GLAAD Joins Women In Animation To Co-Host WIA World Summit 2023 At Annecy
This year’s WIA World Summit will place a special emphasis on gender justice.
Festivals
Flóra Anna Buda’s ’27’ Tops Live-Action Competition To Take Cannes’ Short Film Palme d’Or
’27’ is the first animated short to win the prize since ‘Waves ’98’ did so in 2015.
Nora Twomey And Joanna Quinn Discuss Feature Filmmaking, Inspiration, And Work-Life Balance
The conversation also includes some valuable advice for any young artist looking to get into directing.
Flóra Anna Buda’s ’27’ Is Heading To Cannes’ Short Film Competition, Check Out The Exclusive Trailer
Buda talks to us about how her work has evolved since ‘Entropia’ and what she wants to do differently on her next film.
‘Unicorn Wars’ Director Alberto Vázquez Is Launching A New International Animation Festival In His Spanish Hometown
Vázquez is launching Imaxinaria, “To show the public the artistic and expressive possibilities of animation and bring this wonderful medium closer to them.”
Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Fixed,’ Kenji Kamiyama’s ‘LOTR: The War of the Rohirrim’ Get Annecy First Looks
Other Annecy highlights include debuts for ‘Nimona’ and ‘Ruby Gillman’ plus tons of high-profile first looks.
‘Spellbound,’ ‘Batman Azteca,’ ‘Captain Laserhawk’ Headline Annecy’s Work In Progress Sidebar
In total, 17 films, series, and interactive works will host WIP presentations at this year’s Annecy.
Annecy Unveils 2023 Official Competition And Contrechamp Lineups
This year, 23 features will compete at Annecy, 11 in the official competition and 12 in Contrechamp.
Animafest Zagreb Unveils Six-Feature Grand Competition Lineup
Producers from 11 countries are represented in the six-picture lineup, creating an exciting and diverse field.
Netflix Will Debut ‘Nimona’ At Annecy This June
Other titles Netflix will tease at Annecy include ‘Leo,’ ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget,’ and ‘The Monkey King.’
Hollywood Heads To France: Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ Will World Premiere At Cannes Before Dreamworks’ ‘Ruby Gillman’ Debuts At Annecy
‘Elemental’ will then hit theaters on June 16, with ‘Ruby heading to cinemas on June 30.
What We’re Looking Forward To At This Month’s Stuttgart International Festival Of Animated Film
Highlights include a South Africa country focus, Disney’s 100th-anniversary celebration, and an honorary Trickstar for Signe Baumane.
‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’ Tops First Niigata International Animation Film Festival
Other honors went to ‘Khamsa – The Well of Oblivion,’ ‘Thee Wreckers Tetralogy,’ and ‘Vampire in the Garden: The Movie.’
Annecy Reveals The 71 Short Films That Will Screen In This Year’s Official Sections
The festival will unveil other competition sections later this month, before kicking of in June.
Animafest Zagreb Has Unveiled the 102 Short Films In Its 2023 Competition Lineup
There are plenty of familiar titles heading to Zagreb this year, including a pair of Oscar nominees.
‘No Dogs Or Italians Allowed,’ ‘Titina’ Top Tokyo Anime Award Festival
Four short films won prizes as well: ‘The Borderline,’ ‘The Queen of the Foxes,’ ‘Swing to the Moon,’ and ‘Intestine Road, Fish Island.’
Keep Festive, A New Anti-Harassment And Discrimination Organization, Will Host A Talk At Austria’s Tricky Women Festival
On March 10, attendees will learn about the advocacy group #we_do!, Austria’s contact and counseling center for filmmakers.
Liu Jian’s New Feature ‘Art College 1994’ Added To Berlin Competition Lineup
Liu’s latest was originally meant to premiere at Cannes last year, but Chinese Covid restrictions made that impossible.
Berlinale Picks Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Suzume’ For Main Competition, The Section’s First Anime Title Since ‘Spirited Away’ In 2002
We highlight all the animation that will screen at Germany’s Berlinale next month.
Matt Kiel’s Pastel-Drenched Feature ‘Unicorn Boy’ Premieres At Slamdance This Weekend
Kiel single-handedly, directed, and animated the film.
