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It’s Oscar day, the one day of year where Hollywood has to collectively grit its teeth and spend a few moments acting like they respect and appreciate animation.
The European pitching and co-production event has honored the year's standout animation director, producer, and distributor.
Halberstad talks us through the film's origins and key themes while sharing some lively clips from the cg feature.
After Disney refused recognition, IATSE, on behalf of The Animation Guild, filed a petition for a National Labor Relations Board vote.
Director Salomé Chatelain and the film's producers from TeamTO are in Bordeaux to pitch their project at Cartoon Movie
The newly-restored films will be available May 16 on digital and Blu-ray.
'Jay Jay: The Chose One' is being animated by Nigerian studio I-Realities, and is another indication of a booming local industry.
Meanwhile, 'Puss in Boots' managed another $7.4 million globally as it moves closer to the $500M milestone.
'The Mitchells vs. the Machines' director Jeff Rowe is directing. Montreal's Mikros animation and Vacounver's Cinesite are animating.
See the art that helped define the visual styles of this year's five Oscar-nominated animated shorts.
Yeatman also offered some sound advice for creators looking to grow their properties through new partnerships.
This year's Oscar-nominated filmmakers share behind-the-scenes details of how they created memorable characters and brought their performances to life.
Toonz is co-producing 'Little Emma' with China's Gold Valley Films and 'The Canterville Ghost' with Space Age Films and Align Pictures.
The newly-launched studio already has two animated features and a kids' tv series in the works.
Beginning his career as a messenger boy at Disney, Mattinson became an integral member of Disney Animation's creative team for the better part of 70 years.
Netflix led all companies with 11 wins across 32 categories, while Disney floundered.
"My first impressions were that animation was a magical medium. I wished that I could do something like that when I got older," says Smith.
Before he made his mark on Hollywood, Walt Disney launched Laugh-O-Gram in Kansas City, Missouri.
A decade after it finished its festival run, Svilen Dimitrov's 'Rew Day' has been submitted by another person onto the festival circuit.
In a concurrent move, the current Canadian Cartoon Network channel will rebrand as Boomerang.