Final Selections Announced for the Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards
Winners will be revealed at a May 29 ceremony; event will also honor the Cuban cartoonist and animation film director Juan Padrón.
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Submit Your Pitch to KingstOOn Virtual 2021 and Sesame Workshop
Jamaican animators are invited to submit pitches for animated and mixed media shorts for consideration on ‘Sesame Street’s Season 52; proposals must be received by March 31.
Aardman Launches Mental Health Awareness Campaign
The studio behind ‘Wallace and Gromit’ launches initiative with a series of short, animated films portraying the challenges most commonly faced by young adults, including loneliness, perfectionism, competitiveness, independence, and social media.
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DC Universe’s ‘Justice Society: World War II’ Coming to Digital April 27
Warner Bros. Animation’s feature length animated film, the latest in the popular superhero franchise, comes to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray on May 11, 2021.
1stAveMachine Creates Animated Stop-Smoking PSAs for CTCP
Studio’s anti-smoking campaign for the California Tobacco Control Program uses powerful 2D visuals to follow the transitional journey of ‘Jackson,’ a habitual smoker, as he literally emerges from a cloud of smoke.
‘The Great Malaise’ Named Best Short at the Manchester Animation Festival
Top winners at yesterday’s virtual awards ceremony also included ‘Pearl Diver’ for Best Student Short, and ‘Biplane Model Kit’ for Best Commissioned Film.
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Battery and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Cook Up ‘Meet Seoul Sausage’
Spot is part of ‘An Idea for L.A’ initiative that provides marketing makeovers for local LA businesses struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic; Seoul Sausage and Rhythms of the Village are chosen to receive pro-bono services.
Mariusz Wilczyński’s 2D ‘Kill It and Leave This Town’ Gets December 3 Virtual Premiere
Polish artist’s first feature-length hand-drawn animated film is an intimate portrayal of aging, mortality, and loss; Anthology Film Archives will host a special two-week virtual engagement in North America accompanied by a program of the director’s earlier short films.
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Call for Entries: Fest Anča International Animation Festival 2021
2021 edition, taking place July 1-4 in Slovakia, is now accepting submissions for animated short films, student films, music videos, and films for children.
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2020 CEE Animation Forum Announces Winners
28 animated projects in 4 categories were considered in the 2020 pitching event; ‘The Garden of Heart’ wins in animated shorts with a special mention to ‘The Pet Named Stress;’ ‘Igi’ wins in feature films, ‘No Happy Ever After’ takes the TV award.
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Winners Announced for 12th Festival Stop Motion Montreal
Top honors go to multi-national list of films including ‘The Silly Duck Wizard’ by Terry Ibele; ‘Une de Perdue’ by Marie Clerc; ‘Uzi’ by Dina Velikovskaya; and ‘Un Coeur d'Or’ by Simon Filliot.
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Online Festival Stop Motion Montreal Coming September 14-20
‘Home Sweet Home’ 12th edition will connect the international stop-motion animation community virtually.
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Brussels International Animation Film Festival – February 12 -21, 2021
Begins: February 12, 2021
Over 150 films compete in the international event including animated shorts, features, commercials, and music videos.
New Website Showcases Japanese Animation
Launch of themed ‘ANIMATIONISM - All Creativity Welcomed’ site coincides with this year’s Annecy 2020 Online animation festival.
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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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Call for Entries: Animation Meets Classical Music – ITFS’s Bechstein Classic Animation Award
New festival award, honoring best use of music in animation, will be presented at upcoming 27th Stuttgart International Festival of Animation.
The Studio and Spoken Word Duo Kinetic Affect Release ‘A Simple Question’
Six-minute animated short honors Charlottesville’s one-year anniversary by examining the complex issues surrounding ‘Do Black Lives Matter?’
