Benjamin Renner

Exclusive: ‘Migration – How the Animation is Designed’ Featurette

Director Benjamin Renner, production designer Colin Stimpson, and other members of the creative team share insights into the animation design and how 2D art transforms onto the big-screen in Illumination’s 3DCG animated comedy, available today, February 27, on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD.

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Benjamin Renner ‘Draws’ on His 2D Background to Make the 3DCG ‘Migration’

For the Oscar-nominated director, the move from small, intimate films like ‘Ernest & Celestine’ to a major studio production meant learning to rely on a much bigger team and find new ways to communicate story ideas, designs, gags, and creative sensibilities; produced by Illumination CEO and founder Chris Meledandri, the film hits theaters today, December 22.

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Watch ‘Migration’ ScreenX Format Trailer

The first major animated feature releasing globally in CJ 4DPLEX’s Immersive, 270-Degree Panoramic ScreenX format gives audiences an all-new way to experience the funny, feathered family vacation like no other; in theaters December 22.

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Illumination Shares ‘Migration: A Look Inside’ Featurette

Awkwafina, Carol Kane, Keegan-Michael Key, David Mitchell and Danny DeVito star in the animated family adventure about a feathered family vacation gone awry; flying into theaters December 22.

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Illumination Reminds Us – Vector is Still Up There in ‘Mooned’ Short

Get your popcorn, find your seat early - the studio’s 3DCG animated feature Migration flies into theaters December 22, preceded by the all-new film starring everyone’s favorite ‘Despicable’ bad guy.

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Illumination Shares New ‘Migration’ Official Trailer

Here we are together... we're on an adventure... seeing what life has to offer… what could possibly go wrong? Illumination has just dropped an all-new trailer for 'Migration,' about a feathered family vacation gone awry, which flies into theaters December 22.

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New ‘Migration’ Trailer Features Taylor Swift’s ‘Out of the Woods’

From Illumination, the house that brought us ‘Despicable Me’ and ‘Minions’ franchises, comes a new original comedy that follows a feathered family vacation from New York City to tropical Jamaica that manages to go awry, flying into theaters December 22.

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Illumination Drops ‘Migration’ Trailer

From the house that brought us ‘Despicable Me’ and ‘Minions’ franchises comes a new original comedy that follows a feathered family vacation from New York City to tropical Jamaica, hitting theaters December 22.

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Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri Presents ‘Migration’ First Look at Annecy 2023

In a surprise appearance, global superstar Pharrell Williams presented Meledandri with the Festival’s distinguished honor, a ‘Golden Ticket’ lifetime accreditation; Oscar-nominated filmmaker Benjamin Renner joined the studio chief in the footage reveal of their upcoming December animated comedy adventure release.

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Illumination Drops ‘Migration’ Teaser Announcement

The studio’s upcoming animated comedy about a funny, feathered family vacation flies into theaters this Christmas.

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Release Dates Set for Illumination’s ‘Migration’ and ‘Despicable Me 4’

New animated comedies from Universal, directed by Benjamin Renner and Chris Renaud, are slated for worldwide theatrical releases in 2023 and 2024, respectively; 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' finally hits theaters July 1.

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‘Hand Drawn’ Feature Documentary in Last Days of Indiegogo Campaign

Felicity Morland’s film about the history of traditional 2D animation, featuring Nora Twomey, Glen Keane, James Baxter, Floyd Norman, and Jorge Gutierrez, has 4 days to reach final fundraising goal.

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‘The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales’ Lands on Disc July 16

From GKIDS and Shout! Factory, heartwarming tale of animal misfits from the creators of the Academy Award-nominated ‘Ernest & Celestine’ set for release on Blu-ray & DVD.

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English Voice Cast Revealed for France’s ‘The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales’

Animated family adventure directed by Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert arrives in U.S. cinemas this fall.

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‘La Chute’ Wins Two of 13 Annecy 2018 Special Prizes

The honors presented June 15 honor student efforts, original music, French films and more.

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‘Isle of Dogs’ Tops Animafest Zagreb Feature Lineup

Grand Competition also includes ‘A Dog’s Life,’ ‘Cinderella the Cat,’ ‘The Magnificent Cake!’ and ‘The Shower.’

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‘The Breadwinner’ Tops Inaugural Animation Is Film Prizes

‘The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales’ takes Special Jury Prize.

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‘Breadwinner’ to Open SPARK ANIMATION 2017

Legendary Glen Keane to receive lifetime achievement award

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ANIMATION IS FILM Festival Announces Initial Feature Competition Line-Up & Jury

Inaugural edition takes place October 20-22, 2017 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theaters, Hollywood; tickets on sale and full slate to be announced September 20.

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Nine Features Selected to Compete at Annecy 2016

Ann Marie Fleming’s ‘Window Horses,’ Penny Lane’s ‘NUTS!’ and Sang-ho Yeon’s ‘Seoul Station’ among nine films selected to screen in competition at this year’s Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

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Superights Scores at Cartoon Forum

Superights receives Cartoon Forum’s Cartoon Tribute as investor/distributor of the year; pitch session for Benjamin Renner’s ‘The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales’ ranks as most popular session of the animation co-production marketplace.

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Benjamin Renner to Direct ‘The Big Bad Fox’

Superights and newly-launched prodco Folivari to produce three TV specials from the writer and director of the Oscar-nominated 2D animated feature, 'Ernest & Celestine.’

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Coming Soon…to Your Living Room: TeamTO’s ‘Yellowbird’

The first feature produced by Paris-based TeamTO, ‘Yellowbird’ is directed by Christian De Vita and designed by art director Benjamin Renner.

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New ‘Yellowbird’ Trailer Takes Flight

CG-animated feature from France’s TeamTO will roll out a limited theatrical release in the U.S. beginning December 5, to be followed by a VOD and DVD release on March 17, 2015.