British animation: The Channel 4 factor by Clare Kitson
"The Channel 4 factor" by Clare Kitson is a rich treasure with an in-depth look at 30 classic British films and the animators who created them.
Category: Short Films
Dr. Toon: A Living Timeline
Dr. Toon relives the history of animation with a 105-year-old who still loves cartoons.
Plympton Chats with Earthlight Pictures Students
Recently, indie animator Bill Plympton took time off from his latest production IDIOTS AND ANGELS to speak to students of Earthlight Pictures' Teletraining program.
International Short Film Festival Leuven 2009 Awards Announced
‘C’est dimanche’ of French film maker Samir Guesni received the Jury Award of the European Short Film Competition of the International Short Film Festival Leuven. The CANVAS Audience Award in this competition went to Romanian Gabriel Sirbu’s ‘Life’s hard’. The festival’s fifteenth edition welcomed over 8,000 visitors, a bit more than last year.
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Contest Opens for Feature on A Town Called Panic DVD
Make your own stop-motion film and win a chance to have it featured on the A TOWN CALLED PANIC DVD!
An Animated Academy Salute to UPA
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Monday Nights with Oscar” series will present eight rarely seen United Productions of America (UPA) shorts, including Academy Award winners “Gerald McBoing-Boing” (1950) and “Mister Magoo’s Puddle Jumper” (1956) on Monday, December 14, at 7 p.m. at the Academy Theater at Lighthouse International in New York City. The program has been selected by and will be hosted by Oscar-winning animator, animation historian and author John Canemaker.
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National Film Board of Canada Gets Three Nods at Sundance
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is back at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival – the premier showcase for U.S. and international independent films, taking place January 21 to 31 – with another outstanding selection of animated shorts. Cordell Baker’s satire Runaway, Bruce Alcock’s Acadian tale, Vive la Rose, and David Coquard-Dassault’s meditation on the rhythm of human activity, Rains have been selected for this year’s festival lineup.
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Playboy Announces Winner of 2009 Animation Contest, Calls for Entries for Round 2
Playboy announced today that “Basement Gary,” an original animation co-created by New York animator Sean Donnelly and actor Alessandro Minoli, was named winner of its 2009 Animation Contest.
Best Guesses for the Animation Oscar Races
Rick DeMott leads the charge with his picks for this year's Oscar animation race.
European Independent Film Festival 2010 Early Submission Deadline Looming
The European Independent Film Festival (ÉCU), Europe’s premier event for independent filmmakers and their audiences, announces the closing of the early submission deadline on 14 December 2009.
37th Annual Annie Award Nominations Announced
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations today for its 37th Annual Annie Awards recognizing the year's best animated features, television productions, commercials, short subjects and outstanding individual achievements in the field of animation.
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Gabriella Ferri Wins i Castelli Animati
The 14th edition of i Castelli Animati ended on November 29, 2009 with the announcement of its awards.
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'Life Without Gabriella Ferri' takes the Grand Prize
The grand prize went to "Life Without Gabriella Ferri" by Priit and Olga Parn. This is a complex, sensual, poetic film. "Wallace & Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death" by Nick Park took the special jury prize. Even though they are masters of the art, these filmmakers were pleased and genuinely touched by the recognition.
Rocket The Reindeer and Friends Get Stereoscopic 3D Animation
Creator of Rocket, Melanie Hurley from Rocket Enterprises commissioned earlier in the year a team to bring this loveable Reindeer and his friends to the screen.
It’s hard to make a good film
First of all I want to say that it's really hard to make an excellent film. I'm just completing my fifth film, and believe me it's very easy to fall in love with your work, not so easy to see it with some objectivity.
A celebration of people and animation
So what is it about I Castelli Animati that makes it one of the most loved animation festivals in the world? The answer is simple... and evident from the first moments of arrival. It's the people.
Thoughts en route to I Castelli Animati in Rome
I'm sitting here in the KLM lounge in Toronto waiting for my flight to Paris so I can make my connection to Rome where I'm on the jury of this year's I Castelli Animati.
ABC Family Will Host Night of Pixar Short Films
For the first time on television, ABC Family will air a two-hour presentation of Walt Disney Pictures Presents "Pixar Short Films," featuring twenty animated Pixar shorts, as part of the network's annual *25 Days of Christmas* programming event (December 1-25).
10 Animated Shorts Move Ahead in Oscar Race
The 10 animated shorts that will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards were announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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UPA Celebrated at Academy in NYC
The Academy's Monday Nights With Oscar presents "An Animated Academy Salute To UPA."
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Good Vibrations Latest Animated Short From Responsibility Project
Watching someone trip on an uneven sidewalk may cause a quick laugh - but it's a different story when that person actually gets hurt from their mishap. A new animated film short from Acme Filmworks and The Responsibility Project captures the dangers - large and small - of street construction.
Halo Legends Short Films Coming to DVD/Blu-ray
Go deeper into the Halo universe than ever before with Halo Legends, an all-new, CG and traditional anime PG-13 experience that presents enthralling new stories from one of the world’s most popular video game franchises.
Footage from the PETE’S ODYSSEY
Here is some footage I took at the premiere of PETE’S ODYSSEY. It has the students, Michelle Armstrong singing and a snippet from PETE - shot off the screen.
Lasseter To Receive PGA's Selznick Award
The Producers Guild of America is set to give its 2010 David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Motion Pictures to John Lasseter, according to the LA TIMES.
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Ottawa International Animation Festival 2009: Day 5: Best of the Fest
In my humble opinion, the quality of the animated entries surpassed 2008. Perhaps it is the passion and vision of young student filmmakers that freshened the fare.
