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2024’s Animation Oscar Nominees Will Be Featured At The Academy Museum This Saturday
Representatives from this year’s Oscar-nominated animated films will be in attendance for a pair of panels and screenings of the animated short nominees.
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‘Robot Dreams’ Is Unconventional In Every Way, Including How It Was Storyboarded – Exclusive
What do you get when you lock up a director, an art director, and a storyboard artist together in a room for 18 months?
‘The Creator,’ ‘Spider-Verse,’ ‘The Last Of Us’ Win Big At 2024 VES Awards
Since the VES Awards introduced its visual effects in an animation prize in 2008, 11 of the 15 winners went on to win the animated feature Oscar.
GKIDS Bringing ‘The End Of Evangelion’ To U.S. Theaters For The First Time In March
The 1997 modern classic was created as an alternative ending to the ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ tv series.
A ‘Batman Beyond’ Feature Is Being Pitched By ‘My Dad The Bounty Hunter’ Co-Creator Patrick Harpin And ‘Spider-Verse’ Artist Yuhki Demers
It’s been two decades since the cult favorite series ended, but Demers says WB brass has given a solid “maybe” to their proposal.
Toonz Media Group/Gold Valley Films Co-Production ‘Emma’s Big Adventure’ Will Get A U.S. Theatrical Run From Viva Kids
‘Emma’s Big Adventure’ is one of three co-productions the companies have set for delivery in 2024.
Chinese Animation Makes Huge Strides At The Local Box Office
Powered by historical epics and the ‘Boonie Bears’ franchise, animated features made up nearly 10% of China’s total box office last year.
‘Elemental’ VFX Supervisor Sanjay Bakshi Discusses The Combustible Elements Behind Pixar’s Oscar-Nominated Feature
Bakshi also gave us access to a trove of behind-the-scenes artwork and explained how his team brought life to Element City and its characters.
‘Gundam’ Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino Unveiled As Guest Speaker For 2024 Niigata International Animation Festival
The festival’s second edition kicks of March 15 with a 12 film competition lineup.
Box Office Report: ‘Boonie Bears’ Closes In On Franchise Record In China, ‘Haikyu’ Posts Japan’s Biggest Opening Weekend Of 2024
Domestically, ‘Migration’ finished in the top five again in its ninth week in cinemas.
‘The Boy And The Heron’ Becomes First Non-U.S. Film To Win Animated Feature BAFTA, Set Up Oscars Faceoff With ‘Spider-Man’
Ross Stringer’s coming-of-age short ‘Crab Day’ won best British short animation and ‘Poor Things’ won best effects.
A Closer Look At New Animated Features Available At This Year’s European Film Market
Independent animated features from around the world are looking for distribution partners at this year’s EFM.
Emmy-Winning French Label Dandelooo Launches Dedicated Feature Animation Division
The new unit, based in Paris, will be overseen by Dandelooo’s international sales and acquisitions manager Luna Sirvin.
Laika’s Travis Knight In Final Talks To Reboot ‘Masters Of The Universe’ With New Feature
Knight is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker who previously directed ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ and ‘Bumblebee.’
‘Parasite’ Director Bong Joon-ho’s Upcoming Animated Feature Will Begin Production Later This Year
Bong’s longtime vfx collaborators 4th Creative Party will animate the film, about the relationship between mankind and marine life.
China’s Hit Animation Franchise ‘Boonie Bears’ Delivers $61 Million Opening
The box office total of every single film in the United States last weekend was less than the amount that ‘Boonie Bears’ grossed in China.
Oscar Nominee ‘Robot Dreams’ Wins Animated Feature, Adapted Screenplay Prizes At Spain’s Goya Awards
‘To Bird or Not to Bird’ won best animated short and ‘The Society of the Snow’ won best special effects.
Watch The Clips That Earned Feature Character Animation Nominations At This Year’s Annie Awards
Character animation nominees from ‘Elemental,’ ‘Nimona,’ ‘Ruby Gillman,’ and ‘The Boy and the Heron’ discuss their Annie-nominated work.
Ghibli Co-Founder Toshio Suzuki Says Miyazaki “Was All Smiles” Making ‘The Boy And The Heron’
Suzuki says he knew he’d likely appear in the film, but was surprised to be a main character and even more so to be a bird.
‘VeggieTales’ Superhero LarryBoy Will Get His First Theatrical Feature In 2026
NBCUniversal’s Big Idea Content Group, the franchises’ long-time producer, is teaming with Kingstone Studios on the film.
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