Geographical Region: Europe

Boat Rocker Media Headline News

Boat Rocker, BBC Enter Co-Production Deal for ‘Love Monster’ with China’s UYoung

Based on the ‘Love Monster’ series of books by British author and illustrator Rachel Bright, new 2D-animated preschool series will premiere on CBeebies and on major Chinese broadcasters and digital platforms.

Awards Headline News

2019 Irish Animation Awards Nominations Announced

‘Late Afternoon,’ ‘Danger Mouse,’ ‘Space Chickens in Space’ and ‘Angela’s Christmas’ lead nominees for 3rd biennial ceremony taking place in Dingle on March 23th. 

9 Story Media Group Headline News

9 Story Media Group Acquires Indonesian Animation Studio BASE

Joining forces with Brown Bag Films, BASE founders Lily Wang and Daniel Harjanto Setyawan to report to 9 Story COO Cathal Gaffney.

FMX 2019 Headline News

FMX 2019 Announces ‘Spider-Man’ Talk, Indie Animation Track and ‘CatPlanets’ Trailer Reveal

By Dan Sarto | Friday, February 1, 2019 at 4:30pm

Sony Pictures Imageworks VFX supervisor Danny Dimian will present work on hit animated feature; animators Sophie Koto Gate, Michael Frei, Boris Labbé and Tomek Popakul will share their distinctive work.

Lotus Entertainment Headline News

Lotus Entertainment Unveils First Trailer for ‘Mosley’

With a voice cast featuring Rhys Darby, John Rhys Davies, Temuera Morrison and Lucy Lawless, New Zealand-China co-production is directed by Kirby Atkins and produced by Daniel Story.

Locksmith Animation Headline News

Locksmith Animation Appoints Dónall Crehan Chief Business Officer

Former All3Media general counsel to oversee London animation studio’s legal and business affairs, business strategy and development, commercial operations and the implementation of its long and short-term strategic plans.

call for entries Headline News

Call for Entries: School in Motion Festival Launches in Italy

Submit up to three short films with educational and scholastic themes of any length or technique to compete for four cash prizes up to €4,500.

Festivals Headline News

Fest Anča International Animation Festival Announces Call for Entries

2019 edition, taking place June 27-30 in Slovakia, is now accepting submissions for animated short films, student films, music videos and films for children.

Cartoon Saloon Headline News

Lighthouse Studios Names Claire Finn Managing Director

Experienced media creative combines decades of content development and advertising experience in driving expansion for full-service animation studio formed by Canada’s Mercury Filmworks and Ireland’s Cartoon Saloon.

FMX 2019 Headline News

ILM’s Rob Bredow to Present ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ at FMX 2019

By Dan Sarto | Friday, January 18, 2019 at 4:14pm

Studio’s head and executive creative director will share inner workings of their visual and physical effects work on Disney's BAFTA and VES-nominated sci-fi adventure.

GKIDS Headline News

TRAILER: GKIDS Acquires NorAm Rights to ‘This Magnificent Cake!’

Marc James Roels and Emma de Swaef’s Annie Award-nominated stop-motion animated feature to be released theatrically in Los Angeles on March 1.

Short Films Headline News

TRAILER: Michael Frei’s ‘KIDS’ to Screen at 69th Berlinale

Second collaboration between director and animator Michael Frei and game designer Mario von Rickenbach is from the publishers of David OReilly’s critically-acclaimed ‘Everything.’

Bonobostudio Headline News

Motor Away: Špela Čadež’s ‘Nighthawk’ Makes Online Debut

Award-winning stop-motion short co-produced by Croatia’s Finta Film and Slovenia’s Bonobostudio takes traditional multiplane cut-out animation to a new level in a tale of a drunken badger set loose on the roads.

Short Films Headline News

New Making-of Video Goes Behind the Scenes of Louise Bagnall’s ‘Late Afternoon’

Oscar-shortlisted short film produced by Cartoon Saloon uses hand-drawn digital animation to poignantly explore the internal landscape of a woman with memory loss.

Short Films Headline News

WATCH: Boris Labbé’s ‘La Chute’ Makes Limited Online Debut

Produced in collaboration with Sacrebleu Productions, experimental animated short is in the running for France’s César Award.

Festivals Blogs

24th Encounters Festival: September 25-30, 2018 – Bristol, England

Being both a live action and an animated short film festival, the Encounters Festival schedule was packed with film programs of every description.

Awards Headline News

Nominations Announced for 2019 BAFTA Awards

‘Incredibles 2,’ ‘Isle of Dogs’ and ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ receive nominations in the Animated Film category; ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,’ ‘First Man,’ and ‘Ready Player One’ nominated for Special Visual Effects.

call for entries Blogs

Call for Entries to the 3rd Bilbao International Animation Community Festival ANIMAKOM FEST

Call for Entries to the 3rd Bilbao International Animation Community Festival ANIMAKOM FEST is open until 31st January 2019.

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