‘The Amazing Adventures of Awesome’ Bring Some Magic to World Autism Day
Allison Brownmoore’s charming 2D short shares how beautiful, exciting, and optimistic the world can be as seen through the eyes of a young girl with autism.
Category: Short Films
Nexus Studios Shares ‘Best Day of My Life’ Music Video
Directed by Manshen Lo for Tom Odell’s new single, the 2D animated short is part of an ongoing collaboration with the musician; the visuals and song address the post-pandemic emotions of loneliness and separation.
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Inaugural FLAMIN Animations Artists Debut Their Work
Group’s commissioned shorts premiered at the recent TNBFC’s event showcasing Black creatives; program’s second round confirmed, with its call for submissions running April 20-July 5, 2022.
The Soothing Music Videos of Moon Panda’s ‘What On Earth’
The Danish-US pop duo’s whimsical, transcendental guitar pop perfectly pairs with animation to embody the calming vibe that defines their debut album.
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Podcast EP 155: How Meaghan Hettler Got Into Puppet Fabrication
The stop-motion animator turned puppet, set, and prop fabricator shares how she switched gears from animator to puppet maker, where she learned her craft, and how much a felted puppet can cost.
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Netflix Shares Interactive 3D Series ‘Battle Kitty’ Trailer
The animated show about a super powered kitten allows kids to navigate their own adventures and unlock new chapters in the story; created by the ‘Layzell Bros,’ the show hits the streamer worldwide on April 19.
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ITFS 2022 Announces Films in Competition and More Festival Highlights
2,028 films were submitted from 80 countries in the hopes of sharing over 65,000 euros in prizes; upcoming hybrid event runs in person and online May 3-8, featuring screenings, presentations, talks, workshops, and a free film program every day on Stuttgart's Schlossplatz.
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Another Great Set of FMX 2022 Program Highlights Revealed
Conference confirms more talks, presentations, and masterclasses including a look at rendering challenges behind ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines,’ creation of Mixed Reality with Microsoft’s Darren Cosker, and Machine Learning with Foundry’s Mairéad Grogan; the event runs onsite May 3-5, online May 6 and on demand through May 31.
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Disney+ Drops ‘Ice Age: Scrat Tales’ Trailer
Our hapless hero learns the joys of parenthood in 6 all-new animated shorts featuring the famed saber-toothed squirrel of the popular ‘Ice Age’ franchise; voiced by Oscar-winning director Chris Wedge, Scart and his epic adventures hit Disney+ April 13.
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Annecy 2022 Announces Graduation, TV, and Commissioned Film Selections
99 films were chosen for competition in the festivals latest category announcements; more than 1,530 films were submitted this year from 64 countries; festival runs June 13-18 in Annecy, France.
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‘Parallel Man: Infinite Pursuit’: Careening Across the Multiverse
FutureDude Entertainment’s Jeffrey Morris expands upon his comic and mobile game with a CG short that leaps from humanoid dino clans to polluted, steampunk cities in a sci-fi tale of commandos, stolen tech, and alternate Earths.
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‘Dune,’ ‘Encanto,’ and ‘The Windshield Wiper’ Take Home Oscar Gold
Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic scored a hefty 6 wins, though the evening’s most momentous achievement was an unwanted, violent reminder that live TV never goes as planned... or hoped.
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The Third Floor Launches TTF Anim Animation Suite
New toolset brings real-time capabilities to creators of cinema-quality, stylized animated content; developed on top of Unreal Engine, pipeline features custom-developed visualization tools that introduce game engine rendering to features of traditional animation.
GLAS Animation Festival Shares Signal Film and Program
The online event, running April 6-10, announces its initial line-up and official selections in competition; it’s still not too late to enter the 2022 GIF Competition sponsored by GIPHY Arts.
How to Dominate the Animation Industry in 2022
Animators in the $32B 3D & VFX industry are always working; with over 62,000 animation jobs in the US alone and continued growth expected for the foreseeable future, there’s never been a better time to start a career.
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Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards Finalists Announced
Selections revealed in 9 categories including Best Feature Film, Best Short Film and Best Series; the winners will be announced May 14 at a ceremony in Madrid.
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GTC Reveals Underscore Critical Expansion of NVIDIA Omniverse in M&E
NVIDIA’s Media and Entertainment GM, Richard Kerris, introduced a number of new releases, coming updates, and future plans for the growing ecosystem surrounding the company’s powerful new interactive, real-time 3D design collaboration platform.
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2022 Cardiff Animation Festival Reveals Program
The event, taking place in-person April 7-10 and online April 7-24, will include a behind-the-scenes look at the popular BBC and HBO series ‘His Dark Materials, a discussion with Aardman animator Carmen Bromfield Mason, and a live animation demonstration by Multi-award-winning animator Joanna Quinn.
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FMX 2022 Shares More Program Highlights
Conference confirms presentations that include a behind-the-scenes look at Netflix’s anthology ‘The House,’ the blending of 2D and 3D in Marvel’s ‘What If...?’ and the future of NFTs; the event runs onsite May 3-5, online May 6 and on demand through May 31.
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Lion Forge Promotes Saxton Moore to VP of Production
Animation studio behind the Oscar-winning animated short-winning ‘Hair Love’ also names Neely Shamam VP of development, as is adding creative talent to increase production and development capabilities.
Nexus Studios Adds Alex Grigg to its Commercial Roster
Known for his 2D aesthetic and humor, the animator joins the studio’s Australian-based creative team; work includes episodes of Netflix’s ‘Headspace’ animated series and his short, ‘Phantom Limb,’ recognized for its portrayal of life and love after amputation.
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Steven Shapiro Joins Aardman as CTO
The former Walt Disney Studios exec joins the company March 28 in the newly created role; studio also announces Harry Linden came on board as head of Stop Frame Production earlier this month.
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BIAF 2022 in Bucheon, Korea October 21-25
Begins: October 21, 2022
The festival seeks to promote animation and growth in the Asian animation community.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2022 Set for December 6-9
Begins: December 6, 2022
Annual computer graphics conference and exhibition comes to Daegu, South Korea, where it had been scheduled to run in 2020 before going virtual during the pandemic.
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Clive Smith Looks Back on Nelvana’s Primitive Yet Wonderful Early Years
The company co-founder reflects on the salad days of his pioneering animation studio, launched with Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert in 1971, as it grew from a one-camera setup in the bathroom of a downtown Toronto loft into one of the leading international producers and distributors of kids and family animation.
