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Directors Mostly Named Chris Discuss Feature Filmmaking
It’s been a great year for people named Chris.
Feature Film
From fully-animated features to vfx-driven live-action films, animation is an integral part of the theatrical marketplace today.
LAIKA’s New “Box Trolls” Teaser is the Best Animation Trailer of 2013
How does a stop motion animation studio distinguish itself from the pack and avoid having its film labeled as yet another computer …
“Ernest and Celestine” Finds U.S. Release Date
Indie animated feature distributor GKIDS has announced that the highly anticipated hand-drawn French film “Ernest and Celestine” will open in New York and Los Angeles on March 14, 2014.
“Croods” Directors Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders on Making An Ensemble Film
When the server enters the drawing room of the Crosby Hotel, Kirk DeMicco’s eyes begin to dance, “Mini desserts are coming! Many, many mini desserts!” Both DeMicco (“Racing Stripes,” “Space Chimps”) and Chris Sanders (“Lilo & Stitch,” “How to Train Your Dragon”) are in New York to take part in a presentation on the making of “The Croods,” the animated film that they directed for Dreamworks earlier this year, which went on to gross nearly $600 million worldwide.
Director Jimmy Hayward Talks “Free Birds”
Earlier this month, Dallas-headquartered Reel FX released their first animated feature Free Birds. Over its first three weekends in …
Disney Releases “Maleficent” Teaser
Love it or loathe it, the live-action Maleficent movie is coming. And Disney has released a teaser trailer and a handful of new images to …
Starting Today: Fredrikstad Animation Festival
The Fredrikstad Animation Festival begins today in Fredrikstad, Norway, and continues through Sunday. They always manage to get great …
19 Animated Features Submitted for Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced this afternoon that 19 animated features have been submitted for consideration …
Can South America’s Most Expensive Animated Film Compete with American Blockbusters?
The top three grossing films at the Argentine box office this year are all animated: Monsters University, Despicable Me 2, and Metegol. …
Watch the Trailer for Michel Gondry’s New Animated Documentary
Nowadays Michel Gondry makes mostly live action films like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep, but he has …
Rob Letterman Will Direct “Captain Underpants” for DreamWorks
Tie on that cape and pull up those tightie-whities, because word is out that DreamWorks Animation has completed a script for the …
“Planes: Fire & Rescue” Teaser Trailer
Here is the teaser for Planes: Fire & Rescue produced by DisneyToon Studios and India’s Prana Studios. The film is directed by Disney TV …
“Mr. Peabody and Sherman” Trailer Has Arrived
DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox released the trailer this morning for Mr. Peabody and Sherman. The Rob Minkoff-directed feature …
Studio Ghibli Reveals Teaser for Isao Takahata’s “The Story of Princess Kaguya”
Studio Ghibli will release seventy-seven-year-old Isao Takahata’s new film, Kaguya-hime no Monogatari (The Story of Princess Kaguya), …
Next Tuesday in NYC: Newly Restored Hubley Feature “Of Stars and Men”
A newly restored version of John and Faith Hubley’s exquisite animated documentary Of Stars and Men (1964) will debut next Tuesday, …
A First Look at DreamWorks’ “Mr. Peabody & Sherman”
The first set of stills from the upcoming DreamWorks feature Mr. Peabody & Sherman were published in a USA Today article. We’ve posted …
Henry Selick Gives Up Animation For “A Tale Dark and Grimm”
Henry Selick has been unattached to a feature project since Disney busted his Shadow King film last summer. That situation changed today. …
Funny “Free Birds” Development Art by John Kricfalusi
There’s no ‘art of’ book planned for Reel FX’s first feature Free Birds, but some development art is appearing online. John Kricfalusi …
Animation Vets Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly Will Direct “Angry Birds” Feature
Rovio Entertainment, the Finnish makers of the Angry Birds franchise, have recruited Clay Kaytis (pictured left) and Fergal Reilly to …
The Russian “Snow Queen” Will Open This Friday
If you can’t wait until November to see Disney’s Frozen, there’s another CG film based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale The Snow …
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