Fresh Takes: Daisy Jacobs Plunges Viewers into Real Life Drama with ‘The Full Story’
In her award-winning short, live actors are injected into the uniquely chaotic and morphing animated vortex, creating a riveting and impactful viewing experience.
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‘Kids’ Takes Best in Show Honors at SIGGRAPH Asia Computer Animation Festival
Michael Frei and Mario von Rickenbach’s powerful short about the random actions of a faceless group wins top prize at annual showcase for excellence in CG animation.
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‘Coeur Fondant,’ and ‘Entre Sombras’ Take Home Awards at Festival Stop Motion Montreal
Films by Benoît Chieux and Alice Guimarães & Mónica Santos among prize winners honored at 11th festival edition’s closing ceremonies, which took place at Concordia University’s J.A. De Sève Cinema.
Dev Patel, Alia Shawkat and George Wendt Cast in Jérémy Clapin’s ‘I Lost My Body’
Andrew Bujalski to serve as creative lead for English dub of the award-winning animated feature, which comes to U.S. theatres and Netflix this November.
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Films to Watch: Ottawa Animation Festival Competition Highlights
Many notable shorts and features standout in a competition artistic director Chris Robinson calls ‘weird, disorienting and divisive.’
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New BFI Fund to Support UK Animated Short Productions
Applications now being accepted through November 4 for short form project financing.
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‘The Tower’ and ‘Traces’ Awarded Grand Prizes at SICAF 2019
Films by Mats Grorud and Hugo Frassetto & Sophie Tavert take top honors at the Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival.
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Call for Entries: ANIMASIVO 2019
Submissions now being accepted, through October 7, for Mexico’s first festival dedicated to the animated image in Mexico and Latin America.
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Shout! Factory Acquires Bill Plympton Library
The multi-platform media company will begin launching Plympton titles on various platforms later in 2019.
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‘Animation Next’ Shorts Showcase Gets Theatrical Release
Selection of the best films from the GLAS Animation Festival will hit select U.S. theatres this coming Fall.
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Fresh Takes: Ujwal Nair’s Animated Treat ‘KPL’
Bangalore-based animator juxtaposes ancient Indian mythology with cricket match braggadocio in a sleekly designed, funny 2D short.
Famed Painter and Animator Suzan Pitt Dies at 75
The legendary artist, known for her surreal designs, environmental concerns and intimate portrayals of human sexuality and emotions, has passed away from cancer.
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WATCH: Sophie Koko Gates Talks ‘Slug Life’ and Ugly Filmmaking at FMX 2019
Filmmaker discusses design and production on her thoughtful and provocative 2D animated short, and how she hopes audiences will respond to her self-described “ugly” style.
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Pivotal Films: Annecy 2019 Short Film Competition Highlights
Shorts remain the heart and soul of the festival, and these films should contend for awards, applause and free drinks.
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Juan Antin’s Acclaimed Animated Feature ‘Pachamama’ Debuts on Netflix
The director talks about Pre-Columbian art, character design and the 14 years it took to produce his beautiful and thoughtful homage to indigenous Andean cultures steeped in harmony with the Earth.
Denis Do Captures the Emotional Horror of Khmer Rouge Atrocities in ‘Funan’
Award-winning director discusses his semi-biographical animated feature about a family’s desperate struggle to reunite during the communist party’s 1975-1979 Cambodian reign of terror.
The Dizzying Animated Thought Puzzle of ‘Albatross Soup’
Winnie Cheung’s fascinating hybrid short film documentary is based on 50 people’s answers to an entertaining but disturbing riddle solved asking only ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ questions.
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The 2019 Anima Mundi Festival Needs Our Support!
Recent instability in Brazil has threatened the festival’s very existence; pledge your support now to ensure they can open their doors to animation fans this coming July 17.
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‘The Pigeon,’ ‘The Elephant’s Song’ and ‘Gun Shop’ Take Home ASIFA-East Awards
Bethe Kazanjian, Lynn Tomlinson and Patrick Smith among winners at 50th Annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival awards ceremony.
WATCH: Patrick Smith’s ‘Pour 585’ Now Online
Award-winning indie animator of ‘Puppet’ and ‘Blank on Blank’ shares his thought-provoking 2018 short about the process and danger of conformity.
Women Directors Talk Shop at WIA NYC Gathering
Karen Disher, Signe Baumane, Anna Samo and Peggy Stern share insights and realities at Women in Animation New York chapter March event; AWN’s Miscweant reports.
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TRAILER: ‘Loving Vincent’ Documentary Now in Theaters
‘Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream’ now playing in select theaters with double billings of the documentary and Academy Award & BAFTA-nominated independent animated feature.
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WATCH: Artella Unveils New CG-Animated Short ‘Thistle One’
Director and Artella CEO Bobby Beck details how 54 artists from 21 countries helped create a thrilling post-apocalyptic tale using the company’s cloud-based production platform.
GKIDS Releases New Trailer for ‘Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles’
Animated feature co-written and directed by Salvador Simó and produced by Manuel Cristobal arrives in North American theaters later this year.
Finalists Revealed for 2nd Annual Quirino Awards
25 animation projects from seven countries will vie for honors in nine categories at the April 6 ceremony, being held on the island of Tenerife, Spain.
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