Here Are 4 Indie Features That Deserve A Shot At An Oscar This Year
These indie animated features remind us that there isn’t — or shouldn’t have to be — anything inevitable about Hollywood’s dominance at the Oscars.
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Here Are 23 Major Animated Movies Coming Out In 2021
Welcome to the year of five Disney features, Ghibli’s comeback, and many, many sequels.
The Animation That Changed Me: Aaron Long on ‘Mind Game’
“The sprawling story seems to touch on almost every aspect of human life,” says Long. “I found it overwhelming and strangely addictive.”
‘Lupin III: The First’ Review: The Gentleman Thief Gains A Dimension Without Losing His Charm
Japan’s beloved crime-caper franchise is rebooted in 3d cgi with skill and smarts.
‘Wolfwalkers,’ First Apple Animated Feature, To Premiere At TIFF
“Wolfwalkers” will stream around the world on Apple TV+ following its theatrical run.
Studio Ghibli’s ‘Earwig And The Witch’ Will Hit American Theaters In Early 2021
Goro Miyazaki’s feature will be released by longtime Ghibli distributor Gkids.
Gkids Will Release Masaaki Yuasa’s ‘Inu-Oh’ Theatrically In The U.S. Next Year
Are you ready for a Japanese musical period piece about a cursed theater performer and a blind lute player?
GKIDS Will Release ‘On-Gaku: Our Sound’ In The U.S.
Ever-reliable animation distributor GKIDS has acquired North American distribution rights to the indie Japanese animated feature On-Gaku: …
GKIDS Will Release ‘Marona’s Fantastic Tale’ Online In June
The film is the most high-profile indie animated title so far to skip theatrical release as a result of the coronavirus.
GKIDS Will Release ‘Lupin The 3rd: The First’ In North America This Year
Japan’s favorite gentleman thief returns in his first cg outing.
‘Weathering With You’ Earns $5M Domestically In Six Days, Breaks GKIDS All-Time Record
In a mere six days, the film has become the all-time top grosser for its distributor GKIDS.
Studio Ghibli Films Will Soon Be Available On Digital Download-To-Own Services
The Studio Ghibli library will soon be easier than ever to watch in the U.S. and Canada.
Netflix Oscar-Contender ‘I Lost My Body’ Wins Grand Prize at Animation Is Film
Three other animated features also won awards at the 2019 edition of Animation is Film.
HBO Max Acquires Streaming Rights To Studio Ghibli Films
21 Studio Ghibli films will be available for streaming.
Record 32 Animated Features Submitted For 2020 Oscars
The previous record was 27 features for the 2017 Academy Awards.
‘Abominable’ Tops North American Box Office With $20.6 Million
The good news: It’s the best U.S. debut for an original animated film this year. The bad news: It’s one of Dreamworks Animation’s worst openings ever.
GKIDS’s Animation Is Film Festival Announces 10 Features In Competition Lineup
The program includes Oscar contenders like “I Lost My Body” and “Weathering With You,” and plenty of U.S. premieres.
‘Buñuel In The Labyrinth Of The Turtles’ Opens Friday In North America
The mixed-media feature tells the strange yet true story of Luis Buñuel’s expedition to a remote Spanish region in the 1930s.
‘Away,’ ‘White Snake,’ ‘Fehérlófia’ Among Animated Features Playing At Fantasia Fest
Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival has announced the first wave of films for its 23rd edition, which runs from July 11 to August 1.
INTERVIEW: Denis Do On the Deliberate Lack of Action In ‘Funan’ And Making Part Of The Film In Cambodia
“Funan” opens today in Los Angeles.
