‘Descent’ by Johan Rijpma, ‘Ultrakort Leader’ by Patrick Raats, and a contagious music video for ‘Nobody Beats the Drum: Let it Go’ by Max Italiaander and Levi Jacobs are all nominated for the Grand Prix prize in Dutch Animation at the 18th edition of the Holland Animation Film Festival.
Sony unveils the first trailer for Pixels,’ based on the 2010 viral short film by Patrick Jean.
Humorous tale strikes a balance between realistic but still-cartoonish CG animation featuring detailed set design and ambient lighting, and a saturated, springtime palette.
Animator Sascha Ciezata releases a multimedia graphic novel based on Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’ with daily episodes on Instagram.
Sydney-based animation house names award-winning animation director Simon Robson creative director.
Oscar winner Chris Landreth is this year’s mentoring director for NFB’s apprenticeship program for emerging animators.
Shotgun’s production management, review and tracking tools enable small team of VFX artists to complete the stop-motion film’s 300 shots in just over three months.
Shouting, swearing and outright bitchiness signal another year of festival submission review and selection for The Pimp.
Feature selections include Studio Ghibli’s ‘When Marnie Was There’ and Aardman’s ‘Shaun the Sheep The Movie’; short film selections include Steven Woloshen’s ‘1000 Plateaus’ and Piotr Dumala’s ‘Hipopotamy.’
Short film from Berlin-based Péter Vácz wins 120 awards employs a mixture of 2D and 3D animation.
Short film follow-up to ‘Frozen’ can be seen exclusively in theaters with Disney’s new live-action ‘Cinderella’ on March 13, 2015.
AWN goes backstage at the 87th annual Academy Awards with Oscar winners ‘Big Hero 6,’ ‘Feast’ and ‘Interstellar.’
Disney sweeps the animation categories at the 87th annual Academy Awards, with winsome Winston taking the prize for best animated short.
ITFS 2015 unveils films selected for the International Competition, Young Animation, and Tricks for Kids Shorts and Series categories.
New video and images offer behind-the-scenes look at the making of Disney's Oscar-nominated short film.
ShortsHD to release ‘The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2015’ on iTunes, Amazon, and Cable & Satellite VOD platforms on February 18.
Global short film and video competition for the film and advertising industries recognizes House Special’s ‘A Tale of Momentum & Inertia,’ ‘A Girl Named Elastika’ directed by Guillaume Blanchet, and NYOD ‘Long Live New York’ by Y&R New York.
Animated Shorts program includes Sundance winner Don Hertzfeldt’s ‘World of Tomorrow’ and the new Pixar short ‘Lava.’
Animator/illustrator Rachel Ryle brings her quirky stop-motion aesthetic to a new trailer for 20th Century Fox’s ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service.’
Interstellar’ is given the award for outstanding special effects; ‘The Bigger Picture,’ by Chris Hees, Daisy Jacobs and Jennifer Majka, wins the prize for best British short animation.
Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, the seven-minute short film opens ahead of the live-action ‘Cinderella’ on March 13.
‘Storm Hits Jacket’ from French director and screenwriter Paul Cabon receives the Short Film Jury Award for Animation.
Program highlights include East Coast premiere of new Aardman feature, ‘Shaun The Sheep The Movie,’ North American premiere of new Studio Ghibli film ‘When Marnie Was There,’ U.S. premiere of ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet,’ and more.
New short film by Dutch filmmaker and artist Rosto to premiere at the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
Hand-drawn short film from Orana Films, the team behind the 2011 viral sensation ‘(Notes on) Biology,’ debuts on PBS prior to its release online.
