British Animation Awards 2014 Finalists Announced
The biennial British Animation Awards have announced their slate of nominees for 2014.
The biennial British Animation Awards have announced their slate of nominees for 2014.
To acknowledge the crucial role of animators in the evolving world of filmmaking, the Visual Effects Society today nominated Ryan Stone, Bullock's character in "Gravity," for Outstanding Animated Character in a Live-Action Feature Motion Picture.
Jasmin Lai is an artist who works as an effects colorist and background painter on "Steven Universe" at Cartoon Network.
Starkist has created a Charlie Tuna TV ad for the first time in 12 years. The character has been "updated," which today means only one thing: computer animation.
New books about "Adventure Time," Mary Blair, Alex Toth, Disney Golden Books, Pixar, and DreamWorks will be published in 2014.
From mainstream releases to independent foreign productions, we've got a guide to the animated feature releases that you can look forward to in 2014.
The new "Powerpuff Girls" special, titled "Dance Pantsed," will debut on Cartoon Network January 20th.
DreamWorks, which we already know has big plans for Internet television, is currently in production on a Netflix series based on The …
British illustrator Ronald Searle (1920-2011) has had an immeasurable influence on the animation industry. It’s hard to quantify his …
IN THE EARLY 1980S, CARDON WALKER JR. AND I produced the "Disney Family Album" series for The Disney Channel. It was one of the very first series funded by the Channel, and the first to get any kind of critical acclaim thanks to our nomination for a Cable Ace Award for Best Documentary Series. But we had an even bigger ambition, and that was to land the Great White Whale of Disney myths, the life story of Walt himself.
Seven animated features lead the nominations for ASIFA-Hollywood's 41st Annie Awards.
For those of you still feeling sedentary after the holidays or just looking for some weekend inspiration, listen to these two interviews with Lotte Reiniger and Rebecca Sugar. They each have accomplished an important first in animation: Lotte Reiniger was the first woman to direct an animated feature, and Rebecca Sugar was the first solo woman creator of a TV series at Cartoon Network. These milestones are separated by 87 years, which says a lot about both how far animation has come and how far it still has to go.
Earlier this month, Dallas-headquartered Reel FX released their first animated feature Free Birds. Over its first three weekends in …
Pixar co-founder (and current president of both Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios) Dr. Ed Catmull has written a book that explores …
Jeff Liu studied at CalArts and now works at Cartoon Network on "Steven Universe."
British department store John Lewis has released an ambitious annual Christmas advertisement, a £1 million hand-drawn spot with stop …
For TV viewers of a certain age, the shows produced by Lou Scheimer’s Filmation evoke fond nostalgia and happy Saturday morning memories. …
In the brilliant three-minute short Upstairs, Matthias Hoegg imagines what goes on behind the doors of our neighbors’s apartments. It’s a …
DreamWorks technical director Nathan Loofbourrow was elected without opposition as President of the Los Angeles animation union Animation …
Tonight in Canada, the Ottawa International Animation Festival held the awards ceremony for its 2013 edition. The top prize for short …