GALLERY: Aardman Makes ‘Special Delivery’ for Google Spotlight Stories
Check out a selection of stills and concept art from ‘Special Delivery,’ Aardman’s first animated short film created for Google ATAP’s Spotlight Stories.
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[GALLERY] ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Concept Art
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See more than 40 pieces of concept art for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ featuring artworks by Ian McCaig, Doug Chiang, Thom Tenery, Glyn Dillon and Christian Alzmann.
GALLERY: Academy Shortlists 10 Animated Shorts in 2015 Oscar Race
Watch trailers and clips from all 10 shortlisted projects.
In 2D, 3D, Awards, CG, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: North America
GALLERY: 16 Animated Features Submitted to 88th Oscar Race
Sixteen features -- from director Charlie Kaufman’s ‘Anomalisa’ to Studio Ghibli’s ‘When Marnie Was There’ are submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 88th Academy Awards.
In Awards, Films | ANIMATIONWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: North America
GALLERY: Fantoche 2015
Don Hertzfeldt’s ‘World of Tomorrow’ wins the top prize at 13th edition of the International Animation Film Festival Baden; check out the rest of the entries in AWN’s image gallery from Fantoche 2015.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Festival, Films, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe
animago AWARD 2015 Nominees Unveiled
Forty-five short film projects in nine categories are selected from a pool of more than 1,000 submissions to the animago AWARD & CONFERENCE running October 15 & 16, 2015.
GALLERY: 80+ New Projects to Be Presented at 2015 Cartoon Forum
A brief look at the more than 80 projects set to be presented to potential co-producers, buyers and investors at the 26th annual Cartoon Forum, taking place in Toulouse, France September 15-18.
In Cartoons, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: Cartoon Forum | Geographic Region: All, Europe
Gallery: Pixar's 'Inside Out' Concept Art and Console Progression
Take a look at some behind-the-scenes imagery from Pixar and Pete Docter's new film, 'Inside Out.'
Gallery: Iloura Takes on the VFX of 'Mad Max: Fury Road'
Helping bring all the mayhem and madness of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ to the screen was Iloura’s Sydney studio, led by VFX supervisor Tom Wood. With two major sequences – a toxic sandstorm and evil warlord Immortan Joe’s stronghold, The Citadel – plus hundreds of stunts and vehicle crashes to contend with, Iloura was involved in more than 1,700 VFX shots. Here’s a selection of some of their great work on the film.
Delving into the Lyrical World of Ghibli’s ‘When Marnie Was There’
Director Hiromasa Yonebayashi discusses his latest heroines, 2D animation and the future of Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli.
‘The OceanMaker’ Short Now Online
CG-animated short directed by Lucas Martell was nominated for the Grand Jury Award at the 2015 SXSW film festival.
Gallery: WonderCon 2015 - all about Animation!
This year’s WonderCon convention was an animated character cosplay extravaganza.
Gallery: Concept Art - Creation of Ancient Egypt Sets on ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’
A selection of concept art images showing various aspects of the creation of ancient Egypt from 20th Century Fox and Ridley Scott’s most recent epic, ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings.’
Gallery: 87th Annual Academy Awards - Animation and VFX Winners and Nominees
A selection of images featuring all the animation and visual effects Oscar winners and nominees, starting from the pre-Oscar Academy lunch and panel discussions and culminating with backstage celebrations during ABC's telecast of The 87th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 22, 2015! AWN congratulates the Oscar-winning teams behind 'Big Hero 6,' 'Feast' and 'Interstellar' as well as all the talented artists who worked on each of the nominated films.
In Awards, Films, Music and Sound, People, Short Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: All
Gallery: Paramount and Nickelodeon's 'The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'
Our favorite sea dwelling invertebrate is back for another adventure of epic proportions.
Daisy Jacobs Talks ‘The Bigger Picture’
The UK animator discusses her Oscar-nominated stop-motion graduate film.
In 2D, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion | ANIMATIONWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: All
Bonnie Arnold Talks ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’
The new DreamWorks feature animation co-president talks about her role as producer on the studio’s Oscar-nominated hit.
In CG, Films, People | ANIMATIONWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards, Annecy, Annie Awards | Geographic Region: All
Polynoid Directs Reveal Video for Lexus GS F
Reveal video presented at the Detroit Motor Show in January was directed by Polynoid and produced by Blacklist, with the animation executed at Polynoid production spinoff Woodblock.
In 3D, CG, Commercials, People, Places, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
Dan DeLeeuw Talks ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’
The Oscar-nominated VFX supervisor breaks down some of the key grand finale action on Marvel’s second ‘Captain America’ hit.
In CG, Films, People, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: All
Stephane Ceretti Talks Rocket, Groot and the VFX of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
Oscar-nominated VFX supervisor discusses the challenges of creating two believable CG action heroes.
Gallery: ‘Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas’
Warner Bros. Animation releases a slew of images from its upcoming stop-motion holiday special, ‘Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas.’
In Short Films, Stop-Motion, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
GALLERY: Cartoon Saloon's 'Song of the Sea'
The second feature from Oscar-nominated director Tomm Moore, ‘Song of the Sea’ opens in New York and Toronto on December 19.
GALLERY: Disney's 'Big Hero 6'
Directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams, 'Big Hero 6' is a superhero origin story centered around a boy and his robot.
Gallery: Signe Baumane's 'Rocks in My Pockets'
A collection of stills from Signe Baumane’s debut animated feature, ‘Rocks in My Pockets,' to be released in the U.S. by Zeitgeist Films in September.
In 2D, Films, People, Stop-Motion | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Gallery: Rising Sun Pictures 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'
VFX studio recreates the Pentagon Kitchen in ultra-slow motion for the mutant Quicksilver.
