Fresh Takes: Daniel Sterlin-Altman’s LGBTQ Love Letter, ‘Reach the Sky’
Director’s stop-motion music video, showcasing three queer friends and lots of yarn, delivers a message of support to those struggling to be themselves.
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‘A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmaggedon’ Tops British Animation Awards
Aardman Animation picks up four awards; Sally Hawkins wins Best Voice Performance for ‘Snail and the Whale’; Coldplay’s ‘Daddy’ named Best Music Video
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Toonz Media Group Signs Exclusive ‘Zoonicorn’ Distribution and Development Deal
Company will develop, co-produce and distribute 52 original episodes, launching in 2021.
Call for Entries: Supertoon 2020
Submissions are now being accepted for the Croatian festival’s 10th edition taking place July 27 -31, 2020.
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Emily Brundige’s ‘Goldie’ Awarded Best of Fest at LAAF 2019
75 winners, both students and professionals, were honored at this year’s Los Angeles Animation Festival.
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WATCH: Blue Zoo Releases Quirky New Christmas Short ‘Let’s Not Go Away’
First-time director Katie Gascoyne’s 2D animated music video of the Scouting Girls’ new Christmas single is a funny, offbeat Gingerbread “Man” lament.
Bill Plympton’s Feature Library Coming to Main Digital Platforms October 15
New HD transfers of ‘Hair High,’ ‘Mutant Aliens,’ and ‘I Married a Strange Person!’ among films Shout! Factory is making available for purchase or rental.
Fresh Takes: The Stop-Motion Music Video Mayhem of Liily’s ‘Wash’
Sam De La Torre and DL Guerra’s animated short depicts the band’s raw, cacophonous journey battling supernatural creatures while careening across Los Angeles.
Encounters Film Festival Announces Expanded Animation Lineup
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Bristol’s largest international film festival, coming September 24-29, reveals an extensive program of animation-related activities.
SHIPPING + HANDLING Adds Jerry Spivack, Michael Pethel and Matthew Schwab
Three veteran creatives join West Coast office of post-production company specializing in VFX, animation and coloring.
Ottawa Animation Festival Pitch This! Deadline Extended
Canadian animators have until August 23 to submit their project proposals for the upcoming TAC forum kids' show pitching competition.
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Official Selections for OIAF 2019 Announced
Diverse group of films from 36 countries set to compete at upcoming Ottawa International Animation Festival, which runs September 25-29.
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Ottawa Animation Festival Launches Pitch This! Competition
Two finalists will present their projects to over 350 industry buyers and financiers; winner to receive $5,000 cash and other prizes.
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Fresh Takes: The Stylized Vision of Giovanni Bucci’s ‘Disobey’ and ‘Sugar’
In his latest projects, the LA-based Dutch-Italian director and musician integrates edgy design, provocative imagery and pulsating sound to produce two viscerally intense and distinct music videos.
Ottawa Animation Festival Submission Deadline Coming May 31
Entries in all short form categories as well as features, VR and commissioned work must be received by the last day of May.
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Fest Anča International Animation Festival Announces Call for Entries
2019 edition, taking place June 27-30 in Slovakia, is now accepting submissions for animated short films, student films, music videos and films for children.
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A Mesmerizing Homage to Visual Music: SIGGRAPH Asia Best in Show Winner ‘L’oiseau Qui Danse’
Independent VFX artist and director Jean-Marie Marbach pushes motion graphics to new heights with his award-winning music video made entirely with Adobe After Effects and Red Giant’s Trapcode Suite.
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‘Floreana,’ ‘North of Blue’ Top LA Animation Festival
Louis Morton’s ‘Floreana’ and Joanna Priestly’s ‘North of Blue’ win grand prizes; best comedy award goes to Alison Snowden and David Fine’s ‘Animal Behaviour.’
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Leach-Rankin Halloween Special ‘Witch’s Night Out’ Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Four new holiday specials and a live musical featuring the original Anytown characters voiced by Fiona Reid, Catherine O’Hara and Gilda Radner currently in development.
Claymation Pioneer Will Vinton Dies at 70
Famed Oscar and Emmy-winning director, who created memorable California Raisins characters before being dismissed from studio that bore his name, passes away after long battle with multiple myeloma.
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Q&A: Encounters Festival’s Kieran Argo Presents Six Top Picks for 2018 Edition
Encounters animation programmer Kieran Argo delves into this year’s Oscar-qualifying international competition.
Blinkink Delivers New Gorillaz Video, ‘Tranz’
U.K. animation specialists team up with Gorillaz director & co-creator Jamie Hewlett and director Nicos Livesey to create the world’s most famous virtual band’s first-ever performance video.
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Titmouse: A Chat with Chris Prynoski
Ahead of the Season 7 premiere of hit Adult Swim series ‘The Venture Bros.,’ Titmouse head and founder Chris Prynoski reflects on the independent animation studio’s early days.
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Danish Short ‘Nothing Happens’ Tops Fest Anča 2018
Ivana Šebestová wins Anča Slovak Award for ‘Yellow.’
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ReAnimania’s 10th Edition Open for Submissions
Festival will celebrate the 80th anniversary of Armenian animation.
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