Marcell Jankovics, Giant Of Hungarian Animation, Dies At 79
With his folkloric, psychedelic works, Jankovics raised the profile of Hungarian animation and earned a global cult following.
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5 Filmmaking Tips From Júlia Farkas, Whose GIFs Have Over 2 Billion Views
The Hungarian animator’s popular GIFs earned her a recent commission from Adult Swim.
Three Promising Feature Pitches We Saw At CEE Animation Forum
The hazards of social media, love for an IT technician, the solitude of Antarctica: these animated features offer something different than the usual.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Entropia’ By Flóra Anna Buda
A container of three parallel universes where three girls are living in different circumstances.
Cartoon Movie: 5 Promising Projects From First-Time Feature Directors
Haunted castles, warring salamanders, migrants on a magical journey, and more…
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Mr. Mare’ by Luca Toth
A young handsome man is horrified to learn that the weird, tumor-like lump on his chest is the top of a tiny plump man’s head.
‘Son Of The White Mare’: The Journey Of The Cult Classic’s 4K Restoration (Interview)
Marcell Jankovics’s heady masterpiece is coming out on VOD in North America. We hear from those who restored it.
How To Pitch Virtually During A Pandemic: Creators And Producers Share Tips
The teams behind three projects pitched at Annecy’s MIFA market tell us what was gained — and lost — in the shift to virtual pitching.
The Best Animation Instagrams Of The Week
A look at animators on Instagram.
Annecy Pitches: 5 Film Projects That Caught Our Eye
An Egyptian fantasy, a transgender murder mystery, an apocalyptic coming-of-age tragicomedy, and more…
Events Round-Up: Anilogue, London International Animation Festival, Animateka
Upcoming animation events in Budapest, London, and Ljubljana.
Events Round-Up: Primanima, TAAFI Industry, Manchester Animation Festival, Pictoplasma NYC
Upcoming animation events in Hungary, Canada, the U.K., and the U.S.
GKIDS Acquires North American Rights to Goya-Award Winner ‘Another Day of Life’
Winner of both the Goya and European Film Award, “Another Day of Life” will be released this year in the U.S.
‘Another Day Of Life’ Wins Goya Award For Best Animated Feature
The film combines cg animation and documentary footage to recount the true-life adventures of a Polish journalist in Angola at the start of the country’s civil war in 1975.
Animated Shorts Selected For Berlinale 2019
Four animated shorts will compete at the Berlin Int’l Film Festival next month.
Academy Voters: You Better Not Overlook These 6 Animated Features In The Oscar Race
PAY ATTENTION TO THESE FILMS!
These Mind-Bending Hungarian Animation Classics Are Free To Watch Right Now
Only for one week! See these incredibly rare and fully-restored Hungarian animated films.
Four Animated Features Nominated For European Film Awards
Here are the contending animated features for this year’s European Film Awards, set to be presented on December 15 in Seville, Spain.
25 Animated Features Submitted For 2019 Oscars, Including Record 8 Films From Japan
Which five animated features will make the cut this year?
6 Promising European Animation Projects That We Saw At Cartoon Forum
See exclusive teasers for projects that debuted at the Cartoon Forum co-production platform.
Sony Pictures Classics Acquires ‘Ruben Brandt, Collector’
The buzzed-about psychological thriller “Ruben Brandt, Collector” is headed for a U.S release in 2019.
A Look At 14 Visually Striking Projects That Will Be Presented At Cartoon Forum
The 29th edition of Cartoon Forum, the renowned European co-production platform for animated television and new media projects, starts next Monday, September 10, in Toulouse, France.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Frustration’ by Milán Kopasz
Our Short Pick of the Day, a striking mix of pixilation and collage, comes from Hungary’s MOME animation school.
Interview: Milorad Krstić On His Action-Crime Thriller ‘Ruben Brandt, Collector’
On the day of the film’s world premiere, director Milorad Krstić talks about his action-packed and intellectually stimulating animated thriller.
