Entries open December 1st; 14th annual edition to be held July 27-30, 2017, at Rooftop Films and BAMcinématek in Brooklyn, NY.
Ten animated short films out of 69 qualified projects advance in the voting process for the 89th Academy Awards; nominations to be announced on Tuesday, January 24.
Jury prizes include Spela Cadez’s ‘Nighthawk,’ Koji Yamamura’s ‘Satie’s Parade’ and Phil Mulloy’s ‘Endgame.’
Every Monday – or thereabouts – AWN’s Chris Robinson serves up ‘Animators Unearthed,’ a short profile of prominent and not-so-prominent indie animators.
This week Chris Robinson dives into the beauty and philosophy of Marta Pajek’s magnificently mystifying short, ‘Sleepincord.’
Nexus Studios’s Chris O’Reilly and Felix Massie discuss their slick and adorable new 360 interactive story about a little girl determined to find, and enjoy her sunny day.
Contemporary reinterpretation of Early Dutch master Hieronymus Bosch’s iconic painting was commissioned by the MOTI Museum for its New Delights exhibition on display through December 31st.
Second full release from the Late Night Work Club collective brings seven new and diverse films from filmmakers located all over the world to the Los Angeles Downtown Independent on Friday, December 9.
Every Friday AWN’s Chris Robinson unleashes some freewheeling cheer or loathing on the animation community to be mused, countered, or disregarded. It’s your call.
The first feature film of the legendary anime series will make its big screen debut with a celebrated English voice cast in theaters across the U.S. in January 2017.
This week Chris Robinson takes a look back at a Czech animation classic from the early 1990s.
Croatian master of animation Borivoj Dovniković-Bordo to be honored with Animafest Zagreb’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the 27th World Festival of Animated Film.
CG-animated feature to be directed by Oscar-nominated directors Robert Kondo and Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi and produced by former Blue Sky Studios producer Kane Lee.
India’s ‘Schirkoa,’ Germany’s ‘BreakingPoint’ and New Zealand’s ‘Accidents, Blunders and Calamities’ awarded top honors.
Animate the Chicken and win prizes including a one-hour one-on-one project review with Nimble Collective co-founder Jason Schleifer, subscriptions to CG Cookie, gift cards for the Blender Market and Nimble Collective t-shirts.
This week Chris Robinson puts the spotlight on the post-apocalyptic chill of Nils Knoblich and Florian Maubach's music video for the German electronic music group, Coma.
Fathom Events teams with GKIDS to bring director Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning film to the big screen on December 4 & 5.
Legendary anime director announces plans to adapt CG-animated short, ‘Boro the Caterpillar,’ into a feature-length animated film.
Culver City, CA-based production studio provides editorial, VFX and finishing for new ad combining naturalistic landscapes and sophisticated character animation.
BAFTA-nominated animators direct CG-animated music video for the U.K. chart-topping musical artist’s seventh album, ‘In Winter.’
Relatable characters and a witty impossible love story aims to raises awareness and funds for France’s volunteer lifeguard organization, SNSM.
Each week AWN’s Chris Robinson takes a look at films from animation’s past. This week he takes a look at a short and timely film from the always biting and controversial Phil Mulloy.
Korea’s Bucheon International Animation Festival turned 18 this year. Chris Robinson was there as member of the Short Film jury. He serves up a rapid fire review.
In the first of a weekly focus on contemporary independent animation, Chris Robinson puts the spotlight on a powerful sand animation short from South Africa that depicts everyday neighbourhood violence through the eyes of a young girl.
AWN’s Chris Robinson weighs in on all those disgusting breasts suddenly appearing in contemporary independent animation, comparing Rune Spaans and Dave Cooper’s ‘The Absence of Eddy Table’ with Job, Joris & Marieke’s ‘Otto.’
