Animated Holiday Special ‘Reindeer in Here’ Coming to CBS
The one-hour show, based on Adam Reed’s best selling children’s book of the same name, was also created and executive produced by the ‘Archer’ producer, and premieres on CBS this November 29.
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Break Out the Popcorn: Features to Watch at Annecy 2022
AWN’s Animation Pimp and Ottawa Animation Festival artistic director Chris Robinson takes a look at five feature films worth your hungover attention at this year’s Annecy International Animation Festival, which runs June 13-18.
Cosm Studios and Baobab Studios Ink ‘Namoo’ Deal
The exclusive agreement will bring Erick Oh’s award-winning animated short to planetariums and fulldome theaters around the world.
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‘The Spine of Night’: Redefining Fantasy and Animated Filmmaking
Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King resurrect an older, rotoscoped animation aesthetic, blending it with a blast of new creative storytelling and visual design energy in their epic, bloody, ‘swords and sorcerers’ tale about humanity’s battle between good and evil.
Join AWN and ‘The Spine of Night’ Creators Live Q&A January 19
Morgan Galen King, Philip Gelatt and Will Battersby, along with Dan Sarto, will discuss the influence of Ralph Bakshi and ‘Heavy Metal’ on the making of their epic 2D animated fantasy; also, a look at rotoscoping’s history, why it was used for this project and challenges the creators faced in producing an indie film.
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Watch Mary Apick’s Powerful ‘The Cat’ Short
The award-winning filmmaker and activist’s hand-drawn, black and white animated film tells the story of a happy little girl determined to overcome the darkness and oppression consuming her.
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Jonas Poher Rasmussen Talks ‘Flee’
The director discusses his intimate, award-winning animated documentary about the boyhood experiences of his long-time friend, an Afghan academic who lived as a gay Muslim in Afghanistan before escaping to Denmark through Russia.
‘Namoo’: An Artist Reflects on Life, Death, and Everything In-between
Using frames hand-painted with Quill and VR headsets, Oscar-nominated director Erick Oh and his production team at Emmy Award-winning Baobab Studios expertly crafted a thought-provoking and emotional 3D animated short that follows the beautiful and heartbreaking moments of a man’s life.
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‘Cryptozoo’s Legendary Cryptids Now Available on Blu-Ray and VOD
Dash Shaw’s visually stunning Sundance award-winning animated film follows the hallucinatory world of cryptozookeepers as they struggle to capture a legendary dream-eating baku.
Baobab Studios Releases Trailer and Images for Erick Oh’s ‘NAMOO’
The Oscar-nominated director’s new animated short, a narrative poem inspired by the passing of his grandfather, follows the beautiful and heartbreaking moments of a man’s life; special presentations and screenings, with Baobab founders and Oh, are set for November 18-20 at the CTN Animation eXpo, in-person and online.
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Michael Cawood’s ‘Animated Filmmakers’ Now Available
Director’s new book takes a deep dive into the making of his animated shorts including the Oscar-qualified ‘The Wrong Rock;’ the animation veteran shares tips for filmmakers to ‘…reduce pain, cost and stress’ in the production process.
‘Cryptozoo’ and its Legendary Cryptids Coming to Blu-Ray and VOD
Magnolia Home Entertainment’s hypnotic Sundance award-winning animated film gets its home entertainment release November 16, 2021.
Actor John Cho Joins Baobab’s ‘NAMOO’ as Executive Producer
Baobab Studios’ latest animated short, a narrative poem inspired by the passing of Oscar-nominated director Erick Oh’s grandfather, will have its LA Premiere as part of the official selection for the 2021 Hollyshorts Film Festival on Friday, September 24.
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‘Cryptozoo’ Review: Bakus & Gorgons & Satyrs – Oh My!
AWN’s Miscweant examines Dash Shaw’s new animated feature film, set in ‘surreal’ 1967, about an activist group trying to protect supernatural cryptids from amoral government agents.
Cast Announced for Netflix’s ‘The House’ Stop-Motion Dark Comedy
Helena Bonham-Carter and Miranda Richardson among the stars boarding Nexus Studios’ anthology series about a house and the surreal tales surrounding three generations of families who lived there.
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Lebanese Animated Thriller ‘Alephia 2053’ Imagines A World Without Tyranny
Pulling from events surrounding the Arab Spring uprisings, powerful new 60-minute film envisions what the Middle East could look like in 30 years.
Spire Animation Receives ‘Unreal Shorts’ Program Grant
Epic Games’ new grant and fellowship program aims to fund filmmakers who utilize Unreal Engine for real-time projects.
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Five Compelling Shorts Vie for the Annie
This year’s batch of Annie Award-nominated animated short films once again demonstrates that you’ll often find the most powerful storytelling in the smallest of packages.
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Watch: Live-Action Harley Quinn Fan Fiction Film
The 35-minute YouTube short titled ‘Harley Quinn - Blazing Shadows’ tells the story of the famous villainess’ redemption from The Joker.
Leah Shore Masks Up with Peaches for a Pussy Revolution
Watch and learn as an anthropomorphic ‘Furby Pussy’ bounces to a melodic beat while praising the work of Dr. Fauci, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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The Spirit of Bakshi Returns in ‘The Spine of Night’
Directors Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King’s raucous new rotoscoped fantasy epic takes us back to the days when animated tales of swords and sorcerers didn’t always have fairy tale endings.
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‘Flee’: An Animated Documentary Recounts a Harrowing Personal Trauma
Jonas Rasmussen’s intimate and powerful 2D film tells the untold story of his long-time friend Amin’s life as a gay child growing up in Kabul before his escape via Russia to Denmark.
‘Short Nite’ Animated Film Festival Coming to ‘Fortnite’
Check out 12 animated short films though the video game’s Party Royale mode starting February 20th, 2 PM EST.
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‘Little Wolf: The Night Trail’: A Coming-of-Age Battle Against the Undead
Director Jesse Cowan takes a dark journey into Native American mythology with his tale of a young boy, his wolf totem, and their fight with monsters of the forest.
Ishan Shukla’s ‘Schirkoa’ Set to Begin Production
Animated feature, based on the director’s award-winning short, will blend 2D and 3D cinema, animation, and video game development techniques; production begins Spring 2021 with the premiere planned for 2023.
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