Former Production I.G. VP has overseen all phases of development, production and distribution of the company’s marquee projects, most recently serving as co-producer of Paramount’s live-action ‘Ghost in the Shell’ feature.
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital release of Oscar-nominated Studio Ghibli co-production packed with bonus features including behind-the-scenes featurettes & AFI Fest Q&A with director Michael Dudok de Wit.
Poland’s ‘Impossible Figures and Other Stories II’ by Marta Pajek receives Grand Prix award; Spela Cadez’s ‘Nighthawk’ (Slovenia) wins award for best narrative short.
Japan’s biggest box office hit of the year arrives in North American theaters April 7; advance tickets available now.
Free, monthly curated screening of animated short films and VR experiences from all around the world set for Wednesday, March 8.
Funimation Films will debut animated global pop culture phenomenon in both English-language dub and Japanese with English subtitles.
GAGA Corporation to distribute LAIKA’s Golden Globe-nominated animated film in Japanese theaters in 2017.
No VR game-changer amid the gaming tables.
Makoto Shinkai’s anime feature debuts to $41 million in China, and passes Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ to become the second-largest-grossing Japanese film of all time; Disney’s CG-animated ‘Moana’ rules North American box office for second weekend in a row.
The director of Japan’s biggest box office hit of the year greets fans at the Los Angeles Laemmle Music Hall on Saturday night, speaking about his creative process and the inspirations behind his characters and their stories.
Every Monday, Chris Robinson serves up Animators Unearthed, a short profile of prominent and not-so-prominent indie animators.
Director Makoto Shinkai’s hit anime feature has earned $196 million at the Japanese box office, passing Studio Ghibli’s ‘Princess Mononoke’ to become the third-highest-grossing film of all time.
Singapore-based media company August Media Holdings, Philippines-based animation and game developer Synergy88 and Japanese national broadcaster TV Asahi announce a partnership to produce new animated series aimed at young adults.
Watch the trailers for six of the abstract and experimental short films that screened at the 40th anniversary edition of the Ottawa International Animation Festival.
Studio Ghibli’s first feature co-production directed by Dutch animator Michael Dudok de Wit to screen in New York and Los Angeles beginning November 18, followed by a national rollout in January 2017.
Acclaimed Japanese artist behind ‘Vampire Hunter D’ and the ‘Final Fantasy’ series designs key visuals for new property to be introduced at MIPCOM 2016.
Encore presentation of the 4K restoration of the Japanese anime feature ‘Belladonna of Sadness,’ directed by Eiichi Yamamoto of ‘Astro Boy’ fame, runs September 16, 17 & 18.
Japanese CG animation studio to help fund and produce feature adaptation of Tsutomu Nihei’s award-winning sci-fi manga series.
Animated films screening at Fantasia 2016 include ‘Bad Cat’ (Turkey), ‘Battledream Chronicle’ (Martinique), ‘Harmony’ (Japan), ‘Nova Seed’ (Canadian), ‘Psychonauts, The Forgotten Children’ (Spain) and ‘Seoul Station’ (South Korea), as well as the 4K restoration of the classic ‘Momotaro, Sacred Sailors.’
Polygon Pictures to produce animation for Amazon Prime video series ‘Lost in Oz’ from production company Bureau of Magic.
Renowned Japanese animator known for her work on nearly every major Studio Ghibli production, as well as Katsuhiro Otomo’s ‘Akira’ adaptation, dies following treatment for an unspecified illness at a Tokyo hospital.
Free open-source animation production software employed by Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli now available for download.
Japan’s ‘Track’ by Tochka, Kazue Monno and Takeshi Nagata, wins the Grand Prix award in the non-narrative short category; ‘Cafard,’ directed by Jan Bultheel, is awarded the Grand Prix for feature animation; Nina Gantz wins the Grand Prix award in the student film category for ‘Edmond.’
Animation production software with expanded feature set employed by Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli to be distributed for free.
To be held August 18-22, the deadline for submissions to HIROSHIMA 2016 is April 1.
