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Schools

‘LEGO Movie’ Studio Animal Logic To Offer Animation Degree

The new one-year program, in partnership with University of Technology Sydney, will launch in 2017.

Despite Fantastic Reviews, ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ is Laika’s Weakest Launch To Date

Illumination’s “The Secret Life of Pets” also set a new all-time record this weekend.

Re:Anima Joint Master In Animation Has Opened A New Call For Applications

The program offers an intensive two-year exploration of animation from an artistic perspective in Ireland, Belgium, or Portugal.

Feature Film

EXCLUSIVE: Laika Chief Travis Knight Reveals Future Plans For Studio

Laika has some very different projects planned for the future.

Feature Film

Laika Was Crazy Enough To Animate A 16-Foot Tall Skeleton for ‘Kubo and The Two Strings’

We go behind-the-scenes to learn how Laika animated one of the biggest stop motion puppets ever constructed.

Cartoon Brew Pick

‘Ginger Beer’ by Ornella Macchia and Simon Medard

Music video for El Toto Cafe’s “Ginger Beer.”

Internet/Blogs

Mixed Parts, New Community Hub For Animators, Launches

Finally, a smart social platform for the animation community.

Events

Ottawa Animation Festival 40th Anniversary Look-Back: ‘Hen, His Wife’

Before he became a key member of the team that made “Rugrats” and “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters,” Igor Kovalyov challenged the animation world with his enigmatic short, “Hen, His Wife.”

CGI

Video: StyLit Presents An Exciting New Way To Stylize CG Animation

What if you could sketch a pattern or design on a piece of paper and have all the hand-drawn intricacies of your work instantly preserved in the texture of a 3D model? It may soon be possible.

Events

Richard Williams To Present ‘Thief and the Cobbler’ Work Print At MoMA

The master animator will be visiting New York City in September.

Cartoon Brew Pick

‘Accidents, Blunders and Calamities’ by James Cunningham

A father possum reads his kids a story that’s an alphabet of the most dangerous animal of all—HUMANS!

Disney

Who Does What On A CGI Character: The Many Makers of Elliot in ‘Pete’s Dragon’

It takes a village of artists and technicians to create a sophisticated CGI character like Elliot the Dragon.

Box Office Report

‘Sausage Party’ Launches With A Meaty $34.3 Million

No surprise here: “Sausage Party” did great in theaters!

Feature Film

Which Famous Animation Director Just Got Removed From Their Film?

An interesting development in the world of feature animation.

Awards

Watch The New English Trailer For ‘Long Way North,’ Debuting Next Month In U.S. Cinemas

Oscar-hopeful “Long Way North,” a hand-drawn adventure film from France, is headed to U.S. cinemas.

Feature Film

‘Sausage Party’ Directors Conrad Vernon & Greg Tiernan On Making 2016’s Most Outlandish Animated Film

The directors of “Sausage Party” talk about the challenges of selling an R-rated animated feature in Hollywood, producing a film on a fraction of the budget of other studios, and knowing when you’ve gone too far in an R-rated cartoon.