Winners of First iAnimate at Cinesite Apprenticeship Announced
Tim Clark and Karine Lafranchise are selected as trainee animators and will be joining the feature animation team at Cinesite’s Montréal studios to work on ‘Charming.’
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Bronzit’s ‘We Can’t Live Without Cosmos’ Takes Cristal at Annecy 2015
Konstantin Bronzit’s ‘We Can’t Live Without Cosmos’ wins Cristal award for best short film at the 39th Annecy International Animated Film Festival, while Franck Ekinci and Christian Desmares’ ‘April and the Extraordinary World’ awarded Cristal for best feature film.
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Barajoun’s CG Feature ‘Bilal’ Reimagines an Epic Tale
The first CG-animated feature to be fully funded and produced in the Middle East, Barajoun Entertainment’s ‘Bilal’ is based on the story of Bilal ibn Rabah, a companion of Prophet Mohammed.
WATCH: DreamWorks Animation Unveils First Trailer for ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’
Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carlon, ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ arrives in theaters on January 29, 2016.
Netflix Releases New Trailer for ‘DreamWorks Dragons: Race to the Edge’
New original 13-episode series from the studio behind the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ franchise premieres worldwide on June 26.
Annecy 2015: GKIDS Picks Up Folimage’s ‘Phantom Boy’
GKIDS acquires North American rights for latest feature from Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol, the Oscar-nominated writers and directors of ‘A Cat in Paris.’
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Illumination Unveils Teaser for ‘Secret Lives of Pets’
Stellar voice cast for the fifth Illumination Entertainment-Universal collaboration includes Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Jenny Slate, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress and Albert Brooks.
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LOOK: Background Art from Studio Ghibli’s ‘Spirited Away’
In celebration of the anime classic’s Blu-ray release, AWN obtains exclusive images of scene paintings from Studio Ghibli’s ‘Spirited Away,’ available from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.
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Watch: Sony Releases ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ Trailer
Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘Hotel Transylvania’ sequel arrives in theaters on September 25, 2015.
MIFA 2015 Buzz: Wednesday, June 17
Further fortifying its footprint within France and abroad, French animation studio Mikros plans to hire 400 animators for its Paris, Belgium and Montreal studios.
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Eric Goldberg Joins USC School of Cinematic Arts Faculty
Veteran animator best known for his work with Walt Disney Animation Studios will teach classes on the fundamentals of character animation beginning in the fall of 2015.
‘Feast’ Director Patrick Osborne Helming ‘Nimona’ Adaptation for Fox
Fox Animation lands the rights to the Harvey and Eisner Award-nominated graphic novel by ‘Lumberjanes’ creator Noelle Stevenson.
GKIDS Sets New York Premiere for ‘Zarafa’
English and French-language versions of ‘Zarafa’ will play at New York’s IFC Center on July 3rd, to be followed by expansion into theaters across North America.
Angry Birds to Make Debut in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Rovio Entertainment signs three-year deal confirming involvement in the iconic event through 2017.
GKIDS Picks Up ‘Extraordinary Tales’ at Annecy
Day-and-date release of animated film anthology of five of Edgar Allen Poe’s best-known stories directed by Raúl García set for October 30.
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Watch: New Trailer for Blue Sky’s ‘The Peanuts Movie’
Set to The Who’s “Baba O’Riley,” new trailer reveals the film’s plot, which centers around Charlie Brown’s quest to win the heart of the Little Red-Haired Girl.
Fox Unveils New Poster for ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip’
Based on the characters created by Ross Bagdasarian, ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip’ is directed by Walt Becker and theaters everywhere on December 23, 2015.
First Look: Sony Titles ‘Get Smurfy,’ Unveils Voice Cast
Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson and Mandy Patinkin to lend their voices to Sony Pictures Animation’s CG feature based on the work of Peyo Culliford; ‘Get Smurfy’ arrives in theaters on March 31, 2017.
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‘We Can’t Live Without Cosmos’ Short Tops Animafest Zagreb 2015
Konstantin Bronzit’s ‘We Can’t Live Without Cosmos’ wins the Grand Prix award for best short film; ‘The Boy and the World’ by Alê Abreu wins Grand Prix award for best feature film.
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MIFA 2015 Attracts Record Number of Accreditations
30th Anniversary edition of the annual European marketplace to feature keynote sessions from Illumination Entertainment’s Chris Melendandri and director Genndy Tartakovsky.
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Voice Cast Revealed for Pixar’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’
Roster of voice talent for Pixar’s upcoming movie ‘The Good Dinosaur’ includes Raymond Ochoa, Jeffrey Wright, Steve Zahn, AJ Buckley, Anna Paquin, Sam Elliott, Frances McDormand, Marcus Scribner and Jack Bright.
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Watch: Disney Unveils ‘Zootopia’ Teaser
New teaser offers the first official look at the film’s main characters, Officer Judy Hopps, a bunny voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin, and Jason Bateman’s fast-talking fox, Nick Wilde.
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First Look: Sony Announces New ‘Open Season’ Feature
Rainmaker Entertainment to serve as animation facility for the fourth installment in the titled series directed by David Feiss, head of story on the original ‘Open Season’ movie.
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Animated Feature ‘Back to the Jurassic’ In Theaters June 12
Now available on disc, CJ Entertainment is releasing the new animated family adventure featuring the voices of Melanie Griffith, Jane Lynch, William Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin and Rob Schneider in theaters on June 12.
Rovio Teaming with LEGO on ‘Angry Birds’ Playsets
Set to to coincide with the 2016 release of ‘The Angry Birds Movie,” Rovio teams with The LEGO Group to create a new collection of building sets.
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