New ‘The Simpsons’ Animated Short ‘Playdate with Destiny’ Released on Disney+
Directed by Oscar-nominated ‘The Simpsons’ veteran David Silverman, short finds Maggie Simpson in a funk over thwarted attempts to see her new baby beau.
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Kobe Bryant Killed in Helicopter Crash
TMZ Sports reports that the legendary basketball star and Oscar-winning writer and producer of the animated short, ‘Dear Basketball,’ died earlier this morning in Calabasas.
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‘Klaus,’ ‘I Lost My Body,’ and ‘Love, Death & Robots’ Big Winners at 47th Annie Awards
Regina Pessoa’s ‘Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days’ wins for Best Animated Short; Netflix hauls in 18 Annies.
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‘Oeil pour Oeil’: A One-Eyed Pirate's Life for Me
Cute CG short about hijinks on the high seas from six ESMA students snags a VES nomination for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project.
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WATCH: Ritzy Animation’s New Christmas Short ‘Red’
Can Rudolph, now a fallen hero, will himself back to former glory as the leader of Santa’s reindeer team?
Magic Light Pictures’ ‘Zog’ Launches Today on Amazon Prime
Latest animated short from the studio behind Oscar-nominated ‘The Gruffalo,’ ‘Room on the Broom,’ ‘Revolting Rhymes’ and ‘Chico & Rita’ is now available to stream or download.
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‘Mind My Mind’: Exploring the Complex Inner World of Autism Through Animation
Dutch filmmaker Floor Adams talks about her award-winning short film filled with the heartbreak and humor of living with Asperger’s syndrome.
The Clumsy Yet Charming Dragon of ‘Zog’
Directors Max Lang and Daniel Snaddon discuss the challenges of staying true in the 3D world to the popular rhyming picture book about a bumbling but enthusiastic young dragon.
The Poetics of Animation: ‘The Opposites Game’
Directors Anna Samo and Lisa LaBracio discuss their TED-Ed short film based on the Brendan Constantine poem about the opposite to the word ‘gun.’
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47th Annual Annie Award Nominations Announced
Animation’s biggest night set for Saturday, January 25, 2020 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
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Epic Games Acquires Megascans Producer Quixel
World’s largest photogrammetry asset library and bundled toolset will become free for all Unreal Engine use.
‘The Tower’ and ‘Traces’ Awarded Grand Prizes at SICAF 2019
Films by Mats Grorud and Hugo Frassetto & Sophie Tavert take top honors at the Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival.
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SPP 2019: Asian Animation Business Leaders Converge on Seoul
Now in its 19th year, the 3-day conference set for next week brings together buyers, sellers, financiers and lovers of animated entertainment from all over the world.
Seoul Cartoon & Animation Week, Featuring SICAF, SPP and Si3, Kicks Off July 15
Seven days of animation-focused talks, screenings, workshops and exhibitions brings together artists and business professionals from around the world for one of Asia’s most important and innovative industry events.
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SIGGRAPH 2019 Announces Computer Animation Festival Winners
Pixar’s ‘Purl’ wins best in show; Supinfocom’s ‘The Stained Club’ wins jury award and Supinfocom’s ‘Stuffed’ takes best student film award.
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Edinburgh Short Film Festival Now Open! International Tours & Cash Awards
Begins: October 24, 2019
Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2019 Now Open For Entry! International Showcases & Cash Awards!
Review: ‘Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki’
AWN’s Miscweant looks at the fascinating new documentary that begs the question of whether or not the iconic animation director will ever make another film.
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Claire’s Halloween
A daddy / daughter side project.
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Reel FX and Seriously Team Again for New Animated Short, ‘Baby Slug’s Big Day Out’
All-star voice cast of Pamela Adlon, Kate Walsh, Mark Hamill, David Herman and Maurice LaMarche return in latest ‘Best Fiends’ franchise animation produced by creators of ‘The Book of Life.’
WATCH: Disney Junior Releases New ‘Fancy Nancy’ Animated Nursery Rhyme
AWN readers get to watch ‘A Tisket, a Tasket’ ahead of its August 13 premiere, the latest addition to the growing short collection aimed at the network's youngest fans.
Zhanna Bekmambetova Spreads Her Creative Wings With ‘Tweet-Tweet’
First animated film project for both director and Russian VFX house CGF Studio centers around a young girl and her fearless companion…a sparrow.
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Love Ghost Premieres ‘9mm’ Music Video Confronting High School Shootings
Teenage rock band hopes song and film dealing with mental health issues and campus gun violence leads to conversation and healing.
Disney XD Sets Channel’s First-Ever Student Short Broadcast
Network to premiere director Yonatan Tal’s diva-inspired animated ‘Nightmare in the Morning.’
Keep it in Motion - Classic Animation Revisited: 'Man of the Hour'
Every Wednesday, Chris Robinson takes a look at short animation films. Today: Chen Kang-wei's 'The Man of the Hour' (2004)
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WATCH: Theodore Ushev Talks Oscar-Nominated ‘Blind Vaysha’ at FMX 2017
The veteran director and NFB filmmaker discusses story and design inspirations as well production and artistic challenges he faced during the making of his award-winning animated short film.
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