Interview: The ‘Felix And The Treasure Of Morgäa’ Team On Creating A 100% Canadian Animated Feature
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Newly Announced Features: ‘This Was Our Pact,’ ‘Young Captain Nemo,’ ‘Redwall,’ ‘Toto’
Welcome to our new regular round-up of animated feature projects in the pipeline.
Enter The Impossible Province: Félix Dufour-Laperrière On His Québec-Set Feature ‘Archipelago’
The Canadian director has followed his 2019 film “Ville Neuve” with an equally multi-layered, mesmerizing work.
Craig McCracken Talks About Creating Netflix Series ‘Kid Cosmic’
Craig McCracken’s new show “Kid Cosmic” premieres today on Netflix. He speaks with INBTWN Animation about creating his first serialized series.
A Quartet Of Hope: The Striking Thematic Parallels That Link The NFB’s Four Shorts
Existential and spiritual themes run through all four films: “The Great Malaise,” “I, Barnabé,” “Altötting,” and “4 North A.”
‘Hilda’ Studio Mercury Filmworks Unveils ‘BloopyMerps,’ Its First In-House Original
The Ottawa-based service studio announced last fall that it is branching out into originals.
Report: Canadian Kids’ TV Animation Nears Racial Equality, Lags Behind On Gender
In the series studied, 51% of main characters were white and 63% were male.
Cartoon Movie: 5 Striking Feature Projects Coming To Next Year’s Event
Cambodian textile factories, Parisian street urchins, an albino girl with telepathic powers — here lies the future of European feature animation.
Epic Storyworlds Founders Launch New Studio, Loomi Animation, In Québec City
The studio’s first project will be “Dex and the Humanimals,” a 2d comedy-action series produced with Epic Storyworlds.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘WhateverTree’ by Isaac King
A dead tree goes viral, attracting wildlife, a nature lover, and a crowd of online followers.
Here’s Three New Publications That Prove Print Magazines About Animation Craft Aren’t Dead
These young, high-quality magazines cover a huge breadth of animation, from Winsor McCay to Jar Jar Binks…
Relish Interactive Hires Luke Carroll As Its First Ever SVP Of Animation
Carroll joins the company as it rapidly grows its production capacity and develops its slate of original content.
Christine Noël Named Executive Producer Of NFB’s French Animation Studio
Noël will help implement the NFB’s 2020–2023 Strategic Plan, which the organization stresses will give more agency to creators.
Montreal’s Les Sommets Animation Festival Unveils Program For Special Pandemic Edition
The festival’s industry events will be held online and free to all. Film screenings have been postponed to next year.
The Animation That Changed Me: Marcel Jean on ‘Memories Of War’
“To my eyes, this is a genuine work of theater,” says Jean.
Le film d’animation qui a changé ma vie : Marcel Jean choisit ‘Souvenirs de guerre’
“Je vois dans ce film un véritable travail dramaturgique,” dit Jean.
Robert Valley On Directing Animation For ‘Belushi’ Documentary
The Oscar-nominated director talks about the animation he created for the new “Belushi” documentary.
‘Hilda’ Studio Mercury Filmworks Puts New Focus On Original Content
The studio currently has 15 original series concepts in its pipeline.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘How To Be At Home’ by Andrea Dorfman
Lean into loneliness — and know you’re not alone in it.
Toronto’s Swaggering Animation Scene Is In A Golden Age, But Faces Challenges Old And New
So the Toronto scene continues to blossom — but does it have the same lure it once did for aspiring animators?
