Category: Festival
HAFF 2015 Issues Call for Entries
The deadline for entries to the 30th anniversary edition of the Holland Animation Film Festival is Monday, December 1, 2014.
New Zealand’s ‘Over The Moon’ Wins Special Jury Award at sa2014
Award winning short is Media Design School’s most ambitious project to date, with 15 BA students working for 23 weeks to complete the film.
‘Hippopotamy’ Wins Top Prize at KLIK!
‘Bear Story’ by Gabriel Osorio receives the KLIK! Audience Award; second place is awarded to ‘The Elephant and the Bicycle’ by Olesya Shchukina; third place winner is ‘Oh My Dog!’ by Chloé Alliez.
Aspen Shortsfest Issues Call for Entries
Aspen Shortsfest is now accepting submissions with a regular entry deadline of November 21 for festival's International Competition, taking place April 7-12, 2015.
Asian Animation Summit Unveils New Project Selections
Kidscreen unveils 18 new animation concepts from Australia, Malaysia, Korea, Thailand, Singapore and New Zealand that will be showcased the 2014 Asian Animation Summit.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2014 Announces Keynote Speakers
Digital Domain co-founder Scott Ross and Columbia University Professor Steven Feiner to share expert insights into computer graphics and augmented reality at the 7th ACM SIGGRAPH Asia Conference and Exhibition running December 3-6 in Shenzhen, China.
Chilemonos Animation Fest Issues 2015 Call for Entries
International Animation Festival Chilemonos premieres a new image and opens a call for entries for the 2015 edition, taking place May 5-10.
Mike Peraza to Receive Friz Freleng Lifetime Achievement Award
Disney designer Mike Peraza to receive the Friz Freleng Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Animation at the IFFF Closing Night Awards Ceremony on Sunday, November 9.
The World Animation Celebration 2014 Winners Announced
Festival showcases animated short films from over 40 countries in a variety techniques, including CG, stop motion, 2D digital, experimental and traditional hand-drawn animation.
SCAD Announces Savannah Film Festival Award Winners
‘The Looking Planet,’ directed by Eric Law Anderson, wins Best Animated Film at the 17th annual Savannah Film Festival.
World Animation Celebration Kicks off Nov. 1
One-day festival of animated shorts showcases CG, stop motion, 2D digital, experimental and traditional hand-drawn animation from over 40 countries around the world.
‘The Dam Keeper’ Tops Spark Animation 2014
Tonko House Studio's ‘The Dam Keeper’ wins the inaugural award for Best Animated Short; Vancouver Film School short ‘Religatio’ receives special mention for Best Student Film.
John Lasseter Pays Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki at Tokyo Film Festival
“Whenever we get stuck at Pixar or Disney, I put on a Miyazaki film sequence or two, just to get us inspired again.”
NY Comic Con: Super Powers Needed To Conquer Long Lines But Triumphs Still To Be Had
There is nothing funnier than watching a portly version of ‘Skeletor’ navigate his way through a bustling Times Square.
Animation Breakdown Unveils 2014 Lineup
Week-long slate includes Brazilian feature ‘Boy and the World,’ rare 35mm screenings of ‘Watership Down’ and ‘The Plague Dogs,’ live in-person appearances by ‘Simpsons’ director David Silverman and ‘Superjail’ creator Christy Karacas, and a closing night performance by ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ composer/singer Bob Dorough.
4th Annual Napa Valley Film Fest Gets Animated
Running November 12-16, 4th annual NVFF to include master classes with indie animation king Bill Plympton and Pixar animator and story-teller James Murphy.
Stuttgart Fest Issues 2014 Call for Entries
Spark Animation 2014 to Open with ‘The Prophet’
Conference keynote speaker is legendary animator Glen Keane, who will present his latest short, ‘Duet.’
NC Comicon Adds Animation Panels & Screenings
NCCC lineup to include U.S. premiere of DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of The Scroll’; Director Stephan Franck to introduce screenings of Sony Pictures Animation's ‘The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow’ and fan-favorite ‘The Iron Giant.’
‘On Angel Wings’ to Premiere at BFI London Film Fest
Based on the book by Michael Morpurgo, new Christmas story from Illuminated Films premieres at BFI London Film Festival on Sunday, October 19th.
Legendary PDI Co-founder Glenn Entis 2-Part Video Interview from VIEW Conference
Counting down to the 2014 VIEW Conference kick off October 14, 2014, we look back at Glenn's 2013 interview.
5th Edition of the Anibar International Festival of Animation 5 - 10 August, 2014 in Peja, Kosovo
Anibar Animation Festival is truly unique. No one involved with the running of the festival is over 26 years old, they have a strong ecological bent, and the festival is primarily organized for the 60,000 residents of Peja rather than for foreign guests. The quality of the programing is good and included something to please everyone. I always find their Balkan Competition to be interesting, with many films that I don’t get to see at other festivals.
Summer Heat Gives Way to Fall and the Fantastic VIEW Conference 2014
Studio Ghibli’s ‘Princess Kaguya’ Tops 2014 Fantastic Fest
Fantastic Fest celebrates its 10th Anniversary with 80 exciting films, including 22 World Premieres, 43 North American & U.S. Premiere screenings, and 38 short films.