Alicja Jasina and Ahmad Saleh Take Animation Gold at 2016 Student Academy Awards
43rd Student Academy Awards honor Jasina’s ‘Once Upon a Line’ and Saleh’s ‘Ayny - My Second Eye’ alongside with 15 other student filmmakers.
Tagged With: Documentary
Cartoon Network Launches ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Docu-Series
The Powerpuff Girls ask ‘what’s your special ingredient?’ with Powfactor; Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls contributes to launch of global campaign.
Virtual Realities
Five forecasts to orient your lighthouse by.
In Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: Reality Bites | Geographic Region: All
NFB Appoints René Bourdages as Head of Interactive
New NFB Director General, Creation and Innovation to oversee the interactive studios in Vancouver and Montreal and both the French and English programs at the National Film Board of Canada.
In Business, Interactive, People, Places, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Academy Announces Submission Dates for 89th Oscars
Deadline for submission of qualifying animated shorts is Monday, October 3; animated features must be submitted by Tuesday, November 1.
In Awards, Call for Entries, Films, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: North America
Roger Ross Williams On a Life Uniquely Animated
Oscar-winning director brings us ‘Life, Animated,’ a heartbreaking, evocative and ultimately uplifting live-action/animated documentary about a young man’s struggle with autism and his unique embrace of Disney animation.
ShortsHD Sends 2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films to Theaters on January 29
World’s only short movie channel to showcase famed Oscar shorts release with theatrical premieres of live-action, animated and documentary short categories.
In Awards, Event, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: North America
Giant Ant Joins Passion
Award-winning animation production company signs Canada-based creative studio Giant Ant to its roster of talent for representation in the U.S.
PGA Announces 2016 Producers Guild Awards Nominees
Animated contenders include ‘Anomalisa,’ ‘The Good Dinosaur,’ ‘Inside Out,’ ‘Minions’ and ‘The Peanuts Movie.’
In Awards, Films, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Trollbäck Delivers Opening Titles for Peggy Guggenheim Documentary
Trollbäck + Company designs painterly opening titles for director Lisa Immordino Vreeland’s documentary feature, ‘Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict.’
BigStar Creates Title Sequence for Showtime’s ‘Years’
Showtime taps BigStar to create the title sequence for the nine-part documentary series about the impact of climate change, Years of Living Dangerously.
In Broadcast Design, Business, People, Television | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Rhythm & Hues Documentary Depicts ‘Life After Pi’
A trailer is released for a new documentary filmed on location at Rhythm & Hues Studios during the weeks following the company’s devastating bankruptcy.
In Business, Films, People, Places, Short Films, Visual Effects | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Uncle Tony, Three Fools and the Secret Service
Check out a clip from a fascinating and controversial new documentary out of Bulgaria....
Colorflow Provides Post for 'Facing Fear' Documentary
Colorflow provides postproduction services for documentary short Facing Fear, directed by Jason Cohen.
Studio Ghibli Documentary Film to Open This Fall
Japanese director Mami Sunada directs Kingdom of Dreams & Madness, a behind-the-scenes view of Studio Ghibli directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahataas and producer Toshio Suzuki as they complete their forthcoming animated features.
UPA Documentary Back on Track
No sooner had AniMazSpot 2012 announced the Magoo at the Alex events, that the question was asked, “When will the UPA documentary feature be finished?
DOCartoon - The Drawing of Reality, 2nd Animated Documentary Film and Non-Fiction Comics Festival
Begins: October 6, 2012
DOCartoon-The Drawing of Reality Pietrasanta, Italy - OCT. 6-12 2012 Call for entries is open.
!Women Art Revolution - A Valuable Educational Resource
Both the award winning documentary !Women Art Revolution and the associated booklet should have pride of place in libraries that collect resources on American art history.
TABLOID (2011) (***1/2)
Before this film I had never heard of Joyce McKinney and her bizarre headline grabbing life. It's a fitting statement of her bizarre story, one that grabs attention and fizzles out as the next sensational tale takes hold of the headlines of magazines and newspapers at the check-out line. It's got it all -- a former beauty queen, a Mormon missionary, violence and kinky sex.
Slamdance 2012
Begins: January 20, 2012
By Filmmakers, For Filmmakers
Born out of rejection, Slamdance showcases new and emerging independent artists, filmmakers and storytellers. We welcome films in every genre, on any topic from every country around the world. The festival program is selected from 100% blind submissions and we do not disqualify any films based on premiere status or date of completion.
This year, we are accepting films in the following categories:
Narrative Feature
AMERICAN: THE BILL HICKS STORY (2011) (***1/2)
I became a fan of comedian Bill Hicks when I caught one of his old HBO specials on late at night. I wondered why I hadn’t heard of this angry hilarious and provocative performer before, so I went to the Internet and looked him up. Turns out he has a highly influential comedian of the early ‘90s who on the cusp of breaking into the big time in the U.S. died at the age of 32. Now British filmmakers Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas have brought his story to film in this innovative documentary that combines archive footage and animation to bring Hicks’ story to life.
Women in Art and Animation
A new film and a new book – women in art, women in animation
Animating Realities: Animation, Documentary and the Moving Image
Begins: June 23, 2011
Animating Realities: Animation, Documentary and the Moving Image
Thursday June 23rd and Friday June 24th, 2011
Soundwalkers - A Must Watch
To say that Soundwalkers, a fascinating film by director and sound researcher Raquel Castro, sensitives us to the soundscape of our modern world is to minimize its achievement.
52nd DOK Leipzig Sets New Visitor Record
The 52nd International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film has closed with a new audience record: 34,200 visitors saw 330 productions in twelve cinemas, attended the industry events and took part in intensive discussions about the presented works as well as the future of documentary and animated film.
