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 …

Comics

Harvey Kurtzman Retrospective Coming To New York

by Amid Amidi   Monday February 4, 2013   8:38 am

Book publisher Denis Kitchen forwarded exciting news this
morning: “The Art of Harvey Kurtzman”, a comprehensive …

Stop Motion

PES Creates Titles For Dutch TV Show “Het Klokhuis”

by Amid Amidi   Monday February 4, 2013   7:40 am

Filmmaker PES, currently nominated for an Oscar for his short
Fresh Guacamole, directed this striking title sequence for the …

Music Videos

Weekend Groove: Music Videos from Japan, US and UK

by Amid Amidi   Sunday February 3, 2013   5:50 pm

New music Videos from Japan, US and UK.

Business

Reel FX Hires “Shrek” Producer Aron Warner As President of Animation

by Amid Amidi   Sunday February 3, 2013   12:59 pm

Dallas-based ReelFX is getting serious about feature animation.
Last week, they named Aron Warner as the studio’s President …

Business

Stephen Silver: “Stop Working For Free!”

by Amid Amidi   Sunday February 3, 2013   11:52 am

Character designer Stephen Silver is mad as hell, and he’s not going to take it anymore.

Anime

“From Up On Poppy Hill” English trailer

by Jerry Beck   Sunday February 3, 2013   10:00 am

Gkids is releasing Studio Ghilbi’s From Up On Poppy Hill to U.S. theaters on March 15th. Here’s the trailer…

Events

Annie Award Winners

by Jerry Beck   Saturday February 2, 2013   9:56 pm

The complete list of winners of the 40th Annual Annie Awards presented by Asifa-Hollywood.

Animators

Livestream of Annie Awards RIGHT NOW!

by Amid Amidi   Saturday February 2, 2013   7:14 pm

The 40th Annual Annie Awards were livestreamed on Saturday night.