Disney
It’s not April Fools’ Day. The Walt Disney Company is acquiring
Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise for $4.05 billion. The …
Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise for $4.05 billion. The …
Animators
Here is the the complete list of 57 animated shorts that
qualified for the 2012 animated short Oscar, courtesy of Michael …
qualified for the 2012 animated short Oscar, courtesy of Michael …
Animated Fragments
It’s been a while since the last installment of Animated
Fragments so here’s another random assortment of short animation …
Fragments so here’s another random assortment of short animation …
Events
Pictoplasma will stage the fourth US edition of their character
design conference this weekend in New York City. The two-day …
design conference this weekend in New York City. The two-day …
Events
Eight years ago, I wrote about a remarkable-looking Korean
animated feature I’d seen that, to this day, hasn’t been …
animated feature I’d seen that, to this day, hasn’t been …
Ideas/Commentary
Transparency in the crowdfunding community is highly valued, and
animators tend to be most successful when they are upfront …
animators tend to be most successful when they are upfront …
Books
I’ll be posting a Holiday Gift Guide next month, but one book
leapt out of the pack and I want to give you the heads-up right …
leapt out of the pack and I want to give you the heads-up right …
Feature Film
No, not Disney’s Frozen – This is the Russian version of The
Snow Queen, of which we posted a teaser from back in February. …
Snow Queen, of which we posted a teaser from back in February. …
Animators
In the year 2000, Jesse Schmal created the most excellent
student film Sub! while attending Rhode Island School of Design. …
student film Sub! while attending Rhode Island School of Design. …
Music Videos
Music video for These United States, directed and animated by
Philadelphia based stop-motion animator Maxwell Sørensen. …
Philadelphia based stop-motion animator Maxwell Sørensen. …
Books
Ready…set…pre-order Tod Polson’s book about legendary Warner
Bros. layout man Maurice Noble. The book is called The …
Bros. layout man Maurice Noble. The book is called The …
Disney
Animation concept artist and Disney Legend, Tyrus Wong is
celebrating his 102nd birthday this week (though his actual …
celebrating his 102nd birthday this week (though his actual …
Animators
If you’ve been wondering what Genndy Tartakovsky’s been doing
this past summer besides hitting the road to promote Hotel …
this past summer besides hitting the road to promote Hotel …
Animators
There’s a strong wave of indie animators emerging from Asian
countries like Japan, South Korea, and China. The latter …
countries like Japan, South Korea, and China. The latter …
Feature Film
Here’s another film to look forward to in 2014: Relativity Media
and Reel FX have announced that they will jointly produce …
and Reel FX have announced that they will jointly produce …
