This year’s Oscar-nominated filmmakers share behind-the-scenes details of how they created memorable characters and brought their performances to life.
Netflix led all companies with 11 wins across 32 categories, while Disney floundered.
Best animated feature nominees are: ‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Marcel the Shell,’ ‘Puss in Boots,’ ‘The Sea Beast,’ and ‘Turning Red.’
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinoccchio” was also nominated in the production design and original score categories.
After earning 51 nominations and 20 wins last year, Netflix again leads the pack with 50 nominations.
‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,’ ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,’ and ‘Turning Red’ have emerged as the key contenders this award season.
Other nominees include ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,’ ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,’ ‘Turning Red,’ and ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.’
Just three distributors/producers are responsible for nearly half of the contenders.
The Canadian government must soon decide whether a film like ‘Turning Red’ should be considered “Canadian content.”
Lightbox Expo 2022 runs October 14-16 at the Pasadena Convention Center, with the 2022 Concept Art Awards closing out the festivities.
Animation is Film 2022 will take place at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood October 21-23, picking up again on the 29.
If the Academy wants to shed its reputation for being dismissive towards animation, these are some key questions it should consider.
Pixar’s Turning Red will be available to purchase on 4k Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and dvd next month.
Collins has been promoted to senior vice president of development, while Shi joins the Pixar “braintrust” as a new vice president of creative.
“Magical puberty transformation” is not a standard Pixar film description, and that’s refreshing.
Disney is also pausing the release of all future theatrical releases in Russia.
For theaters, Covid was “severe injury that maybe doesn’t heal,” says Iger.
Pixar staffers were already unhappy that two of their films had gone straight to streaming. Now it’s happening again.
Disney-Pixar’s next film will be out March 11, 2022.
Domee Shi will become the first woman to get a sole directing credit on a Pixar feature.
