On the Road at the Golden Kuker IAFF Festival
Hello from Sofia, Bulgaria. I’m here for the 4th Annual Golden Kuker International Animation Festival. More about the festival, shortly.
IACG's Recent Posts
I'm a Big Fan of ASIFA International
Bill Dennis talks about some changes in the board at ASIFA International.
Bill Dennis blogging from Fujian Province, China
Bill talks about plans for animation production expansion in Fuzhou, China.
Bill Dennis at the AniMazing Short Festival
Last month marked the third edition of the AniMazSpot Festival in Glendale, California. It’s a small, non-profit boutique festival that celebrates the best animated short films from around the world.
Max Howard 'Up in the Air' - On My Way to LA from London
Surprise, surprise back at 30,000 ft flying from London to Los Angeles after a super quick trip to the UK and Ukraine.
Bill Dennis from Gwangju ACE Fair in South Korea
Bill Dennis reports on South Korea's Gwangju ACE Fair and the wave of animated projects flowing into China.
Bill Dennis from China
The Jilin Animation Institute is an incredible undertaking. It’s now celebrating over ten years of operation. The student base is over 10,500. That’s NOT a typo. 10,500 students.
Max Howard - On the Road from Moscow to St. Petersburg
Surprise, surprise - I’m not at 30,000 ft. as I write this latest blog but on a high-speed train, traveling from Moscow to St. Petersburg in Russia.
Developing Indigenous Animation Films
Aside from the very favorable financial picture of creating indigenous animation films, you’ll find it personally rewarding. It’s great to see the faces of children light up when they see a character from their own culture on the screen instead of an old episode of Popeye or Tom & Jerry. It’ll give both of you a sense of pride.
Max Howard ‘Up In The Air’ – On My Way Home from Australia
Another very long flight, this time coming back to the U.K. from Sydney, the land down under.
The New Field of Dreams
Within various Asian countries, millions of dollars are being spent to build elaborate facilities to house the next generation of media production. But who will use such facilities?
It’s a Small, Small World
It’s critical that an international team be formed to lead your project right from the beginning. As the story and characters are developed you must have folks who are knowledgeable about what will and what will not work in the West.
Wait, Weight? Don’t Tell Me, I Can’t Be…
I’m in the UK having recently returned from attending the Cannes Film Festival, followed shortly thereafter by the Annecy International Animation Festival. These two events, both in France, separated by just a few days, are the premiere festivals in the international calendar for live action and animation respectively.
Witnessing the Rise of the Trans-Pacific Animation Production Pipeline
The growth of the Trans-Pacific animation production pipeline has created business opportunities for animation communities both in Asia and abroad.
Bill Dennis from Bombay
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I POSTED A BLOG ON PRODUCING FILMS BASED ON INDIGENOUS STORIES AND CHARACTERS. I PROMISED TO FOLLOW IT UP, SO HERE IT IS
Max Howard ‘Up In The Air’ – Again!
I’m returning from two days spent teaching a program at The Animation Workshop on producing independent animated feature films and the particular challenges of doing so in Europe.
Striking Animation Deals in Asia
Glasses raised. Toasts made. Handshakes. Smiles. Photo Ops. It’s the culmination of yet another animation deal being signed in Asia. I tend to appreciate what I call the Asian Way of conducting business.
Been There! Done That! Bought the Tee Shirt!
Bill Dennis talks about important steps in the process of putting together an indigenous feature film production, from story to distribution.
On the Road to FICCI Frames and DSK Supinfocom
Max Howard, sitting in an aircraft at 30,000 feet, reflects on a two-week trip to India, his fourth visit in just the last eighteen months. The two weeks included being a guest speaker and jury member at a pre-eminent Bollywood film event in Mumbai, FICCI Frames.
