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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.
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").
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."
The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco has officially announced their much anticipated tribute to the pride and joy of McAlester, …
When I visited the Tyrus Wong exhibit at the Walt Disney Family Museum a couple months ago, one of the most gorgeous Bambi background …
Brooklyn-based Lizzi Akana directed Retreat! for Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. The song was written by Jones following her battle with cancer.
Without the support and deep pockets of a major studio, financing an animated film is a task of Sisyphean proportions, even for a skilled …
Running March 1st through the 24th at seven New York locations, includes numerous US Premieres of animated features.
GKIDS IN DEAL FOR ERNEST & CELESTINE WORLD PREMIERE CANNES 2012 NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE TIFF 2012 ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSION AND US …
A funny thing has happened: as hand-drawn studio-produced animated features have all but disappeared from the American animation scene, …
BREWMASTERS NOTE: This week Cartoon Brew takes a closer look at the five Academy Award nominated animated shorts. Each day at 10am …
[Editor’s Note: Edited to focus on animated-related topics] Los Angeles – Bonhams is pleased to announce a stellar result for the …
Modus FX has embarked on an ambitious new stereoscopic 3D journey — an 80-minute animated film called Sarila. Directed by Nancy …
Ty Wong standing in front of his illustrations for The Wild Bunch at the opening of the show a couple weeks ago. (Matt …
Auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields will hold an Entertainment Memorabilia and Animation Art sale on June 4th 2007 in Los Angeles, …
I had a first look at OVER THE HEDGE yesterday (thank you, Dreamworks) and it’s not the 90 minute talk-fest, per the trailer, that Amid …
We know that a lot of animation exec types read this site so here’s a message for you folks. Following the destruction of Hurricane …
One universal truth is that you meet the coolest people at animation film festivals. I met Richard O’Connor at Ottawa on a panel and was …