Tartakovsky and Hartman Lift Spirits in Ottawa
We had plenty of sunshine and lots of inspiring panels on the first two days of the Ottawa International Animation Festival and the TV Animation Conference (TAC) held this week in the charming capital...
View ArticleNominees Set for 2014 animago AWARDS
Five nominees in ten categories have been named for the 2014 animago AWARDS. The nominees were chosen by an independent jury of experts, who gathered in Berlin to make their final decisions from 1,014...
View ArticlePeter Lord Named Prez of European Animation Pride
Last year, top players in the European animation industry announced the intent to found an annual award event to celebrate the best in the artform from across the continent, the European Animation...
View ArticleGLAS Fest Unveils Official Selection
The organizers for the 2016 GLAS Animation Festival — taking place March 3-6 in Berkeley, California — have completed the official selection film list. Culled from over 1,400 submissions, the 65...
View ArticleAnimation Dingle Sets Keynotes, Panels
Taking place March 18-19 in Dingle, Ireland — on the most westerly peninsula of Europe — the fourth Animation Dingle festival will celebrate excellence in local and international animation. Presented...
View ArticleAnnecy Full Program Revealed
Taking place June 13-18, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (accompanied by the MIFA market, June 15-17) will once again offer the very best in animation from around the world, showcased...
View ArticleAnimationinstitut Hosts Animation Sans Frontieres Trainees
Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg’s acclaimed Animationinstitut welcomed over the last two weeks a group of 16 young professionals from across Europe as part of the Animation Sans Frontières training...
View ArticleRodolphe Guenoden to Direct FDNY Animation ‘The Bravest’
Rodolphe Guenoden, a Gobelins graduate and longtime DreamWorks Animation artist, has been tapped to direct new animated feature The Bravest. The announcement was made by Main Journey founders and...
View ArticleDaily News Bytes: Trailering ‘My Little Pony,’ ‘Jumanji’ & Netflix’s ‘Death...
VIDEO: ‘My Little Pony: The Movie’ Trailer Hasbro’s Allspark Pictures is bringing the color, sparkle, spunk and funk to theaters this fall if the trailer is anything to go by. Meet the star-powered...
View ArticleEt le Boom Continue…?
Despite the unwelcome shutdown of France 4 by the government, TV and feature studios continue to thrive in France as animation becomes the country’s top content export. When it comes to animation on...
View ArticleAnimation Magazine’s Best of 2018 Award Winners
Congratulations to all of our Animag’s Best of 2018 Award Winners. These year-end honors were determined by our readers who picked their favorites during the voting period (November 22-Dec. 10, 2018)....
View Article2019 Stuttgart Highlights: ‘Missing Link’, ‘Bayala,’ ‘Avengers: Endgame’
Stuttgart, Germany will once again turn into a hub of all things animation as the 26th International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) returns to the city April 30 to May 5. Initial highlights of the...
View ArticleAnimafest Zagreb Reveals Int’l, Croatian & Student Short Selections
After sorting through more than 1,800 film submissions from 86 countries around the globe, the World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb has announced the official selections for the Grand...
View ArticleNora Twomey, Dean DeBlois, Yoshiaki Nishimura Among Annecy ‘19 Jurors
The Annecy International Animated Film Festival has revealed the eminent jury members who will assess works for the 2019 edition, taking place June 10-15. Hailing from three continents and nine...
View ArticleTshimologong Innovation Hub, NFVF Secure French Partners at Annecy
South Africa’s Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct and the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) have strengthened their ties with international partners by signing official partnership...
View ArticleSIGGRAPH 2019: A CG Progress Report
***This article originally ran in the August ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 292)*** When SIGGRAPH attendees congregate in the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 28 to August 1, they’ll see...
View ArticleStudent Oscar Finalist ‘Daughter’ Heralds the Next Czech Film Generation
On the heels of the world premiere of Daughter at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival — where it won the Cristal for graduate film — and having just taken the City Post Award for Best...
View ArticleAcademy Plans ‘Princess and the Frog’ 10th Anniversary Screening
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its fall programming lineup this week for both Los Angeles and New York. Kicking off the season will be a special 10th anniversary presentation...
View Article41 Shorts from 20 Countries Selected for 3D Wire Fest
Spain’s 3D Wire Fest will feature a total of 41 short films in its 2019 edition — 32 in the international competition and nine in the national one. Productions from 20 different countries in Asia,...
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