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Annecy Winners: ‘Flee,’ ‘Bob Spit,’ ‘Peel,’ ‘Vanille’ Take Top Prizes
Read the full list of winners at Annecy 2021, a strong year for animated documentaries.
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Cats, Droughts, And Shadowy Millionaires: 3 Promising Feature Pitches At Annecy
We watched all the feature pitches at Annecy’s MIFA market. Here are the three we liked best.
Sylvain Chomet To Direct ‘The Magnificent Life Of Marcel Pagnol’
Chomet is best known for the Oscar-nominated features “The Triplets of Belleville” and “The Illusionist.”
ECAS, A Free Eight-Month Animation Course In France, Is Expanding
France’s TeamTO is partnering with Toronto’s House of Cool to teach storyboard classes.
Animafest Zagreb 2021: 5 Short Films To Look Out For This Year
A look at five notable shorts, from up-and-coming filmmakers and established pros alike, that will screen next week at the famed animation festival.
‘A Costume For Nicholas,’ ‘Petit,’ ‘Homeless Home’ Among Winners At 2021 Quirino Awards
2d animation performed well at this year’s edition of the awards, which honor animation from Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.
Series Craft: Designing The Characters For ‘L’Épopée Temporelle,’ An Adult Swim France Original
Welcome to Series Craft, a new series in which we explore a particular creative facet of a show’s production in-depth and discuss the creative choices that lead to the finished result onscreen.
Annecy Announces 19 Animated Features In Competition
Asia is the best-represented continent, with eight films in all.
Technicolor Aims To Create Up To 4,000 Animation And VFX Jobs In Next Year
As it doubles down on animation and vfx, the conglomerate is hoping to double its animated feature output.
RIP, Olivier Jean-Marie, ‘Zig & Sharko’ Creator And ‘Oggy And The Cockroaches’ Director
Olivier Jean-Marie, whose work marked the childhoods of a generation in France and beyond, died on May 13.
L.A.’s Align Invests $6.5M In European Co-Pro ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’
The young company aims to fund five projects a year in the $6M–$30M budget range, with a current focus on animation.
France’s Fost Studio To Open Office In Angoulême, Creating Up To 70 Jobs
The young studio’s credits include the “Ernest and Celestine”series and Cartoon Saloon’s “Wolfwalkers.”
Praxinos Is Forging New Opportunities To Create Graphic Art In Unreal Engine
The developers behind the new tool explain why they created it, how it is used, and what lies ahead for real-time 2d animation.
Adrien Mérigeau on ‘Genius Loci’ (Oscar Shorts Interview Series)
Welcome to our series of interviews with the directors of this year’s Oscar-nominated animated shorts.
Annecy Reveals Short & TV Films In Competition At 2021 Edition
The world’s leading animation festival will be held this year on June 14–19. The organizers are planning a hybrid edition.
Inside The Production Of ‘City Of Ghosts’ With French Animation Studio TeamTO
The French animation studio behind Netflix’s “City of Ghosts” walks us through their approach on this unorthodox series.
Three Animated Features Top List In Latest Eurimages Funding Round
The list includes World War II drama “The Most Precious of Cargoes,” from Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanavicius.
Arte France Boards ‘Flavors Of Iraq,’ An Animated Documentary Inspired By Tweets
Léonard Cohen directs this feature about French-Iraqi journalist Feurat Alani’s relationship with Iraq.
‘Josep,’ ‘And Then The Bear’ Win At César Awards 2021
The winners were announced at a socially distanced ceremony in Paris.
From Family Secrecy To Sundance Success: The Unusual Production Of ‘Souvenir Souvenir’
Bastien Dubois speaks about the decade-long creation of his searing documentary short.
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