Events

An Afternoon of Remembrance 2013

by Jerry Beck   Wednesday February 6, 2013   1:21 pm

On Saturday March 2nd, a memorial for departed friends from the animation community will be held in Hollywood.

Business

BREAKING: Big Layoffs Looming at DreamWorks

by Amid Amidi   Wednesday February 6, 2013   7:33 am

Developing story…Some unfortunate news this morning. An
anonymous source at TheLayoff.com wrote about an all-hands …

Animators

“Brave”, “Life of Pi” and “Game of Thrones” Win Big at VES Awards

by Amid Amidi   Wednesday February 6, 2013   5:58 am

The winners of the 11th Annual VES Awards were announced
yesterday in Los Angeles. The two most honored films were Brave …

Events

16th Annual NY International Children’s Film Festival

by Jerry Beck   Wednesday February 6, 2013   12:05 am

Running March 1st through the 24th at seven New York locations, includes numerous US Premieres of animated features.

Books

Get Your Free, Interactive Making Of “ParaNorman” Book

by Amid Amidi   Tuesday February 5, 2013   12:50 pm

To support its bid for a Best Animated Feature Oscar, Focus
Features has released an interactive “making of” ParaNorman …

Cartoon Culture

Tom Whalen’s “Yellow Submarine” tribute

by Jerry Beck   Tuesday February 5, 2013   11:22 am

Artist Tom Whalen has designed a set of four Beatles posters, a tribute to the animated feature Yellow Submarine (1968).

Shorts

“Les Poings Sur Les Iles” by Lu Bing

by Amid Amidi   Tuesday February 5, 2013   10:02 am

Les Poings Sur Les Iles is a Korean adaptation of a French
children’s book illustrated by Violeta Lópiz. There’s no …

Experimental

“Bird Shit” by Caleb Wood

by Amid Amidi   Tuesday February 5, 2013   8:33 am

Art is all around us, as filmmaker Caleb Wood could tell you
with his witty conceptual piece Bird Shit: Walking through …

Feature Film

Henry Selick is Reviving “The Shadow King”; Synopsis and First Artwork Released

by Amid Amidi   Tuesday February 5, 2013   7:25 am

Six months after Disney pulled the plug on Henry Selick’s film
The Shadow King, Selick wants to revive production on the …

Animators

An Exhibit About Cameraless Animator Julian Antonisz

by Amid Amidi   Tuesday February 5, 2013   6:51 am

The Zachęta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw, Poland, is
presenting a retrospective of Polish animator Julian Antonisz …

Events

Presidents Day in LA: Looney Tunes Marathon

by Jerry Beck   Tuesday February 5, 2013   12:10 am

I’m screening a six-hour marathon of classic Warner Bros. cartoons in 35mm. Join me.

Animators

5-Second Animation Day at Titmouse

by Jerry Beck   Monday February 4, 2013   5:10 pm

Public screening of these mini-masterpieces next Friday at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.

CGI

“Thunderbirds Are Go” Returns in CG

by Jerry Beck   Monday February 4, 2013   12:34 pm

New Zealand’s Weta Workshop is producing a CGI version of Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds.

Advertising

Beyoncé Super Bowl Opening

by Amid Amidi   Monday February 4, 2013   12:28 pm

Viewers of Beyoncé’s half-time Super Bowl performance—all 111
million of you—might have noticed that it started with …

Animators

Two Animated Features from Uruguay: “Anina” and “Selkirk, The Real Robinson Crusoe”

by Amid Amidi   Monday February 4, 2013   11:04 am

Uruguay, a small South American country of slightly more than 3
million people, managed to complete two animated features …