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.
Inaugural edition of the GLAS Animation Festival to spotlight filmmakers Paul Vester, Sara Gunnarsdottír, Hisko Hulsing, Satoshi Kon and more.
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.’
Walt Disney Animation Studios restoration of 1928 short, ‘Sleigh Bells,’ featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, to be screened at BFI event on December 12.
Short film from Oscar-nominated director celebrating the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos uses live-action puppetry and hand-cranked automata.
New Los Angeles HQ to be headed up by executive producer Kate Hitchings joined by head of color Aubrey Woodiwiss.
Filmakademie to present ‘Best of Animation’ screening showcase at SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 taking place November 2-5 in Kobe, Japan.
Jury Prize is awarded to South Korea’s ‘Afternoon Class’; award for Best Student Project goes to Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg short ‘Natural Attraction.’
British comedy troupe releases nearly 14 minutes of unseen footage animated by Terry Gilliam in celebration of the cult classic’s 40th anniversary.
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.’
Steve Boot’s ‘Once Upon a Blue Moon’ awarded as best independent film; Anni Oja’s ‘Viikset’ (‘The Moustache’) named best student film.
The 23rd edition of the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film runs April 26 - May 1, 2016; deadline for entries is December 1, 2015.
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.
Legendary animator Ralph Bakshi returns to film with Vimeo On Demand exclusive release of his new 22-minute film, ‘Last Days of Coney Island,’ on October 29.
Dutch studio PostPanic wins visual effects prize for ‘Sundays.’
SPARK ANIMATION 2015 includes a special presentation of ‘The Iron Giant: Signature Edition,’ the Western Canadian Premiere of ‘Extraordinary Tales,’ and the Western Canadian premiere of Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘The Boy and the Beast.’
“…all I could think of was Ollie Johnston saying to me, ‘Glen, don’t animate what the character is doing, animate what the character is thinking.’”
Directed by Sanjay Patel and produced by Nicole Paradis Grindle, ‘Sanjay's Super Team’ plays ahead of the studio’s newest feature, ‘The Good Dinosaur,’ beginning November 25th.
Dutch filmmaker receives specially introduced award for his cinematic vision for his three films, ‘No Place Like Home,’ ‘Lonely Bones’ and ‘Splintertime.’
Legendary animator Ralph Bakshi returns to film with Vimeo On Demand exclusive release of his new 22-minute film, ‘Last Days of Coney Island,’ on October 29.
Animated documentary short is narrated by former MLB All-Star and current ESPN baseball analyst John Kruk.
Guest speakers include ‘Song of the Sea’ director Tomm Moore, Aardman animation director Will Becher, and U.K. comedy animation director Tim Searle.
Finland’s Animatricks Animation Festival will take place in Helsinki on April 22–24, 2016; deadline for submissions is January 31, 2016.
Manchester-based studio creates award for its inaugural event; unveils new website and ticketing information.
Dustin Grella’s Animation Hotline turns anonymous voice mail messages into compelling micro-animated shorts – each produced in a single day.
