Feature Film FIRST IMAGE: Sylvain Chomet’s “Swing Popa Swing” by Jerry Beck Sunday January 13, 2013 12:05 am Take a look at the first image from Sylvain Chomet’s upcoming prequel to his film The Triplets of Belleville.
Events A Chat With Ottawa Festival Artistic Director Chris Robinson by Amid Amidi Tuesday September 11, 2012 10:25 am First staged in 1976, the Ottawa International AnimationFestival is no spring chicken. Only the animation festivals in …
biz Cartoon d’Or 2012 Nominations Announced by Chris Arrant Wednesday July 11, 2012 12:11 pm CARTOON–the European Association of Animation Film–hasannounced the five finalists for the Cartoon d’Or 2012, the …
biz British Production Company th1ng Announces NYC Expansion by Chris Arrant Monday February 27, 2012 2:31 pm London and New York — th1ng Corp., the award-winning Britishproduction company, is expanding with a New York production …
Feature Film “The Prophet” by Jerry Beck Saturday January 14, 2012 1:00 pm Yesterday, Deadline Hollywood posted about Salma Hayek’sVentanarosa Productions signing animation director Roger Allers …
Books More New Books by Jerry Beck Wednesday September 14, 2011 12:30 am Who says print is dead? It’s been about a month since my lastbatch of book reviews and I’ve come up with four new books …
biz The Nominees for CARTOON’s 2011 Cartoon d’Or Award by Chris Arrant Tuesday July 19, 2011 3:10 pm Six short films from Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland andUnited Kingdom will compete for the Cartoon d’Or 2011, the …
Feature Film “Zarafa” teaser trailer by Jerry Beck Sunday July 17, 2011 9:00 pm Opening next February in France, this hand drawn feature fromfilmmaker Remi Bezancon and animator Jean-Christophe Lie …
biz Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Invites 13 Animators To Join Its Ranks by Chris Arrant Monday June 20, 2011 2:47 pm Beverly Hills, CA (June 17, 2011) – The Academy of MotionPicture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the …
Feature Film “Rango” Opens at #1 by Amid Amidi Sunday March 6, 2011 5:44 pm Less people in the United States attended the movies last monththan any February since 1995. The only bright spot in …
Events Oscar-Nominated Animated Feature Symposium in LA by Amid Amidi Monday February 7, 2011 11:23 pm If this event isn’t already sold out, it will be soon. OnThursday evening, February 24, the Academy of Motion Picture …
Events “How To Train Your Dragon” Sweeps Annie Awards by Jerry Beck Saturday February 5, 2011 9:50 pm Dreamworks’s How To Train Your Dragon swept the top honors atthe 38th Annual Annie Awards ceremony tonight at UCLA’s …
Events Oscar Nominations by Jerry Beck Tuesday January 25, 2011 5:40 am The Oscar nominations were announced this morning. Nominated for BEST ANIMATED FEATURE were: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR …
Feature Film “The Illusionist” Gearing Up For Wider Release by Amid Amidi Wednesday January 12, 2011 8:26 am This weekend, Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist opens in morelocations around southern California, as well as San Francisco …
Business Weekend Box Office Report by Amid Amidi Sunday January 9, 2011 11:24 am No new animated films this week in the US. The quick fading Yogi Bear dropped from fourth to eighth place with an FINAL $6.6 …