‘Kung Fu Panda’ director’s long-awaited CG/stop-motion adaptation of the classic French novella finally gets released in the U.S.
LAIKA, Focus Features and Nike enlist designer Tinker Hatfield for customized Air Jordan collaboration celebrating the forthcoming ‘Kubo and the Two Strings.’
One-night showing of ‘The Little Prince’ followed by a Q&A with the director to be held Sunday, August 7 at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Greater NY.
Social media campaign for LAIKA’s most ambitious film to date includes an innovative mix of Instagram grids, story-based video loops, and an annotated and interactive map of Kubo’s journey.
New behind-the-scenes videos from LAIKA's forthcoming stop-motion/CG-animated hybrid feature includes commentary from director Travis Knight and voice talent Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey.
Margate-based animation production company signs Budapest-based stop-motion animation filmmaker and director Milán Kopasz for commercial representation in the U.K.
Following recent spots for Honda and Android, Oscar-nominated independent animation director PES joins London-based commercial production company.
Special event taking place at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Globe Theatre August 5-14 will showcase the evolution of LAIKA’s unique blend of handcrafted stop-motion animation and visual effects magic in an extensive display of original sets, puppets and props.
New trailer showcases elaborate hand-crafted sets and meticulous stop-frame character animation with a healthy dose of period-specific trailer tropes.
Marking the directorial debut of LAIKA head Travis Knight, stop-motion/CG-animated hybrid feature is based on a story by Google Spotlight Stories animator Shannon Tindle.
New trailer for LAIKA CEO Travis Knight’s stop-motion/CG-animated directorial debut reveals more of the mythical Japanese folk tale underpinning Kubo’s story.
Indiegogo campaign for legendary Czech director’s final stop-motion animated feature inspired by Franz Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’ gains support from Guillermo del Toro, Henry Selick, Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Neil Gaiman, Quay Brothers and Jan Pinkava.
Deluxe-owned Australian animation and visual effects studio delivers a significant suite of work for the recent ‘Battle of the Bastards’ episode of HBO’s tentpole series ‘Game of Thrones.’
Stop-motion animated film based in Derbyshire Mill launches Indiegogo campaign to raise £10,000 for their captivating short film about energy.
Trailer for stop-motion/digitally animated short inspired by a medieval Flemish fable by graduating students Sander Dufourmont and Wouter Geerits wins the Jury Prize at the LUCA School of Arts in Ghent, Belgium.
Margate-based production company creates new paper craft stop-motion film for agency Blimey Creative and Happy Eggs Co. USA.
Sixth and final installment of creative duo Becky Sloan & Joseph Pelling’s ‘Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared’ shorts uses a combination of puppetry, stop-motion, 2D and 3D animation to explore the world of dreams.
With a focus on focus on Balkan animation, Slovakian animation festival to host The Quay Brothers and Steven Woloshen at its ninth edition running June 29 through July 3, 2016.
Award-winning animation director Peter Sluszka launches crowdfunding campaign to raise $75,000 to fund the remainder of production of stop-motion short.
New Google Doodle celebrates the 117th birthday of German animation pioneer Charlotte “Lotte” Reiniger, widely credited as the developer of the cut-paper silhouette animation technique, and the director of the first feature-length animated film.
Legendary Czech director teams with Athanor Productions to launch Indiegogo campaign for his final stop-motion animated feature inspired by Franz Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis.’
Landmark 70th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival’s Animation in Focus program to be anchored by the first major retrospective of Scottish-based animation duo Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson.
Deadline for submissions is June 30; eighth edition of the festival to be held September 16-18.
Stop-motion animated spot for the new Braun Styling Range uses real men’s beards along with advanced stop-frame animation techniques to take the viewer on a journey of eye-catching shapes, patterns and designs.
Cable network launching a new chapter in the ‘Robot Chicken’ franchise, the return of Genndy Tartakovsky’s animated smash hit ‘Samurai Jack,’ Season 3 of ‘Rick & Morty,’ and new series including ‘Dream Corp, LLC,’ ‘Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace’ and Brad Neely’s ‘Harg Nallin’ Sclopio Peepio.’
