Niki Lindroth von Bahr’s stop-motion animated short ‘The Burden’ fuses Gene Kelly and Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismaki into a proletariat existential musical about an assortment of loners, losers and minimum wage earners working dead-end jobs in a dead-end world.
Film is first from the region to pitch at the conference, running March 7-9 in Bordeaux, France.
The org’s current managing director and head of economic development assumes new role July 1.
Illustrator and graphic novelist from Quebec evokes classic 1930s travel for this year’s festival.
Group is the first organization to win the honor, which highlights those who have contributed to change in the animation industry.
Acclaimed Chinese feature film will be released in theaters April 6 in the U.S. and Canada.
2018 edition set for Nov. 19-25, with submissions open through June 24.
Leading animation event set for June 11-16 in France.
GKIDS, Shout! Factory release will include short films by director Sébastien Laudenbach.
Dedicated to honoring the best in animation for over 50 years - the Anncey International Film Festival is coming up June 11 – 16.
Indie feature passes the $20 million worldwide mark.
Feb. 5 is the deadline for getting in on the project, held in conjunction with the Annecy festival.
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival & Market will be held June 11-16, 2018.
‘The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales’ takes Special Jury Prize.
The thematic short film program by women creators will screen Oct. 22, the final night of the Hollywood festival’s inaugural edition.
Festival schedules 12 feature films in competition, plus director Q&A's, special events, short film programs, VR lounge and more, Oct. 20-22 in Hollywood
Tickets on sale now for acclaimed adaptation of the best-selling manga through distributor Eleven Arts.
Rotoscoped feature, which debuted at Cannes and played in competition at Annecy, is being prepped for a February release.
Inaugural edition takes place October 20-22, 2017 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theaters, Hollywood; tickets on sale and full slate to be announced September 20.
The French production company has an exciting slate of co-productions following this year’s MIFA at Annecy, France, including animated series and features, with companies like Future Dog Studio, Nippon Animation and Michele Guaschino Studio.
Roald Dahl fairy tale adaptation ‘Revolting Rhymes’ wins Cristal For Best TV Production.
Sweden’s ‘The Burden’ directed by Niki Lindroth Von Bahr wins Cristal Award for a Short Film; Japanese director Masaaki Yuasa’s ‘Lu Over the Wall’ receives Cristal for a Feature Film.
Junior Jury Award for a Short Film given to director Cloud Yang’s ‘Valley of White Birds’ produced at Wolf Smoke Animation Studio in China.
Inaugural edition to take place October 20-22, 2017 at Mann’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles.
Two new CG-animated series -- ‘Improbable Pirate Adventures’ and ‘Time Travelling Caveman Scientist’ -- to be produced at Montreal-based 3D and VFX studio using the Unreal 4 game engine.
