Manchester Animation Festival Announces Inaugural Winners
‘Guida,’ ‘Edmond,’ ‘Kung Fu Badger’ and ‘Manoman’ scoop awards at the Manchester Animation Festival.
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British Academy Children's Awards Winners Announced
‘Paddington’ fights off stiff competition from ‘Big Hero 6,’ ‘Inside Out’ and ‘Shaun the Sheep Movie’ to triumph in the feature film category.
Gerald Potterton Documentary Launches New Kickstarter Campaign
Three-time Oscar nominee is best known for directing the animated cult classic ‘Heavy Metal’ and for his animation work on The Beatles’ ‘Yellow Submarine.’
Universal Premieres ‘Minions’ Short Online
Online debut marks the first time a mini-movie from the ‘Despicable Me’ franchise has been made available in its entirety prior to the home entertainment release.
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Filmakademie Short, ‘The Present,’ Wins 50th Award
Named best short at the 2015 Filem'On-Festival in Brussels, Jacob Frey's diploma project is awarded its 50th distinction on the international festival circuit.
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GALLERY: Academy Shortlists 10 Animated Shorts in 2015 Oscar Race
Watch trailers and clips from all 10 shortlisted projects.
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10 Animated Shorts Advance in 2015 Oscar Race
Ten titles -- including Don Hertzfeldt’s ‘World of Tomorrow’ and Pixar short ‘Sanjay’s Super Team’ -- shortlisted out of 60 qualifying films.
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‘What’s Your Nickfluence?’ Winners Announced
DePaul University student Dawn Adepoju receives $25,000 scholarship in inaugural animation challenge sponsored by Nickelodeon and Get Schooled.
Brooklyn’s Animation Block Party Sets 2016 Dates
Animation Block Party to present its 13th annual edition July 28-31, 2016; submissions open on Friday, December 4.
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Screen Novelties Kickstarting ‘The WitchDoctor’ Short
Los Angeles-based stop-motion specialists undertaking Tiki-inspired short film set in a magical realm of dense jungles, fiery volcanoes, and iridescent lagoons.
WATCH: MPC Unveils New ‘Meet Sally’ Short
Stop-motion/CG-animated hybrid short written and directed by Ty Coyle and Bill Dorais is the follow-up to last year’s ‘Enjoy the Sweets.’
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Filmakademie Short ‘Jazz Orgie’ Selected as FMX 2016 Trailer
Irina Rubina's one-minute animated tour de force is chosen as the new trailer for FMX 2016, taking place April 26-29 in Stuttgart, Germany.
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Magic Light Pictures Launches ‘Stick Man’ App
‘Stick Man: Helping Santa’ app coincides with BBC Christmas film based on the children’s book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
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Aardman Creates Winter Wonderland for Myer Australia
Irreverent stop-motion animated short, ‘Where Christmas Comes for Christmas,’ features four hand-sculpted characters filmed frame by frame making their way through a winter wonderland.
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‘Oh Willy…’ Directors Marc & Emma Join Nexus
Winner of the 2012 Cartoon d’Or, animated short featuring handmade puppets from directing duo Emma De Swaef and Marc James Roels is now available for viewing online.
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Call for Entries: Inaugural GLAS Animation Festival Launching in 2016
Inaugural edition of the GLAS Animation Festival to spotlight filmmakers Paul Vester, Sara Gunnarsdottír, Hisko Hulsing, Satoshi Kon and more.
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Full Lineup Announced for Manimation 2015
BBC Children’s director Alice Webb to deliver keynote address at Manimation 2015, to be held in Manchester on Thursday, November 19.
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Laurent Barthelemy Merges Into Interstate
Versatile artist, director and filmmaker known for his work at Psyop joins award-winning directors' group founded by executive producer Danny Rosenbloom and director Yann Mabille.
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SIGGRAPH Asia Wraps 2015 Edition
Eighth ACM SIGGRAPH Asia Conference and Exhibition brought together over 7,000 computer graphics professionals, technologists, researchers, enthusiasts and trade visitors hailing from 49 countries across the globe.
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Moonbot Studios turns to Qube! for ‘Taking Flight’
PipelineFX's flexible render farm manager helps the Academy Award-winning Moonbot Studio's latest short overcome local rendering restrictions by taking to the cloud.
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Nice Shoes Creates Show Open for Nitehawk Shorts Festival
Creative studio celebrates cinema with an animated narrative deconstructing Nitehawk’s brand elements to craft a story that subtly references the history of cinema.
All-Star Voice Cast Unveiled for ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’
Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox release trailer for ‘Cosmic Scrat-Tastrophe’ short teasing ‘Ice Age 5’ and playing in theaters ahead of ‘The Peanuts Movie.’
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Ataboy Helps Shine a Light on the Dark World of Sex Trafficking
Creative studio helps bring awareness to juvenile sex trafficking with animated video for Shared Hope International
Moonbot Pilot, ‘The Numberlys,’ Launches on Amazon Video
First introduced as a Webby Award-winning app in 2012, whimsical world of ‘The Numberlys’ expanded for Amazon Video pilot.
Trunk Director Junior Martínez Animates Light
Junior Martínez and Pablo Barquín create a mesmerizing video for Sam Shepherd’s musical project Floating Points using a light rig that converts digital 3D data into analog movement to control the path of LED light.
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