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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.