Disney Releasing Animated ‘Star Wars’ Shorts for Kids
Initial set of six films will debut November 30 on new ‘Star Wars Kids’ website and YouTube channel.
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Triggerfish’s ‘Belly Flop’ Now Online
Award-winning short that screened at Annecy 2018 closing ceremony, about a fearless girl learning to dive, is now available.
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Consider This: GLAS Animation To Present Short Film Showcase on December 7
Los Angeles screening event includes six Oscar-worthy independent animated shorts, with a special in-person appearance and Q&A by Jeron Braxton.
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‘Woody Woodpecker’ Reboot Headed to YouTube
Brand new 10-episode series created for Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish and English YouTube channels launches in December.
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Walt Disney’s ‘Lost’ Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Short Film Surfaces in Japan
Previously thought to be lost, Walt Disney’s 1928 short film ‘Neck ‘n’ Neck’ features Mickey Mouse precursor Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
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Manchester Animation Festival Announces 2018 Winners
‘Bloeistraat 11’ by Nienke Deutz and ‘Travelogue Tel Aviv’ By Samuel Patthey win awards at MAF2018.
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GLAS Animation Festival Unveils 2019 Poster by Manshen Lo
Deadline for submissions to fourth annual event running March 21-24, 2019 is November 30.
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TRAILER: GKIDS Sets Theatrical Dates for Studio Ponoc Short Film Anthology ‘Modest Heroes’
Studio Ponoc’s animated anthology comes to more than 500 U.S. cinemas in the original Japanese and English-dubbed versions on January 10 & 12.
Seven NFB Films to Screen at 17th Annual Sommets du Cinéma D’animation
Oscar-winners Snowden and Fine’s hilarious ‘Animal Behaviour’ and pinscreen gem ‘Embraced’ lead National Film Board’s impressive festival roster.
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Unity Awarded First Emmy for ‘Baymax Dreams’ Collaboration
Unity game engine recognized with Technology and Engineering Emmy Award for ‘Big Hero 6 The Series’ short film collaboration with Disney Television Animation.
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Baobab Studios Short ‘Crow: The Legend’ Launches Globally
Executive produced by John Legend, animated VR experience and theatrical short from the Emmy-winning makers of ‘Asteroids!’ and ‘Invasion!’ now available online.
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TRAILER: Hayao Miyazaki Documentary ‘Never-Ending Man’ in Theaters December 13 & 18
Documentary feature chronicling the acclaimed Academy Award-winning director and Studio Ghibli co-founder headed to U.S. theaters for special two-day screening event.
Powered by Unity: How a Global Team of Artists Brought ‘Sonder’ To Life
Making its online debut as a Vimeo Staff Pick, Oscar-qualified short film ‘Sonder’ uses the power of real-time graphics inside the Unity game engine to achieve a distinctive 2D ‘toon-shaded visual style.
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TRAILER: Baobab Studios Launching New VR Short, ‘Crow: The Legend’
Featuring an original song by John Legend, new virtual reality experience and accompanying theatrical short available November 15 on YouTube and Oculus VR.
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Sony Pictures Imageworks Goes ‘Over The Moon’ with Glen Keane
SPI to serve as lead animation vendor for Netflix’s animated musical feature film directed by legendary animator and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Glen Keane.
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Nominees Announced for 2018 Emile Awards
‘Another Day of Life,’ ‘Captain Morten and the Spider Queen,’ ‘Funan,’ ‘Teheran Tabu’ and ‘The Breadwinner’ receive Emile Award nominations for best direction in a feature film.
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State of Mind: Exploring Memory in Louise Bagnall’s ‘Late Afternoon’
Oscar-qualified short film produced by Cartoon Saloon uses hand-drawn digital animation to poignantly depict the internal landscape of a woman with memory loss.
Within a Dream: Bringing Emotion To Trevor Jimenez’s ‘Weekends’
Oscar hopeful Trevor Jimenez breaks down a surreal dream sequence designed to evoke heightened emotions in his painterly short film ‘Weekends.’
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First Four CalArts Animated Shorts for UN’s HeForShe Initiative Debut Online
Three weekly releases of student films showcase power of animation in global fight to end gender inequality and sexual harassment.
Animated Spirits Film Festival Returns to NYC with 4th Edition
26 diverse European animated shorts, along with workshops and talks, coming to SVA campus November 4-9.
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WATCH: First Trailer Arrives for Blue Sky’s ‘Spies In Disguise’
First look at 20th Century Fox’s animated comedy set in the high-octane globe-trotting world of international espionage features the futuristic Audi RSQ e-tron self-driving concept car.
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‘Incredibles 2’: How Pixar Story Artist Ted Mathot Brought the ‘Auntie Edna’ Mini-Movie To Life
Story artist-turned director Ted Mathot brings the iconic Edna E. Mode out of her comfort zone and into the spotlight in a new short film created for the home entertainment release of ‘Incredibles 2.’
Animation Ireland Announces Call for Entries for Irish Animation Awards
Biennial awards ceremony celebrating the world-class creative talent within the Irish animation, VFX and gaming industries to be held at the Animation Dingle festival on March 23, 2019.
Fox Animation Rounds Out Voice Cast for ‘Spies In Disguise’
Ben Mendelsohn, Karen Gillan, Rashida Jones, DJ Khaled and Masi Oka join Will Smith and Tom Holland in Blue Sky’s forthcoming animated spy caper.
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WATCH: Oscar-Qualified Short Film ‘First Bloom’ Now Online!
A beautiful story of a first love set in ancient China, hand-drawn CG-animated 2D short won the award for Best Animation at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con film festival.
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