Watch Two Frustrated Nerds Make a Plan in New Trailer for Titmouse’s ‘Nerdland’
Raunchy 2D-animated satire directed by Chris Prynoski and featuring the voices of Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt set for one-night theatrical event on Tuesday, December 6.
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Austria’s NÖT Creates Animated Intro for ‘A Hologram for The King’
Vienna-based studio Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm completes animation and editing on the highly-acclaimed intro to director Tom Tykwer’s ‘A Hologram For The King,’ featuring an animated Tom Hanks singing the iconic Talking Heads song, ‘Once in a Lifetime.’
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CalArts Unveils ‘A New History of Animation’
New book based on influential Animation History Class at CalArts by Maureen Furniss, director of the Institute’s experimental animation program, chronicles the history of animation from its earliest antecedents to the present day.
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Not to Scale Signs Stop-Motion Director Anthony Farquhar-Smith
Stop-motion animation director for campaigns for brands including Kellogg’s, HSBC, Cadbury, Samsung and Audi has worked on films such as ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ and ‘Corpse Bride.’
Indie Sci-Fi Feature ‘Nova Seed’ To Open GIRAF12
Quickdraw Animation Society announces features and visiting artist for Calgary animation festival’s 12th year.
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REPORT: Hollywood and the Search for a Chinese Super Hero
An estimated 63 comic book adaptations are set to hit the big screen by 2020 from creators ranging from ‘Captain America’ directors the Joe and Anthony Russo to comic book powerhouse Stan Lee.
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Titmouse’s ‘Nerdland’ Set for One-Night Theatrical Event
Samuel Goldwyn Films and Fathom Events present action-packed, over-the-top adult-themed animated adventure from ‘Son of Zorn’ director Chris Prynoski on December 6.
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China’s Alpha Animation Appoints Alex Schwartz Head of Production
Former head of development at DreamWorks Animation helped develop and produce ‘How To Train Your Dragon,’ ‘Shrek 4,’ ‘Puss in Boots,’ ‘The Croods’ and ‘Home,’ and served as producer on ‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’ alongside director Rob Minkoff.
DreamWorks Animation Unveils First Teaser for ‘Boss Baby’ Feature
Alec Baldwin plays the boss in DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming CG-animated comedy, ‘The Boss Baby,’ due in theaters March 31, 2016.
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Duncan Studio Creates Animation for ‘Middle School’ Feature
Fifty artists at Pasadena, CA-based animation studio create 10 animated sequences for live-action/animated family comedy, ‘Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life,’ arriving in theaters October 7th.
Samuel Goldwyn Films Acquires Titmouse Feature, ‘Nerdland’
Titmouse’s first full-length animated feature directed by Chris Prynoski and featuring the voices of Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt is set for a December 2016 theatrical release.
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Diane Obomsawin’s ‘I Like Girls’ Wins Grand Prize at 40th Annual OIAF
Grand Prize for Features is given to previous OIAF Grand Prize winner Jean-François Laguionie for ‘Louise by the Shore’; Theodore Ushev’s ‘Blind Vaysha’ receives awards for Best Narrative Short Animation and Best Canadian Animation.
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Turner Greenlights ‘Tuzki’ Movie in Partnership with Tencent Pictures
The famous rabbit emoticon celebrates 10th anniversary with theatrical film release in first full-length movie project for Turner-owned Tuzki.
25th Anniversary Edition of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Available on Blu-ray September 25
For the first time ever, all 11 Disney Princess films in The Walt Disney Signature Collection are being made available at the same time.
Glass Cannon Animation Developing ‘Coracle Lake’ Feature
Yorkshire animation studio teams with archaeologists at the University of York for prehistoric family adventure ‘Tales from Coracle Lake: The Search for Spring.’
Full Program for 2016 VIEW Conference Now Online
Italy’s VIEW Conference celebrates its 17th anniversary with full program of keynote presentations, production sessions, workshops, talks and more.
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Fantoche 2016 Boasts Star-Studded Program
Switzerland’s largest animation festival to host a raft of luminaries at its 2016 edition, including voice artist Peter Krause, filmmakers Georges Schwizgebel, Konstantin Bronzit and Kaspar Jancis, and DreamWorks Animation director and story artist Simon Otto.
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‘Finding Dory’ Returns to the Big Screen
Pixar Animation Studios feature directed by Andrew Stanton makes an encore appearance in more than 2,900 theaters nationwide this Labor Day weekend.
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Dave Rosenbaum Joins Cinesite Animation as Chief Creative Officer
Former Illumination Entertainment vice president of talent to help grow the Montreal studio and harness a new phase of expansion, seeking out and cultivating new projects, artists, writers and directors.
GKIDS Announces Acquisition of ‘My Life as a Zucchini’
Critically acclaimed stop-motion animated Cannes selection directed by Claude Barras is Best Foreign Language submission from Switzerland for the 2017 Academy Awards.
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New Trailer Arrives for ‘Ethel and Ernest’ Feature
Produced by Lupus Films, hand-drawn, feature-length adaptation of the award-winning graphic novel by writer and illustrator Raymond Briggs is due in U.K. cinemas on October 28th.
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Flaunt’s ‘Welcome to Monster High’ Lands in Theaters
Originally slated for a DVD release, 70-minute feature directed by Stephen Donnelly and Olly Reid is a reboot of Mattel’s ‘Monster High’ franchise.
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Alpha Animation Launches in Los Angeles
China’s Alpha Group appoints former Disney and Paramount Animation exec Bob Bacon as CEO; new division to release its first animated feature in 2020.
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CG Supervisor Andrew McPhillips Joins Spin VFX
Veteran visual effects talent most recently worked on ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ for Sony Picture Imageworks and ‘The Maze Runner’ and ‘Night at the Museum 3: Secret of the Tomb’ for Method Studios.
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‘Floyd Norman: An Animated Life’ Opens in Theaters This Weekend!
Feature documentary by Michael Fiore and Erik Sharkey following the life and career of legendary animator and story artist Floyd Norman makes its theatrical debut.
