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“Frozen” Scores Yet Another Win with BAFTA Award
The winners of the 2014 BAFTA film awards were announced today.
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“LEGO Movie” Destroys Competition In It Second Weekend
Remember last year when the mainstream media started writing about the glut of animated features and questioning whether the industry was producing too much animation? As usual, they underestimated the animation medium and the connection that audiences have with the art form.
“When the Wind Blows” Director Jimmy Murakami, RIP
Japanese-American animation legend Jimmy Murakami, who played an important role in the development of Ireland's animation industry, has died at the age of 80, reported the organization Animation Ireland. The cause of death is unknown.
“Angry Birds” Feature Will Be Produced at Sony Imageworks Vancouver
The "Angry Birds" feature film that was announced last October will be animated at Sony Pictures Imageworks in Vancouver, Canada.
Production is Over On “Phineas and Ferb,” Future of Show Up in the Air [UPDATED]
The Animation Guild's TAG blog has confirmed that Disney will no longer produce new episodes of "Phineas and Ferb."
First Image and Synopsis from Michael Dudok de Wit’s “The Red Turtle”
A synopsis and the first piece of artwork has emerged from "The Red Turtle," the feature directorial debut of celebrated Dutch animator Michael Dudok de Wit ("The Monk and the Fish" and the Oscar-winning "Father and Daughter").
Hand-Drawn Feature “Aunt Hilda!” Has Opened in France
2014 is shaping up to be one of the strongest years for quirky and original animated features. True, there's the usual spate of sequels—"Rio 2," "How to Train Your Dragon 2" and "Planes: Fire and Rescue"—but looking beyond those films, there are some genuinely fresh ideas on the horizon, most notably Laika's "The Boxtrolls," Reel FX's "Book of Life," and Cartoon Saloon's "Song of the Sea."
South Korea’s Dystopic Pooping Film “Aachi & Ssipak” Is Available in English
It took seven years, but the bonkers South Korean animated feature "Aachi & Ssipak" has finally been made available for American audiences.
“Lisa Limone and Maroc Orange: A Rapid Love Story,” A Unique Estonian Feature
"Lisa Limone and Maroc Orange: A Rapid Love Story" is a 72-minute stop motion opera directed by Mait Laas.
Artist of the Day: Maarten Donders
Netherlands-based artist Maarten Donders creates, in his own words, "cosmic illustrations," a description that nicely captures the visual texture of his artwork.
DreamWorks Animation Launches Children’s Publishing Unit
DreamWorks Animation has announced the launch of DreamWorks Press, an in-house publishing operation that will produce digital and print books based on their popular properties like "Kung Fu Panda," "Madagascar," and "Shrek," as well as upcoming films like "B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations."
“Gravity” and “Frozen” Rule the VES Awards
The VES Awards, otherwise known as The Only Awards Show Where "The Lone Ranger" Can Win An Award For Something, were presented last night at the Beverly Hilton by the Visual Effects Society.
Trailer: “Life After Pi” Documents the Collapse of Rhythm & Hues Studios
A new documentary recounts the amazing sequence of events that occurred last spring when visual effects studio Rhythm & Hues declared banruptcy just before winning the Oscar for its work on Ang Lee's "The Life of Pi."
Jeff Koons Loves “Croods”
Disney's "Frozen" has gained momentum in the last two months as the lead cotender for the best animated feature Oscar, picking up nearly every possible recognition and endorsement, but DreamWorks' sleeper hit "The Croods" boasts one endorsement that no one else can claim.
Arthur Rankin Jr, Co-Founder of Rankin/Bass, RIP
Arthur Rankin, Jr., one-half of the iconic animation duo Rankin/Bass, died on January 30th at his Harrington Sound, Bermuda home. He was 89.
Artist of the Day: Shanti Rittgers
Shanti Rittgers is an artist from Connecticut who studied illustration with a concentration in animation at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore.
Tomm Moore’s “Song of the Sea” Will Get U.S. Distribution
Distributor GKIDS announced this morning that they have acquired North American distribution rights to Cartoon Saloon's highly anticipated hand-drawn pic "Song of the Sea."
How CalArts Came To Dominate Hollywood’s Animation Industry
"Vanity Fair" doesn't write about animation often, but when they do, it's memorable. Their new Hollywood issue has an excellent long read by Sam Kashner about the legendary CalArts animation program of the Seventies and Eighties.
“RGB” by Meinardas Valkevicius
RGB" is an unusual animated film that conveys the story through forms, movements and colors. "RGB" tells a modern story that can happen or already happened for many of us.
Artist of the Day: Nick Iluzada
Nick Iluzada is an illustrator in Brooklyn who collaborates with the art collective Slow Youth and produces zines and comics with Get Lost Press.
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