KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival Wraps 2015 Edition
‘Sunday Lunch’ by Céline Devaux wins award for Best Animated Short; Konstantin Bronzit’s ‘We Can't Live Without Cosmos’ and ‘The Tie’ by An Vrombaut receive audience awards.
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Lost Disney Film Discovered in BFI National Archive
Walt Disney Animation Studios restoration of 1928 short, ‘Sleigh Bells,’ featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, to be screened at BFI event on December 12.
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Nostalgia Meets Pyromania in New Video from Timothy Reckart
Short film from Oscar-nominated director celebrating the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos uses live-action puppetry and hand-cranked automata.
MPC, 72andSunny Seize Glory with ‘Call Of Duty: Black Ops III’ Trailer
MPC teams with 72andSyunny to deliver intense live-action trailer for Activision directed by Wayne McClammy and featuring Michael B. Jordan, Cara Delevingne and Marshawn Lynch.
‘Mermaids on Mars’ Wins Animation Prize at Carmel Film Fest
Stop-motion feature from Athena Studios receives Best Animation award at the 2015 Carmel International Film Festival.
GIRAF Independent Animation Fest Runs November 26-29
The Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival is back for its 11th year with the best in independent animation from around the world.
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Einar Baldvin’s ‘Pride of Strathmoor’ Debuts Online
Recently selected as Best Nordic Short at Nordisk Panorama, ‘The Pride of Strathmoor’ premiered at Telluride and has won top animation prizes at Slamdance and the Florida Film Festival.
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Modern Prometheus Debuts Ian McGinty’s ‘Welcome to Showside’
Animated horror short from ‘Bravest Warriors’ artist and writer Ian McGinty features Henry Rollins; ‘Welcome to Showside’ comic book series rolls out October 28.
Media Design School Releases ‘Escargore’ Short
Comedy horror short film directed by Media Design School lecturer Oliver Hilbert completed over four months by a group of 22 students.
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Electric Theatre Collective & The Line Animation Open Shop in LA
New Los Angeles HQ to be headed up by executive producer Kate Hitchings joined by head of color Aubrey Woodiwiss.
Tom Jacobsen Joins VOLT Studios
As the company’s new partner and creative director, Jacobsen will apply his signature blend of filmmaking artistry and strategic thinking to creating visual content for advertising and branded installations.
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World Famous Helps Fight Cancer with New Animated Short
Seattle production studio partners with Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington animate original short film for six-year-old cancer fighter.
Filmakademie’s ‘Natural Attraction’ Named Best Student Short at SIGGRAPH Asia 2015
Filmakademie to present ‘Best of Animation’ screening showcase at SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 taking place November 2-5 in Kobe, Japan.
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CG Short ‘Shift’ Wins 2015 VIEW Award
Second Place 2015 VIEW Award given to ‘Phantom Power’ by Sam Bourner; ‘Däwit,’ ‘The Story of Percival Pilts’ and ‘Olilo’ receive honorable mentions.
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‘We Can’t Live Without Cosmos’ Tops SPARK ANIMATION 2015
Russia’s Konstantin Bronzit wins award for Best Animated Short; Canadian ‘Fears,’ directed by Nata Metlukh of Vancouver Film School, awarded Best Student Film.
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KLIK! 2015 to Spotlight Job, Joris & Marieke
Oscar-nominated filmmakers Job, Joris & Marieke to present their latest short, ‘Otto,’ at the Dutch animation festival; Disney animator Eric Daniels to lead master class.
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Moonbot Battles Bullying With New Interactive Film, ‘I Am A Witness’
Interactive film from the animation studio behind the Oscar-winning ‘The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore’ is scored by composer and DEVO co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh.
France’s ‘Chase Me’ Tops Computer Animation Festival at SIGGRAPH Asia 2015
Jury Prize is awarded to South Korea’s ‘Afternoon Class’; award for Best Student Project goes to Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg short ‘Natural Attraction.’
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Monty Python Releases Unseen ‘Holy Grail’ Animation
British comedy troupe releases nearly 14 minutes of unseen footage animated by Terry Gilliam in celebration of the cult classic’s 40th anniversary.
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Triggerfish Story Lab Announces Shortlisted Projects
Out of a whopping 1,378 entries, Triggerfish Animation Studios shortlists 23 features and 12 TV series for the inaugural Triggerfish Story Lab.
British Animation Awards Announce 2016 Award Categories
Categories include Best Animation in a Commercial, Best New Director: Commercials, Best Film/TV Graphics, Best Long Form Animation, Best Voice Performance, Best Use of Sound, Best Music Video, Best Short Film, Best Children’s Pre School Series, Best Children’s Series and Best Student Film.
Gerald Potterton Documentary Launches 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.’
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Cordell Barker’s ‘If I Was God’ Tops Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival
Steve Boot’s ‘Once Upon a Blue Moon’ awarded as best independent film; Anni Oja’s ‘Viikset’ (‘The Moustache’) named best student film.
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Stuttgart Fest Opens Call for Entries for 23rd Edition
The 23rd edition of the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film runs April 26 - May 1, 2016; deadline for entries is December 1, 2015.
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World Animation & VFX Summit Announces 2015 Master Classes
November 2015 event to include master classes with DHX Media’s Michael Hirsh, Ilion Animation Studios’ Jose San Román and Disney Feature Animation veteran Chuck Williams.
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