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France

Serge Bromberg Serge Bromberg
Law

Former Annecy Animation Festival Artistic Director Serge Bromberg Gets One-Year Sentence For Involuntary Manslaughter

Nitrate reels that Bromberg was storing in a residential basement caught fire in August 2020, killing two people who lived in the building.

By Jamie Lang | 2 weeks ago

Cesar Nominees 2023 Cesar Nominees 2023
Awards

‘Ernest & Celestine,’ ‘My Sunny Maad,’ ‘Little Nicholas’ Score French Academy César Nominations

Animated short films ‘Câline,’ ‘Black Sun,’ and ‘Granny’s Sexual Life’ also earned nominations.

By Jamie Lang | 2 weeks ago

Spirit Rangers
Studios

France’s Superprod Launches ‘Flow’ Pipeline, Based On Pixar’s Open-Source USD Technology

Superprod is the first French studio to deploy a pipeline based on the Pixar tech.

By Jamie Lang | 3 weeks ago

Ting Yun Yu
Sponsored by Emile Cohl Atelier

Looking To Join The Ranks Of Emile Cohl Atelier Alumni? Spring 2023 Admissions Are Open Now

The schools’ Career Accelerator tracks include hundreds of hours of live instruction from acclaimed industry professionals.

By Cartoon Brew Connect | 4 months ago

Events

Cartoon Forum Predicts A Bright Future For European TV Animation

Animation tv spend-per-minute in Europe had been down for two years during Covid, but that number is now ahead of pre-pandemic levels.

By Jamie Lang | 5 months ago

Arcane
Business

Despite A Steep Decline, Animation Once Again Topped French TV Exports In 2021

French foreign animation tv sales were down in 2021, but exporters are confident that trend will reverse in 2022.

By Jamie Lang | 5 months ago

Mark of the Jaguar
Feature Film

Aztec History Gets Reimagined In Hand-Drawn Feature ‘The Mark Of The Jaguar’ (Exclusive)

Paris-based vfx-animation company Hecat has joined Mexican’s Ocelotl Co and Brazil’s Origem on the feature.

By Jamie Lang | 6 months ago

LatAm Annecy
Feature Film

Latin America Shines At Annecy: ‘Perlimps,’ ‘They Shot The Piano Player,’ ‘Arbor,’ ‘Petra and the Sun’

Titles from Brazil, Peru, Mexico, and Chile were just a few from the increasingly prominent Latin American contingent at this year’s Annecy.

By Jamie Lang | 8 months ago

My Dad The Bounty Hunter
Series

Behind The Scenes Of Netflix’s ‘My Dad the Bounty Hunter’ At Dwarf Animation Studio – Video Exclusive

Watch show creators Everett Downing and Patrick Harpin’s first visit to the French animation studio producing My Dad the Bounty Hunter.

By Jamie Lang | 8 months ago

Ozi, The Inventor, Greetings From The Apocalypse
Feature Film

European Projects That Impressed At Annecy: ‘Ozi,’ ‘The Inventor,’ ‘Greetings From The Apocalypse’

We’ve picked out three… well four, of the most exciting European projects to catch our eye at this year’s Annecy festival.

By Jamie Lang | 8 months ago

Genius Loci
Cartoon Brew Pick

Oscar-Nominated Short ‘Genius Loci’ Debuts Online

The Adrien Merigeau-directed film was also nominate for the European Film Award.

By Amid Amidi | 8 months ago

Ice Merchants
Awards

‘Ice Merchants’ Awarded Cannes’ Critics’ Week Prize For Short Film

João Gonzalez’s Ice Merchants was the first-ever Portuguese animated film to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival.

By Jamie Lang | 8 months ago

Annecy 2022 feature films
Feature Film

Annecy Unveils 20 Features In Competition Lineups

Annecy is back with an entirely in-person format for 2022, and boasts an appropriately stacked competition lineup for the occasion.

By Jamie Lang | 9 months ago

Mind Game
Festivals

‘Mind Game’ Director Masaaki Yuasa To Present Annecy Masterclass

Yuasa’s other credits include cult favorite Lu Over the Wall and episodes of Japan Sinks: 2020 and Adventure Time.

By Jamie Lang | 10 months ago

Arcane series
Business

Riot Games Makes Equity Investment In ‘Arcane’ Animation Studio Fortiche

Riot now holds a significant non-controlling stake in Paris-based Fortiche.

By Amid Amidi | 11 months ago

Charlotte
Distribution

WWII-Era Biopic ‘Charlotte’ Scores U.S. Theatrical Release Through Good Deed Entertainment

The 2d-animated drama is based on the life of German-Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon.

By Amid Amidi | 11 months ago

Annecy animation festival
Festivals

Annecy Will Not Host Any Official Russian Delegations At Its Festival

The festival, however, has said that it will continue to support anti-war filmmakers who live in the country.

By Amid Amidi | 11 months ago

Icare
Feature Film

‘Icarus’ Trailer Arrives Ahead Of Theatrical Launch In France

The independently produced European feature was directed by former Pixar animator Carlo Vogele.

By Amid Amidi | 12 months ago

A Winter's Journey
Distribution

‘A Winter’s Journey’: The Hybrid Feature That Combines Schubert, Painted Animation, And A Playstation Game

The film follows a lovelorn poet in Bavaria in 1812 as he undertakes a dangerous journey across mountains, ice, and snow.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 1 year ago

Flowing Home
Sponsored by NFB

How Sandra Desmazières Made Her Lush, Buzzworthy Film ‘Flowing Home’

With subtle colors and rich imagery, the film tells a tale of love and separation in the wake of the Vietnam War.

By Cartoon Brew Connect | 1 year ago

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