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Annecy Announces Winners For Mifa Pitches
The winners were selected from 498 project submissions.
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Pixar Announces ‘Soul,’ Pete Docter’s New Film For 2020
It will be the second original feature that Pixar releases next year.
No AI, Perpetual License, Developed By Artists: Moho’s Free Side Quest Update Now Exports 2D Characters To Unity, Unreal, Godot, And Blender
Moho’s free 14.4 Side Quest update lets animators export full 2D rigs and animations to Unity, Unreal, Godot, and Blender using the glTF format.
Amazon Is Reportedly Giving Up On Original Kids’ Series
Amazon Studios is pivoting from kids’ content to series for older and broader audiences.
Video Essay Of The Week: Why Paddington’s Acting Is So Good
Why is the animation in “Paddington” so convincing? Animator Oswald Iten breaks down the film’s techniques.
Suzan Pitt, Influential American Director Of Animated Films, Dies At 75
She directed iconic animated shorts like “Asparagus” and “Joy Street.”
Terry Pratchett’s ‘The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rodents’ Is Being Developed Into An Animated Feature
“The Amazing Maurice” will be the first animated feature film ever made from a Terry Pratchett novel.
From Mighty Mouse To Spice Girls: Paramount Animation Reveals Slate Of Upcoming Features
Paramount Animation is aiming to boost its output to two animated features a year starting in 2020.
Interview: Felix Dufour-Laperrière On His Poetic Hand-Drawn Drama ‘Ville Neuve’
The film screened last week in the Contrechamp Feature Film competition of the Annecy festival.
Netflix And Gobelins Partner On New Fellowship And Scholarships To Advance Diversity In Animation
The partnership creates new links between the famed French animation school, Japan, Africa, and the U.S.-based streaming service.
Pixar’s ‘Purl’ Wins Best In Show At 2019 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival
See the full list of 24 projects chosen for the 2019 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival Electronic Theater.
Commentary: Annecy Is Too Big. Annecy Is Just Right.
Is the Annecy Festival growing too big for its own good?
‘I Lost My Body’ Wins Feature Film Cristal And Audience Prize At Annecy
It’s hard to imagine a more perfect start for an independent animated feature.
INTERVIEW: Denis Do On the Deliberate Lack of Action In ‘Funan’ And Making Part Of The Film In Cambodia
“Funan” opens today in Los Angeles.
Brazil’s Anima Mundi Festival Is In Danger Of Not Happening After Its Funding Is Cut
The organizers are calling on the global animation community to donate to a crowdfunding campaign so they can hold this year’s edition.
Dreamworks Teases ‘Kipo & the Age of Wonderbeasts’ And ‘Fast & Furious: Spy Racers’ – Annecy
Dreamworks Animation TV unveiled two new series at Annecy this year.
WATCH: Warner Bros. Releases First Short From Its ‘Cartoonist-Driven’ Looney Tunes Revival
New Looney Tunes debuted on Wednesday in front of a standing-room only crowd of 1,000 festival attendees.
Sony Pictures Animation Launches New International And Alternative Animation Divisions – Annecy
Genndy Tartakovsky features and a new “Boondocks” series are part of Sony’s new alternative animation division.
GKIDS Acquires Anca Damian’s ‘Marona’s Fantastic Tale’ – Annecy
The film is premiering this week at Annecy.
‘The Oatmeal’ Creator Matthew Inman Is Developing An Animated Film For Illumination
A webcomic creator has gotten a feature animation development deal at Illumination.
Netflix Executive Phil Rynda Talks About Career Path From Production Artist To Studio Executive
Phil Rynda had a successful career as an artist before switching to the executive side. We spoke with him about how and why he did it.
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