Praxinos Is Looking For Beta Testers For Its Unreal Engine Animation Software, Odyssey
Praxinos will be demoing Odyssey during Annecy’s MIFA at the Epic Games and Praxinos booths.
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France.tv Takes Majority Stake In ‘My Dad The Bounty Hunter’ Studio Dwarf Animation
The partnership is part of a larger ambition at france.tv to establish a creative hub in the south of France.
Annecy In Shock After Knife-Wielding Attacker Injures Four Children, Two Adults Days Before Festival’s Opening
Two of the children and one adult are in “serious condition.” All six were taken to the hospital.
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.
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.
‘Pocoyo’ Producer Zinkia Is Looking To Sell Its Flagship Franchise
Zinkia executives will ask shareholders to approve a sale of ‘Pocoyo’ to French outfit Animaj Investment next month.
‘The Proud Princess,’ ‘Robotia,’ ‘Norbert’ Among Animated Features On The Move At Cannes’ Marché Du Film
As Cannes’ marketplace hearts up, sales companies and distributors are moving on animated titles.
Neon Acquires U.S. Distribution Rights To Pablo Berger’s Cannes, Annecy Player ‘Robot Dreams’
The kids and family feature will premiere at Cannes on Saturday, then play in competition at Annecy in June.
Netflix Acquires ‘Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie,’ Coming July 28
Netflix also shared upcoming release dates for ‘Sonic Prime,’ ‘Supa Team 4,’ and ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse.’
Get To Know The Five Delegates And Their Projects Selected For This Year’s Stories X Women Program
Stories x Women provides international opportunities to women animators from Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.
Go Way Behind The Scenes Of ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Volume 2 With Some Never-Before-Seen Artwork
Filmmakers from five of the shorts explain how their stories are particularly local, despite being set in a galaxy far, far away.
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.
‘I Lost My Body’ Studio Xilam Animation Tapped To Animate Zack Snyder’s Netflix Series ‘Twilight of the Gods’
Xilam will oversee the layout, color BG, animation, and compositing of the Norse Mythology show.
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.
Report: NFT-Funded Project ‘Plush’ Appears Dead With Investors Set To Lose $1.66M
Illuminart, the company behind the French project, hasn’t made any public posts since September and its NFTs are no longer for sale.
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.’
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Jérémy Clapin
Clapin’s thought-provoking off-beat short works often deal with identity, mental health, childhood, and body parts.
Watch The First Teaser For ‘Mum Is Pouring Rain’ Sequel ‘Round And Round The Wishing Well’ – Exclusive
Director Hugo de Faucompret spoke with us about his goals for the sequel, including shining a light on natural burials.
