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OIAF 2017: Animated Shorts We Watched and Loved

A tour of more than a dozen standout narrative, abstract and student short films from the 41st edition of the Ottawa International Animation Festival.

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A First Time for Everything: Judging the 9th Edition of the Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival

One of LAIKA’s star animators, Rachelle Lambden, provides a first-person perspective on what it’s like to watch 87 films in two days as a jury member at the ninth edition of the Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival.

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Nikita Diakur’s ‘Ugly,’ Masaaki Yuasa’s ‘Night Is Short, Walk On Girl’ Win Grand Prizes at OIAF 2017

Clyde Peterson’s ‘Torrey Pines’ wins honorable mention for Best Animated Feature; Ayce Kartal’s ‘Wicked Girl’ wins Cartoon Network Award for Best Narrative Short Animation.

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OIAF Day 2: ‘Torrey Pines,’ ‘Lu Over the Wall,’ Sweden’s ‘The Burden,’ and More!

Ottawa may be overheating tis week, but we’re staying cool with a bevy of fresh animation from all around the world.

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Ottawa Fest Day 1: OIAF 2017 Signal Film, Short Film Competition, and More!

This year’s Ottawa International Animation Festival kicks off with a bang with a new Signal Film by Peter Millard and a surprise visit by animation legend Norman McLaren in 3D hologram form.

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‘Soggy Flakes’ Makes World Premiere at Montreal Stop Motion Festival

Animated comedy directed by the award-winning Affolter brothers focuses on downtrodden out-of-work breakfast cereal mascots who form a support group to help them deal with today’s gluten-free world.

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Seriously and Reel FX Reunite for ‘Visit Minutia’

Next original animated short from the ‘Best Fiends’ mobile game franchise produced by ‘Book of Life’ creators Reel FX features all-star voice cast including Pamela Adlon, Mark Hamill and Kate Walsh.

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9th Annual Burbank International Film Festival Announces 2017 Program

Festival to present a record-breaking 180 films, 25 world premieres, and 65 Los Angeles premieres, with two programming blocs dedicated to animation.

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Blizzard Entertainment Unveils ‘Hearth and Home’ Animated Short

Future animated shorts and an ongoing comics series will help bring the setting of Blizzard Entertainment’s ‘Hearthstone’ digital card game to life in delightful new ways.

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Women in the Spotlight at Ninth Edition of Festival Stop Motion Montreal

Robust program largely dedicated to the work of female directors and women who specialize in stop-motion animation runs September 15-17, 2017.

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Supernova Outdoor Digital Animation Festival Returns September 23rd

Ultimate international showcase for digital motion art returns to downtown Denver, CO with seven hours of digital animation and artworks presented simultaneously.

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Academy Announces Submission Deadlines for 2017 Oscars

Deadline for submissions of animated short films to the 90th Academy Awards is October 2; submissions of Animated Features are due November 1.

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CalArts, USC Animation Talent on Tap at ‘Kinetic: An Audiovisual Experience’

Downtown Los Angeles animation and music event curated by producer/photographer Peter Galindo, animator Sam Lane and musician Wolf Woodcock to be held on August 27.

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Call for Entries: Submit Your Work to the Inaugural Celtic Animation Film Festival

Part of the Liverpool Irish Festival, inaugural Celtic Animation Film Festival competition provides a platform for established animators of Celtic heritage and emerging Celtic animators from around the world.

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Not To Scale & Elliot Lim Bring Fun to the Fair

Award-winning film and animation production company teams with director Elliot Lim and agency Campbell Ewald to deliver a whimsical 2D short featuring playful character design and a warm and accessible illustrative style.

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Mexico’s Pixelatl Festival Sets World Premiere for Jorge Gutierrez’s VR Short ‘Son of Jaguar’

First VR project by Mexican director Jorge Gutierrez for Google Spotlight Stories to be presented alongside a production panel with the director, composer/sound designer Scot Stafford, and technical supervisor John Anderholm.

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Crowdfunding: ‘The Crawling King’ Launches Kickstarter Campaign

Award-winning independent animator Einar Baldvin launches Kickstarter campaign for ‘The Crawling King,’ a 182-page fully illustrated dark fantasy novel published by Starburns Industries.

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Couldn’t Make It to SIGGRAPH? Watch the Epic Games User Group Presentation Online

Epic Games showcases advancements in virtual, augmented and mixed reality as well as the impact of the Cloud, AI and machine learning on production pipelines, at is first-ever User Group meetup at SIGGRAPH 2017.

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2017 Student Academy Awards Finalists Unveiled

CalArts, China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Filmakademie, Kingston University, Ringling, SVU and USC represented in U.S and international animation categories.

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