adventure.
RealTime Conference Coming Live Online April 26-28
The free virtual event’s 2021 theme is ‘Merging Physical and Digital Worlds – The Rise of the Metaverse;’ 3-day program features sessions, keynotes, and demos, all focused on real-time technology and its impact on the workplace and how people connect.
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‘Soul’ Takes Home Producers Guild Award
Dana Murray wins for outstanding producer of animated theatrical motion pictures; ‘Queen’s Gambit’ wins in limited series TV category.
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The Spirit of Bakshi Returns in ‘The Spine of Night’
Directors Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King’s raucous new rotoscoped fantasy epic takes us back to the days when animated tales of swords and sorcerers didn’t always have fairy tale endings.
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TAAFI 2021 Announces Online Festival Program Line-Up
Virtual program running March 24-27 will showcase over 100 animated features and shorts; online screenings of animated features include ‘Wolfwalkers,’ ‘Nahuel and the Magic Book,’ ‘Violence Voyager,’ and Sony Pictures’ classic hit ‘Heavy Metal.’
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Re-VIEW: Madeline Sharafian’s Pixar Short, ‘Burrow’
If the goal of the studio’s SparkShorts incubator program is to identify young artists who have directing potential, then producing this wonderful film was an overwhelming success.
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Next PreVIEW Set: ‘CG Tornados, Jet Engines and Cows - the VFX of Twister’
Join a free conversation with a panel of the famed VFX practitioners and filmmakers behind Jan De Bont’s 1996 disaster thriller and Oscar nominee for Best Visual Effects; April 8 event will include an audience Q&A.
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Jon Batiste to Host ‘Soul’ Virtual Jazz Concert Celebrating Film’s Retail Release
Fans are invited to a special event featuring the music of ‘Soul’ hosted by the famed Jazz composer and musician, marking today’s home entertainment release on Digital, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD; Disney and Pixar’s virtual concert premieres March 25.
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Animafest Zagreb 2021 Announces Official Selections
Festival releases list of entries chosen to compete in short film, student film, and Croatian film categories; annual festival takes place June 7-12.
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Sir Peter Jackson to Receive VES Lifetime Achievement Award
Legendary Academy, DGA, PGA and VES Award-winning filmmaker to be recognized for his valuable contributions to filmed entertainment at the upcoming April 6/7 VES Awards.
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‘Nuevo Rico’ Wins Best Animated Short at 2021 SXSW Film Festival
Kristian Mercado Figueroa’s dystopian tragedy takes top animated film honors; ‘KKUM’ recognized for innovation and “Your Own Bullshit” for storytelling.
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VFXRIO Live Kicks Off March 21
Free digital event opens with ‘Digital Humans’ keynote by Pinscreen founder Hao Li, a leader in deepfake art and technology, who will discuss the evolution of virtual living triggered by the global pandemic.
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KingstOON Virtual 2021 Generates Record Number of Submissions
The free virtual event received over 2,100 entries from more than 100 countries, the largest numbers in its history; conference and festival runs April 21-25.
ITFS21 Online and Onsite Coming May 4-9
Highlights for this year’s Stuttgart Animation Festival include the international competition for short films; German premieres of ‘Wolfwalkers’ and ‘Josee, the Tiger and the Fish;’ ‘Creating*Diversity and Pandemic Animation’ film compilations hitting on current social and political topics; and ‘Wonderwomen – Women in Games & Animation.’
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CAF and CTIAF Hosting Joint Online Festival April 12-18
Cardiff Animation Festival and Cape Town International Animation Festival are collaborating on a virtual event that features a week of curated screenings, workshops, and Q+As; programs will feature Welsh and African animated shorts previously screened at the respective festivals over the past 5 years.
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KingstOOn Virtual 2021 – April 21-25
Begins: April 21, 2021
The free virtual event will celebrate ‘Diversity in Animation;’ the conference will begin on April 21, with the film festival starting April 15 – films will be available on demand after they are aired.
Submit Your Pitch to KingstOOn Virtual 2021 and Sesame Workshop
Jamaican animators are invited to submit pitches for animated and mixed media shorts for consideration on ‘Sesame Street’s Season 52; proposals must be received by March 31.
More Speakers Confirmed for FMX 2021 Open Source Track
The upcoming conference program, in partnership with the Academy Software Foundation, highlights cross-industry efforts to develop shared technology for VFX, animation and sound; additional confirmed speakers include Pixar’s technical director Markus Kranzler and Inda Barnardo, director of ‘Cat and Moth.’
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Call for Entries: The Ottawa International Animation Festival
Submissions are being accepted for the 2021 festival, which runs September 22-26; the competition’s entry deadline is May 31.
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Call for Entries: 36th Edition of the Guadalajara Film Festival
The event, which promotes Mexican and Ibero-American cinema, is accepting both feature and short film animations for its official competition; the event runs October 1-9 - submission deadline is May 28.
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VES to Honor Three-Time Academy Award Winner Rob Legato
Visual Effect Society names veteran VFX supervisor, second unit director and DP as this year’s recipient of the VES Creative Excellence Award; innovative filmmaker won Oscars for ‘Titanic,’ ‘Hugo,’ and ‘The Jungle Book.’
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