Los Angeles Animation Festival to Honor Chris Prynoski
LAAF, running Nov 30-Dec 2, will recognize Emmy award-winning Titmouse founder for his ground-breaking achievements in animation.
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100-Second Short Celebrates 100 Years of Brazilian Animation
Creative studios Lobo and VetorZero reimagine iconic snippets from country’s most popular animated works for Annecy Festival showcase.
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Submit Your Shorts to Chitose Airport Int’l Animation Festival by June 30th
Four more days remain for animated short film submissions, while feature films can be entered up until July 31, to compete for over 2,000,000 JPY in prizes.
Nickelodeon Bringing Real-Time VR with Reimagined ‘TMNT’ and ‘Invader Zim’ TV Movie to Comic-Con
Studio’s 1,800 square-foot booth to feature hidden ‘Turtles’ lair and towering New York cityscape to showcase new and returning shows.
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Warner Bros. TV Group Bringing 15 Series Panels and Signings to Comic-Con
Stars and producers from ‘DC Super Hero Girls,’ ‘Unikitty!,’ ‘Young Justice: Outsiders’ and other top studio shows are headed to San Diego.
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Hulu Strikes Exclusive Viacom Licensing Deal for ‘Daria’
All five seasons of MTV’s classic animated series now available for streaming.
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Review: ‘Incredibles 2’
Avoiding sequel-itis, Pixar’s latest is their best since ‘Inside Out.’
WATCH: Dennis Gansel Talks ‘Jim Button & Luke the Engine Driver’ at FMX 2018
The director discusses his latest film, the live-action/VFX driven adaptation of the classic German children’s story.
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WATCH: Lynne Naylor Talks Character and Conceptual Design at FMX 2018
The DreamWorks TV Animation veteran artist talks about her different approaches to character and conceptual design projects, the dynamic of realizing a strong director’s vision, such as Genndy Tartakovsky, and challenges she faced on shows such as ‘Samurai Jack.’
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WATCH: Aardman’s David Sproxton Talks ‘Early Man’ Stop-Motion Production Challenges at FMX 2018
The studio’s co-founder discusses their most recent animated feature, ‘Early Man,’ sharing insights on Oscar-winner Nick Park’s writing and directing process and how more and more CGI is integrated into stop-motion filmmaking.
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WATCH: Sony Pictures Animation’s Shannon Tindle Talks Directing Challenges at FMX 2018
The creator of ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ teases his new animated feature film at SPA, shares his insights on the difficulties of the creative process, and gives advice for young artists looking for a career in the industry.
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Giveaway: Win Aardman’s ‘Early Man’ on Blu-ray!
Oscar-winning director Nick Park’s prehistoric romp available now on Digital and on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on May 22.
WATCH: Blue Sky’s Chris Wedge Talks Animation Directing Challenges at FMX 2018
The Oscar-winning director and studio co-founder shares his insights on the animation industry, what inspires and drives him, as well as what advice he has for young professionals.
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WATCH: David Silverman Discusses ‘The Simpsons’ Then and Now at FMX 2018
The Oscar-nominated director talks about his work on Fox’s multiple Emmy Award-winning hit series, some of the show’s history as well as his new feature film in production with Wink Animation.
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WATCH: Esben Toft Jacobsen Talks Post-Apocalyptic Series ‘The Rain’ and More at FMX 2018
The creator and visual supervisor discusses his world-building and design work on the upcoming VFX-driven Netflix Original Series.
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WATCH: Phil Tippett Talks Tough on 40 Years of VFX, Movies and More at FMX 2018
The legendary industry pioneer shares his insights as an artist, director, visual effects supervisor and survivor, including thoughts on digital character performance and conflicts with studio executives.
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Jaegers and Kaiju Battle Once More in ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’
Overall VFX supervisor Peter Chiang talks previs, techvis, drones and Chinese sound stages on Steven DeKnight’s sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 sci-adventure romp.
Proof Helps Plan Ahead for ‘A Wrinkle in Time’
L.A.-based visualization studio handles previs and postvis on Ava DuVernay and Disney’s new fantasy-adventure film.
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Azusa Pacific Launches Animation Degree with 20th Anniversary ‘Mulan’ Screening
Film’s co-director Tony Bancroft joins university as head of new four-year program.
Award-Winning CG Short ‘Schirkoa’ Being Developed as Feature
Indian filmmaker Ishan Shukla will write and direct a feature-length animated film based on his award-winning short of the same name, with 108 Media and Aurora Media Holdings on board to co-produce.
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'Sgt. Stubby' Marches into Theaters April 13
CG feature tells the real-life story of the first dog promoted to sergeant in the U.S. Army for acts of bravery in World War I.
Glen Keane Soars in ‘Dear Basketball’
The legendary animator finds his game and garners an Oscar nomination alongside legendary hoopster Kobe Bryant with their animated ‘love letter’ short film tribute to the sport.
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Can Three Caesars Add Up to One More Oscar for Joe Letteri?
Weta’s four-time Oscar-winning senior VFX supervisor talks about the complexities of creating believable digital ape performances in the final film in Fox’s ‘Apes’ trilogy reboot, director Matt Reeves’ futuristic action adventure ‘War for the Planet of the Apes.’
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Do Digital Characters Deserve Academy Awards?
Academy governors Richard Edlund and Bill Kroyer weigh in on how to acknowledge and reward the growing number of stellar CG character performances.
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A Team Effort: Bringing Aardman’s ‘Early Man’ to the Big Screen
Animation directors Will Beecher and Merlin Crossingham detail their journey transporting Dug, Hobnob and Goona from the Stone Age to the football stadium.
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