Escape Studios Announces New MA Program in Storyboarding and Previs
Industry’s first such master’s degree course, developed with mentors Blue Zoo and The Third Floor, is set to launch this coming November.
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‘Animal Behaviour’ Leads Animation Nominees for Canadian Screen Awards
Winners will be announced during Canadian Screen Week running March 25-31 in Toronto.
Q&A: Ten Questions with ‘BoJack Horseman’ Director Amy Winfrey
‘Dog Days Are Over’ for ‘BoJack Horseman’ and ‘Tuca and Bertie’ director: Amy Winfrey dishes on her ‘Free Churro.’
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EXCLUSIVE: Watch Alan Menken and Jodi Benson Talk ‘The Little Mermaid’
Pair share memories honoring film’s 30th anniversary as part of new Disney Signature Collection digital and DVD release rolling out February 12.
‘Penguin Highway’ Theatrical Release Set for April 12
Hiroyasu Ishida’s animated adaptation of Tomihiko Morimi’s best-selling coming-of-age novel and manga being distributed in U.S. and Canada by ELEVEN ARTS.
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Merging Hand-Drawn Tradition with CG Artistry for Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Mirai’
The acclaimed director of ‘Wolf Children’ and ‘The Boy and the Beast’ paints an intimate portrait of a young boy’s vivid imagination and how it helps him accept the arrival of his baby sister in one of the last Japanese animated features to employ hand-drawn animation.
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Pinscreen Magic and ‘Kirikou and the Sorceress’ Highlight FIAF’s Animation First Weekend
The Miscweant reports on New York’s French Institute Alliance Française’s 2nd annual festival of French animation.
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Nickelodeon’s ‘Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty’ Premieres January 27
New animated series from Funrise follows the comedic adventures of Felicity, a spirited kitty with special transformative powers.
Go Behind the Scenes of ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ at SPARK FX 2019
Special Friday night program featuring Sony Pictures Animation’s hit animated superhero adventure highlights annual visual and digital effects conference and career fair coming February 8-10 in Vancouver.
Netflix Sets February 15 Premiere for ‘The Dragon Prince’ Season 2
Nine new episodes of animated fantasy series will continue the adventures of the show’s young heroes in their quest to stop an historic conflict from escalating into all-out war.
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Directing Duo Launches Bullpen Design and Animation Studio
Elliot Lim and Aaron Kemnitzer join forces in new bi-coastal partnership, providing their clients flexible, hands-on creative services.
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Automated Anime and VR at SIGGRAPH Asia 2018
Exhibition hall highlights included algorithms driving increased 2D character animation production speed and more immersive virtual reality experiences.
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‘Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki’ Arrives on Blu-Ray April 30
Shout! Factory and GKIDS documentary about Studio Ghibli’s Academy Award-winning director of Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke and My Neighbor Totoro getting DVD and digital release.
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GLAS 2019 Unveils Signal Film and First Special Guest List
Signature short film promoting 4th annual Berkeley, CA-based animation festival is directed by visual artist Manshen Lo, with music and sound by Skillbard.
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‘Funan’ Director Denis Do Chosen to Create BIAF 2019 Poster and Trailer
Bucheon International Animation Festival selects Annecy 2018 Cristal-winner and Gobelins graduate to produce signature materials for upcoming 2019 edition.
Don Lusk, Last Surviving Disney Golden Age Animator, Passes at 105
Winsor McCay Award-winning artist worked on numerous iconic films including ‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Fantasia’ and ‘Cinderella.’
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Academy Award-Winning Animator Børge Ring Dies at 97
Noted Danish musician and artist was best known for his animated shorts including ‘Anna & Bella,’ which took Oscar gold in 1985.
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Review: ‘Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki’
AWN’s Miscweant looks at the fascinating new documentary that begs the question of whether or not the iconic animation director will ever make another film.
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Review: ‘Mary Poppins Returns’
AWN ‘s ‘Miscweant’ waxes nostalgic as he breaks down Disney’s return to the world of their 1964 classic, ‘Mary Poppins.’
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‘Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero’ Wins Best Animated Feature at PSIAF 2018
‘Changyou’s Journey,’ ‘Hybrids’ and ‘Ugly’ among the group of 40 short films awarded by festival audiences across a number of technical and thematic categories.
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‘The Breadwinner’ and ‘The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe’ Take Home Emile Awards
Director Nora Twomey and co-directors Christian Bøving-Andersen and Eva Lee Wallberg among animation artists honored at second annual ceremony in Lille, France.
‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Voted Best Animated Feature by LA and NY Film Critics
Sony Pictures Animation’s new Marvel superhero adventure takes top award from both groups; Hayao Miyazaki honored with Career Achievement Award.
Hiroshima Grand Prize Winner ‘The Blissful Accidental Death’ Now Online
Sergiu Negulici’s animated short about a young man’s search for a woman after finding her 70-year-old secret love letter, is now available.
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Disney Releasing Animated ‘Star Wars’ Shorts for Kids
Initial set of six films will debut November 30 on new ‘Star Wars Kids’ website and YouTube channel.
Netflix Picks Up Live-Action ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Series
Show based on Shinichiro Watanabe’s 1998 film noir Western anime classic gets 10-episode order.
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