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“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 …
WIA NYC Animation Festival Returns For Third Year, Celebrating Animation And Community
On November 1, WIA NYC will showcase 28 animated films by emerging students and established independent filmmakers at SVA Theatre.
“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 …
New TV Series “The Adventures of Figaro Pho” Announced by Chocolate Liberation Front & Ambience Entertainment
Transmedia production company Chocolate Liberation Front (CLF) together with Omnilab Media’s Ambience Entertainment announce a …
“Life in the Analog Age” by Gabe Swarr
Few industry artists I know are as committed to personal projects as Gabe Swarr who’s consistently been making his own work for as long …
Toei Animation Announces Online Steaming of “Toriko”
Toei Animation Co., Ltd., Toei Animation Inc. and FUNimation Entertainment will stream the official English-subtitled episodes of Toriko, …
“Mia and the Migoo” American Trailer
Watch the American trailer for Jacques-Rémy Girerd’s Mia and the Migoo. The film’s distributor, GKids, make no mention on the official …
“The Pirate” by Meindbender
Once in a blue moon I see a piece of animation that plain knocks me out. “The Pirate by Trollhättan, Sweden-based Meindbender is one …
Variety reviews “Winnie The Pooh”
I would have noted this earlier, but I just spotted it myself. Hollywood trade paper, Variety, posted the first review of Disney’s new …
Inchworm Animation for Nintendo DSi
Inchworm Animation will be released for the handheld Nintendo DSi platform on April 25. The app will be available for download from the …













