Calabash Helps Fans Get to Know The U.S Women’s National Soccer Team
Animation studio delivers branded content campaign spotlighting the players and coaches on the women’s national team.
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Festival Stop Motion Montreal Unveils Official 2016 Program
Highlights of the eighth edition, taking place September 16-18, include Opening Night presentation from ‘Madame Tutli-Putli’ producers Clyde Henry Productions, a behind-the-scenes look at LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings,’ and indie stop-motion animator Chris Hopewell, who directed the music video for Radiohead’s ‘Burn the Witch.’
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First Full-Length Trailer for Disney’s ‘Moana’ is Here!
New trailer features Moana’s first meeting with the demigod Maui.
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Aardman Teams with Atomic London for Remember A Charity Campaign
Sharable campaign includes a charming series of short films encouraging people to talk about life and death in a positive way.
ITFS17 Opens Call for Entries
Deadline for submissions to Germany’s 24th Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart is December 1, 2016.
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Igor Kovalyov’s ‘Before Love’ Tops Fantoche 2016
International Audience Award is given to Great Britain’s ‘Mr. Madila,’ directed by Rory Waudby-Tolley.
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Rozalina Burkova Creates Music Video for ENTRANCE
London-based illustrator and GIF maker creates whimsical visuals inspired by Stephen Hawking’s theory of time travel.
CineMiniature Pictures Creates Rankin/Bass-Inspired Video for The Kickback
Chicago animators David Wall and Lauren Travers of CineMiniature Pictures deliver a hyper-imaginative stop-motion animated video Inspired by the style of classic 1960s Claymation.
Nexus Director Emmanuelle Walker Demystifies Auctions for Christie’s
Pair of beautifully crafted animated short films serve as a guide to anyone who wants to buy or sell art, antiques and fine objects through the celebrated auction house.
Canadian TV Series ‘Cracké’ Attracts French Broadcaster CANAL+
Québec-based animation studio Squeeze inks agreement for its new short form property with French broadcaster CANAL+ in 50 territories including Monaco, Andorra, Switzerland, Mauritius and Africa.
KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival Unveils 2016 Selections
Official short film selections in eight categories are unveiled for the KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival taking place October 25-30.
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Animation Nights New York Announces Inaugural ‘Best of Fest’
Two-day festival features 20 selections from the 200 beautiful shorts screened at the org’s curated monthly events.
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Fantoche 2016 Boasts Star-Studded Program
Switzerland’s largest animation festival to host a raft of luminaries at its 2016 edition, including voice artist Peter Krause, filmmakers Georges Schwizgebel, Konstantin Bronzit and Kaspar Jancis, and DreamWorks Animation director and story artist Simon Otto.
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Fan-Made Shorts Launch New Toy Line for ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’
Fan-made stop-motion animated shorts featuring the new line of toys from the forthcoming movie launch on the ‘Star Wars’ YouTube channel.
Norway Animation Festival to Feature Pioneering Tom Waits Music Video
Experimental 1979 music video by John Lamb and Bruce Lyon, ‘Tom Waits For No One,’ will debut for the first time in more than 35 years at Animation Volda, September 22-25 in Norway.
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GLAS Animation Presenting an Evening with Henry Selick -- ENCORE ADDED!
Director of ‘Coraline’ and ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ to screen a selection of his personal shorts and participate in a Q&A on Saturday, October 1 at The Downtown Independent in Los Angeles.
Academy Reveals 2016 Student Oscar Winners
‘Die Flucht,’ by Carter Boyce at DePaul University, ‘Once upon a Line,’ by Alicja Jasina at USC, and ‘The Wishgranter,’ by Echo Wu from Ringling College of Art and Design, named winners at the 2016 Student Academy Awards.
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animago AWARD Announces 2016 Nominees
Total of 39 projects in 13 categories selected from 1,076 entries to compete for the 20th anniversary of Germany’s animago AWARD.
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Submit Your Animated Shorts to ANIMAGE 2016!
Deadline for submissions to Brazil’s ANIMAGE - IV International Animation Festival of Pernambuco, running November 22-27, 2016 in Recife, Brazil, is September 11.
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Beakus Unveils Trailer for New CG-Animated Short, ‘A Little Grey’
CG-animated short film directed and produced by Steve Smith and designed by directorial team Mighty is based on a story by Simon Hewitt.
‘Shaun the Sheep: We Wish Ewe a Merry Christmas’ Arrives on DVD Nov. 1
Everyone’s favorite Aardman characters are back for the ‘baaa-lidays’ in a new seven-episode holiday special from the creators of the 2015 Academy Award-nominated film, ‘Shaun the Sheep Movie.’
Animaze Wraps Third Edition in Montreal
Guillaume Blanchet’s ‘Tea Time’ wins the award for best short film at Animaze 2016, the Montreal International Animation Film Festival & Industry Conference.
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Richard Williams Presenting Restored Work Print of ‘The Thief and the Cobbler’ at MoMA
The Academy teams up with New York’s Museum of Modern Art to present a restoration of Richard Williams’s ‘The Thief and the Cobbler: A Moment in Time. 1992.’ with special appearances by the director and a discussion with animation historian John Canemaker.
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Squeeze Animation Unveils ‘Monkey Beat’ Short
Québec City-based animation studio behind TV series ‘Cracké’ tests out new characters and a sick beat in new 3D-animated short employing 2D effects.
Patrick Osborne’s ‘Pearl’ in the Spotlight at Animaze 2016
Oscar-winning director’s 360-degree short film for Google Spotlight Stories is included in two screening blocks and will also be presented at a specially installed 360-degree Dome theater.
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