Ankama Acquires Minority Stake in Animation Studio Inthebox
The deal will allow the French company behind ‘MFKZ’ and ‘Wakfu’ to expand its production pipeline and benefit from Inthebox’s 3D animation expertise.
The deal will allow the French company behind ‘MFKZ’ and ‘Wakfu’ to expand its production pipeline and benefit from Inthebox’s 3D animation expertise.
Celebrating the legacy and innovation of Francophone animation within the U.S., the 2024 festival wrapped up January 28 with 6 films receiving awards in the ‘Francophone Shorts’ and ‘Student Short Film Competition’ categories; winning films are available for online viewing through February 12.
FIAF presents the seventh edition of its annual festival dedicated to showcasing the enduring legacy of and innovation of French and Francophone animation, January 23 – January 28.
The event celebrates the legacy and innovation of Francophone animation with U.S. and NYC feature film premieres, ‘First Look’ presentations, filmmaker talks and a Student Short Film competition; event runs January 23-28 in NYC.
Partner at parent company Dandelooo will spearhead original and client project development and drive expansion at its production studio she helped launch 3 years ago.
FIAF’s event will be held in-person February 11-13, followed by an online edition from February 14-21; highlights include film premieres, a glimpse at highly anticipated works in progress as well as panels with leading animators.
The Brussels International Animation Film Festival, taking place March 1-10, has chosen its European neighbor France as this year’s festival focus.
Legendary director Michel Ocelot the guest of honor at the second annual edition of the only U.S. festival dedicated to French animation.
An exploration of the sensually seductive grooves of Bastian Dupriez's abstract short film, 'Sillon 672' (2014), spiced with a dash of Jerry Lee Lewis.
Every Tuesday, Chris Robinson digests and dissects (relatively) new indie animation short films. Today: 8 Bullets
Every Monday, Chris Robinson serves up Animators Unearthed, a brief introduction to prominent and not-so-prominent indie animators. Today: France's fantastic Folimage studio.
Every Tuesday, Chris Robinson digests and dissects (relatively) new indie animation short films. This week Chez Moi (2015) reminds us that having or being a stepparent is no picnic.