Ottawa 2018 Animation Festival Announces Competition Selections
100 films were selected from a record-setting 2,469 entries.
Shorts
EXCLUSIVE: Mexico’s Pixelatl Festival Launches Teaser Film For Its 2018 Edition
Mexico’s Pixelatl Festival is gearing up for a new edition, and we’ve got the debut of their 2018 teaser film.
Mindbender’s Teaser For ‘The Food Thief’ Is As Wild And Fun As CG Animation Gets
Mindbender continues its quest to develop cartooning in cg animation.
Here Is The Ultimate Guide To Distributing A Short Film On The Internet
The “Be Everywhere All At Once” strategy is a new – and smarter – way to think about distributing a short film online.
How E.d. Films Is Using Real-time To Help Make Their Animated Films
A look at how e.d. films in Montreal has adopted the Unity game engine for animated filmmaking, and even developed its own real-time tools.
New French Short ‘Le Mans 1955’ Explores Most Horrific Crash In Motorsports History
Watch the trailer for Quentin Baillieux’s new film “Le Mans 1955.”
Pixar To Debut New Short, ‘Purl,’ At SIGGRAPH
“Purl,” directed by Kristen Lester, is the second project finished by Pixar’s new experimental shorts unit.
The Academy Invites 928 New Members, Including Over 150 In Animation And VFX Branches
It’s a good year for the animation world: some previously overlooked women filmmakers and Japanese animation directors have been invited to join the Academy this year.
EXCLUSIVE: Academy Denies Animation Producer Kobe Bryant Opportunity To Become Member
Kobe Bryant may be an Oscar winner, but he won’t be allowed to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
Annecy: Google Spotlight Stories Releases ‘Piggy,’ A New Approach To VR Interaction
The latest Google Spotlight is as much experiment as short, pushing the limits of interaction between the viewer and character.
Annecy: Warner Bros. Announces New ‘Cartoonist-Driven’ Looney Tunes Shorts Program
Here’s the most exciting Looney Tunes announcement in a long time.
Nick’s ‘Bea and Cad’ Pilot Is Only The Beginning For These Characters
Lots of people are discovering “Bea and Cad” this week – here’s a look at what’s next for these characters.
From Burbank To Wuhan: Making ‘One Small Step’ Was A Big Global Collaboration For Taiko Studios
Created by ex-Disney artists, Taiko Studios had to learn some new tricks in international collaboration to create its first project, “One Small Step.”
New Europe Snags Worldwide Sales Rights To ‘This Magnificent Cake!’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The highly-anticipated stop-motion film from “Oh Willy…” directors Emma de Swaef and Marc Roels will premiere at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight.
Nick Made A Funny Mini-Series. Then They Sat On It For Years: Whatever Happened To ‘Bug Salad’?
Despite the winding path his idea took, creator Carl Faruolo is simply happy that Nickelodeon is finally letting people see what he made.
Cannes 2018: Animated Feature ‘Chris the Swiss’ Selected For Critics’ Week
An unconventional animated documentary makes the cut at Cannes Critics’ Week.
Cannes 2018: Directors’ Fortnight Selects Films By Mamoru Hosoda, Emma De Swaef, and Marc Roels
Four animated projects are getting the spotlight at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight sidebar.
Annecy 2018: Dreamworks To Preview ‘How To Train Your Dragon 3’ And Premiere Short Films
“How to Train Your Dragon 3” director Dean DeBlois will speak in France about the new film.
Cannes 2018: Four Animated Shorts Selected For Competition
This year, Polish filmmaker Marta Pajek is the only animation filmmaker in contention for Canne’s Short Film Palme d’or.
Winners Of First-Ever Quirino Awards Will Be Announced Tonight – Here’s A Preview Of The Nominees
A look at the nominees of the Ibero-American Quirino Awards, which will be presented tonight.
