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Happy 80th Birthday, Richard Williams!
Today marks the 80th birthday of legendary animator, director and educator Richard Williams. Born on March 19, 1933, in Toronto, Canada, …
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Rhythm & Hues is Hiring Hundreds of People—In Taiwan
A little over a month after Life of Pi VFX studio Rhythm & Hues declared bankruptcy and laid off hundreds of employees at its Los Angeles …
Artist of the Day: Seo Kim
Toronto-based Seo Kim studied animation at Sheridan. She draws funny slice-of-life comics and humorous illustrations and …
“We are at a tipping point in our industry”
A commentary worth reading by Jeffrey A. Okun, Chair of the Visual Effects Society: “We are at a tipping point in our industry – no …
VFX/Animation Industry Will Protest at the Oscars Tomorrow
What better time to protest Hollywood’s woeful treatment of animation and visual effects artists than on the film industry’s biggest …
Bob Godfrey, RIP
Bob Godfrey, the Oscar-winning director of animated shorts and creator of beloved TV shows like "Roobarb" and "Henry's Cat," is dead at 91.
Shane Acker Joins Reel FX To Direct “Beasts of Burden” Film
Santa Monica and Dallas-based Reel FX has no plans to slow down. Already producing two features—Jimmy Hayward’s Turkeys and Jorge …
15 Reasons Why Frank Tashlin Was Awesome
A tribute to the legendary director Frank Tashlin on his Centennial.
“The Pub” by Joseph Pierce
The human zoo that is a British pub.
Visual Effects Pioneer Petro Vlahos, RIP
Petro Vlahos, a visual effects pioneer and inventor of camera hardware, died last Sunday at age 96. His invention of the sodium vapor …
LOST FILMS: “Calaveras” by Jacques Colombat
What constitutes a “lost” film? The traditional definition is a film whose existence is confirmed but of which no prints can be found. …
Reel FX To Rhythm & Hues Artists: We Want You!
If there’s any silver lining to yesterday’s awful news about Rhythm & Hues, it’s that other companies hunger for the services of Rhythm & …
Rhythm & Hues To File For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Today [UPDATED]
Animation studio Rhythm & Hues began informing its employees tonight that they will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday morning.
16th Annual NY International Children’s Film Festival
Running March 1st through the 24th at seven New York locations, includes numerous US Premieres of animated features.
“Les Poings Sur Les Iles” by Lu Bing
Les Poings Sur Les Iles is a Korean adaptation of a French children’s book illustrated by Violeta Lópiz. There’s no English translation …
5-Second Animation Day at Titmouse
Public screening of these mini-masterpieces next Friday at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
Harvey Kurtzman Retrospective Coming To New York
Book publisher Denis Kitchen forwarded exciting news this morning: “The Art of Harvey Kurtzman”, a comprehensive retrospective of MAD …
Reel FX Hires “Shrek” Producer Aron Warner As President of Animation
Dallas-based ReelFX is getting serious about feature animation. Last week, they named Aron Warner as the studio’s President of Animation. …
Annie Award Winners
The complete list of winners of the 40th Annual Annie Awards presented by Asifa-Hollywood.
How To Watch Philip Glass’s Walt Disney Opera “The Perfect American” Online
The new Philip Glass opera The Perfect American, based on Peter Stephan Jungk’s novel of the same name, debuted on January 22 the Teatro …
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