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When Did Animated Shorts Get So Long? An Investigation Into The Uncomfortable Rise Of Long Shorts

As animation directors explore longer film formats, the trend is causing headaches for producers, distributors, festival programmers, and educators.

By Chris Robinson | 4 months ago

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Annecy Unveils Its 2024 Short Film Lineups

From first-timers to Oscar winners, this year’s four short film sections feature 67 films from 30 countries.

By Jamie Lang | 1 year ago

Red Tail

Annecy And MIFA Will Host A New VR And Games Showcase At This Year’s Festival

The festival is teaming with Spain’s Weird Market for a video game cinematics and trailers competition. Submissions are open now.

By Jamie Lang | 1 year ago

'RRR'

Indian Animation, VFX, And Video Games Take Center-Stage This Weekend At Animela Festival In Mumbai

Animela is billed as India’s first-ever international festival for animation, vfx, xr, video games, and comics.

By Jamie Lang | 1 year ago

Annecy Institute

City Of Annecy To Break Ground On $27.5 Million Animation Center

The facility will include a screening room, training spaces, exhibition space, and a year-round workplace for the festival’s organizers.

By Jamie Lang | 2 years ago

Animation is Film

Animation Is Film 2023 To Open With ‘The Boy And The Heron,’ Close With ‘Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget’

The L.A.-based festival released its lineup today, featuring 100th anniversary events for Warner Bros. and Disney.

By Jamie Lang | 2 years ago

Ruby Gillman INBTWN

‘Ruby Gillman’ Directors On Creating Dreamworks Animation’s First Titular Female Lead (Video Interview)

“A lot of people have a lot of ideas how [Ruby] should be living her life and this journey she goes on is figuring out how she wants to,” says director Kirk DeMicco.

By Cole Delaney | 2 years ago

Mexico Is Creating A Digital Database To Protect Its Animation Heritage

Several titles spanning back to the 1930s have been digitized and were screened at this year’s Annecy Festival.

By Jamie Lang | 2 years ago

Guillermo del Toro, Annecy 2023

Guillermo Del Toro Will Only Make ‘A Couple More’ Live Action Films Before Shifting Entirely To Animation

In an Annecy masterclass, del Toro said recent box office hits like ‘Spider-Man’ and ‘Mario’ could convince studios to give more leeway to animation filmmakers.

By Jamie Lang | 2 years ago

‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Paddington,’ ‘Smurfs’ Rightsholders Talk Adapting IP For Modern Audiences

Industry executives discuss how decades-old stories don’t always work with contemporary standards of representation, storytelling, and relatability.

By Ryan Gaur | 2 years ago

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Disney Presents Packed TV Slate With Loads Of New Trailers And Images

In Annecy, Disney announced four new animated series titles, sneak peeked eight more, and announced five renewals.

By Jamie Lang | 2 years ago

MIFA Feature Pitches 2023

Annecy’s MIFA Feature Pitches 2023: Five Projects That Caught Our Eye

Annecy’s MIFA Feature Pitches offered up a visually and narratively diverse lineup that we’ll be tracking in the years to come.

By Ryan Gaur | 2 years ago

Adam Change Lentement

Check Out The Weird And Wonderful World Of Annecy Contrechamp Player ‘Adam Change Lentement’ (Exclusive Trailer)

Director Joël Vaudreuil spoke to us about the film’s small-town influences and making the jump from short to feature filmmaking.

By Jamie Lang | 2 years ago

Nimona

Netflix Drops Full ‘Nimona’ Trailer, New Stills Ahead Of Tonight’s Annecy World Premiere

Directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane spoke with us about the visual development of the film’s medieval/futuristic world and characters.

By Jamie Lang | 2 years ago

I'm Hip

‘Aladdin,’ ‘Moana’ Director John Musker Goes Indie With Annecy-Debuting Short ‘I’m Hip’

He’s directed some of Disney’s most beloved films of the modern era, but making I’m Hip required John Musker to do something he hadn’t done regularly in the last 40 years: animate.

By Aubry Mintz | 2 years ago

Annecy Shorts 2023

10 Shorts You Won’t Want To Miss At Annecy 2023

We’ve put together a list of ten shorts that demonstrate the breadth and diversity available at this year’s Annecy Festival.

By Jamie Lang | 2 years ago

Eight Features We’re Looking Forward To At Annecy 2023

With so many screenings, panels, workshops, pitches, and parties, it’s impossible to catch everything at Annecy.

By Jamie Lang | 2 years ago

Annecy

Annecy In Shock After Knife-Wielding Attacker Injures Four Children, Two Adults Days Before Festival’s Opening

Two of the children and one adult are in “serious condition.” All six were taken to the hospital.

By Jamie Lang | 2 years ago

WIA World Summit 2023

GLAAD Joins Women In Animation To Co-Host WIA World Summit 2023 At Annecy

This year’s WIA World Summit will place a special emphasis on gender justice.

By Jamie Lang | 2 years ago

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Animation Companies Are Going Green. Here’s How They’re Doing It

We spoke with animation organizations from around the world that are spearheading the industry’s green push.

By Jamie Lang | 2 years ago

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