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Rooster Teeth Headline News

Andy Serkis and Joe Letteri to Speak at RTX Austin 2017

Both the actor and the Academy Award-winning VFX supervisor for WETA Digital, respectively, will sit on the keynote panel and host an exclusive Q&A following an early screening of ‘War for the Planet of the Apes,’ their recent collaboration.

SPARK ANIMATION Headline News

‘Book of Life’ Director Jorge R. Gutiérrez Joins Spark Animation 2017 as Conference Chair

Visionary Mexican animator, character designer, painter, writer and director will be bringing his work and experience from south of the border to the Great White North to curate and host Western Canada’s largest animation event.

Adult Swim Headline News

Adult Swim To Premiere ‘Apollo Gauntlet’ at Rooster Teeth Animation Festival

Adult Swim to premiere the first two episodes of new 2D-animated adventure comedy series created by Canadian animator Myles Langlois and produced by 6 Point Harness, Mosaic, and Williams Street.

Festivals Headline News

Annecy Fest, GKIDS & Variety Launching ‘Animation Is Film’ Festival

Inaugural edition to take place October 20-22, 2017 at Mann’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles.

Events Headline News

Premieres and Cannes Sensations at Fantasia 2017

Montreal’s genre festival presents the North American premieres of Cannes sensation 'The Villainess' and Takashi Miike’s 'Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable,' Luc Besson’s 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,' new creations from Masaaki Yuasa and a lifetime achievement award for Larry Cohen.

Annecy 2017 Headline News

Digital Dimension Unveils Two New Properties at Annecy 2017

Two new CG-animated series -- ‘Improbable Pirate Adventures’ and ‘Time Travelling Caveman Scientist’ -- to be produced at Montreal-based 3D and VFX studio using the Unreal 4 game engine.

Annecy Headline News

TeamTO Plans Professional Gateway with Free Animation School

The free, unconventional, six-month professional training program for students with no previous experience will consider natural ability, and is scheduled to launch in Bourg-lès-Valence, France in 2018.

Annecy Headline News

Cartoon Network to Celebrate Local Production at Annecy

The network will evoke discussion of international production at Annecy in a panel led by ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ creatives.

Visual Effects Headline News

Trollbäck+Company Creates Minimalist Animation to Unveil AICP Logo

Trollbäck+Company‘s striking show-opening animation revealed the first new AICP logo in 45 years at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).

Festivals Headline News

Annecy Asia International Animated Film Festival Launching in Seoul in 2019

CITIA, Image et industries créatives, the SBA Animation Center and SK Broadband sign a partnership agreement to create a new animation festival in South Korea’s Digital Media in Seoul in September 2019.

Events Headline News

NYICFF Announces 2018 Call for Submissions

The Oscar-qualifying festival, now in its 21st year, will be judged by filmmakers and producers Sofia Coppola, James Schamus, Gus Van Sant, Christine Vachon and Taika Waititi.

Animafest Zagreb Headline News

Špela Čadež’s ‘Nighthawk’ Wins Grand Prix at Animafest Zagreb 2017

France-Belgium-Japan co-production ‘The Red Turtle,’ directed by Michael Dudok de Wit, wins the feature film Grand Prix.

Events Headline News

Bridging the Gap Announces Selections

The 3rd international Bridging the Gap animation workshop will celebrate eleven feature and series projects from Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Spain, Philippines and Peru, July 16th–22nd in Tenerife, Spain.

Opinion ANIMATIONWorld

Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XXIX - Lord of Overstock

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today: Out-of Competition (Panorama) screenings. Do we need them?

Annecy 2017 Headline News

Glenn Keane to Deliver Keynote Address at Annecy 2017

Walt Disney Feature Animation veteran to present his latest short, ‘Dear Basketball,’ a collaboration with basketball star Kobe Bryant and Oscar-winning composer John Williams.

call for entries Headline News

Animage Festival Issues Call for Entries

Animated shorts running less than 30 minutes and completed during 2016 accepted now through August 8 for submission to Brazil’s ANIMAGE – VIII International Animation Festival of Pernambuco.

Opinion ANIMATIONWorld

Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XXVIII - Selective Service

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today, he ponders festival entry fees.

KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival Headline News

KLIK Sets ‘Never Grow Up’ Theme for 2017

Special guest Daron Nefcy, creator and executive producer of the hit Disney series ‘Star vs. the Forces of Evil,’ to attend 2017 edition of the KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival running October 17–22.

call for entries Headline News

Festival Stop Motion Montreal 2017 Announces Call for Entries

Festival Stop Motion Montreal invites directors, producers and stop motion animation film distributors to submit their short films for the 9th edition of the festival scheduled for September 15–17, 2017.

Festivals Headline News

Animated Spirits Festival Returns to New York with New European Animation

Third edition of the European Animated Short Film Festival to present groundbreaking works of contemporary animation from nearly 20 EU countries.

Klik Animation Festival Events

KLIK Announces 2017 Final Call for Entries

Begins: October 17, 2017

Professional filmmakers and film students still have one month to submit their work for KLIK’s international competition. KLIK’s Call for Entries closes on June 1. The festival will celebrate its tenth edition from October 17 – 22, 2017 at EYE Filmmuseum in Amsterdam.

Awards Headline News

Presenters Announced for 28th Dusty Awards

Award-winning industry veterans to present winners of School of Visual Arts’ 28th Dusty Awards honoring outstanding film, animation & documentary filmmaking on Monday, May 8th, 6:30pm Eatern; event will stream live on dusty.sva.edu.

Festivals Headline News

‘Zombillenium’ Feature Selected to Screen at Cannes 2017

Animated Feature directed by Arthur de Pins and Alexis Ducord from the French overseas province Island of Réunion also selected to screen in competition at Annecy 2017.

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