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Following the lead of Gobelins and other French animation schools, Lycée technique des Arts et Métiers in Luxembourg has began to make …
Following the lead of Gobelins and other French animation schools, Lycée technique des Arts et Métiers in Luxembourg has began to make …
While DreamWorks debuted its umpteenth cookie-cutter ‘hip’ animal comedy, Kung Fu Panda, at the Cannes Film Festival this past week, it’s …
Over the past couple years, I’ve mentioned the French animated feature Peur(s) du Noir, which is a collection of black-and-white horror …
This one’s a must-see! Orgesticulanismus by Mathieu Labaye of Camera Etc. starts out slow but quickly turns into one of the most …
Super*market LA is a quarterly independent comics event based in Los Angeles. The next one, this Sunday March 30th, will spotlight comic …
Research into the origins of the serialized feature The Space Explorers, by folks who grew up obsessed with it from TV viewings in the …
The nominees for the 80th annual Academy Awards were announced this morning: Best Animated Feature • Persepolis …
If I had a Sony PSP (or played video games for that matter), I’d be looking forward to the February release of Patapon, a visually …
A few random notes on the French animated feature Persepolis: • Upon winning the best animated feature prize from the NY …
The music video “Lollipop” for musician Mika is a joyful if somewhat overproduced Seventies graphic pastiche. It is the promising debut …
Calling all New Yorkers. Check out Treasures from a Chest at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) this Friday. The annual program, …
Today I’m pleased to announce the upcoming publication of the first-ever Cartoon Brew book. Inside UPA is a 64-page volume offering an …
Fred Bastard is a pilot for an adult animated series that London-based Uli Meyer Animation produced in 2001. The content is …
Another edition of Annecy has wrapped and the winners have been announced. The top short film prize, the Annecy Cristal, went to Suzie …
The latest batch of six student shorts from the French animation school Gobelins have been posted online HERE. All these films debuted on …
FPS Magazine informs us about Norman, a new mixed-media stage production that combines the works of an animation legend with live …
Animation legend Frédéric Back (Crac, The Man Who Planted Trees, The Mighty River), who turned 83 this week, has launched a …
Twitch Film is reporting that the Weinstein Company has picked up Michel Ocelot’s French feature Azur and Asmar for distribution. As …