Call For Submissions: Stop and Go 3-D
Stop & Go is a program of innovative stop-motion animations by contemporary visual artists and filmmakers, touring and screening …
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Call For Entries: The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival
The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival is proud to announce the official opening of its call for entries for the Festival’s third …
‘Misaligned’ Director Marta Magnuska Shares An Exclusive BTS Look At Her Oscar-Qualified Short
The 2d charcoal-drawn short is one of the year’s top animated shorts and won the Golden Dove at DOK Leipzig.
“Mural Man” by Patrick Jean
No doubt inspired by the graffiti animation of artist BLU, Patrick Jean (Pixels) directed this commercial for UK’s Passion Pictures, for …
DreamWorks Announces U.S. Tour for Kung Fu Panda’s Po Balloon from Macy’s Parade
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) and Macy’s today announced that Kung Fu Panda’s Po will embark on the first-ever U.S. tour …
“George the Hedgehog” (Jez Jerzy) trailer
Here’s what looks like the Polish version of Fritz The Cat: Jez Jerzy (aka George The Hedgehog). It’s based on a comic by RafaÅ‚ …
Computer Animated Movie-Writers Checklist
Today’s “Strange Brew” by John Deering. Care to add to this list? (Thanks, Kurtis Findlay)
“My Last Day” by Studio 4ºc
Here’s something a little different for fans of violent anime: My Last Day, a nine minute animated short commissioned by The JESUS Film …
“Neomorphus” by Animatorio
Sao Paulo, Brazil-based Animatorio created this stunning piece of stop motion animation. There’s some CG effects thrown into the mix too. …
“Rio” talkback
Congratulations to our friends at Blue Sky. Bravo! Well done! 72% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, nice reviews in the New York Times and the …
Lucasfilm Breaks Ground On Singapore Facility for ILM, LucasArts & Lucasfilm Animation
Micheline Chau, President and COO of Lucasfilm, Ltd is joined by Guest of Honor, Leo Yip, Chairman of the Singapore Economic …
Call For Entries: TAIS AniJam
In honour of the TAIS mascot and this year’s Chinese zodiac sign, we are proud to announce that this year¹s theme for the TAIS …
DreamWorks Animation Employees Donate $400,000 to Save The Children for Asian Rim Earthquake Relief
Save the Children today announced that it has received $400,000 from employees of DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) to provide …
Animated Shorts: Sell or Give Away for Free?
Last year I wrote about how the family of British animation legend Bob Godfrey was uploading his films to YouTube. Now they’ve removed …
Ward Kimball on a 1970s Game Show
The don’t-miss clip of the week: a 1970 appearance by “casting director” Ward Kimball on the NBC daytime game show Lohman and Barkley’s …
“Junk” trailer
Here’s the exquisite trailer for Kirk Hendry’s new short, Junk, which has been selected for competition at Annecy this year. The film was …
A Letter from Grim Natwick (1931)
Collector Martin Almeyer sent me this curious piece from his animation collection: a 1931 letter (in a Fleischer Studios envelope, above) …
Hand-drawn “Abilify” commercial
Feelin’ down about the state of hand drawn animation? I was watching my favorite news channel and spotted this modest, but nicely …
NYC’s Dusty Film & Animation Festival Announces Presenters & Schedule
The 22nd Annual Dusty Film and Animation Festival–taking place May 6 – 10–culminates with an awards ceremony, Tuesday, May 10 at 6:30pm …
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