Musical Toon ‘Pierre the Pigeon Hawk’ Adds will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson & Snoop...
A fresh batch of multitalented performers has been added to the voice cast roster for Pierre the Pigeon Hawk, from Exodus Film Group and director John D. Eraklis (producer, Igor, Bunyan and Babe)....
View ArticleAnimafest Grand Shorts Competition Reflects a Colorful Kaleidoscope of...
Out of 820 entries, 44 films from 24 countries have been selected for the Oscar-qualifying Grand Competition Short Film of the World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb 2021. Most of them hail...
View ArticleAnnecy Raises the Curtain on Feature Program for 1st Hybrid Edition
After more than a year with no in-person animation gatherings, mad dashes through airports to catch a connection or joyful reunions with friends and colleagues, the Annecy Festival (June 14-19) is in...
View ArticleUnchained Memories: Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s ‘Flee’ Animates a Turbulent...
***This article originally appeared in the June-July ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 311)*** When Danish filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen was a teenager, he befriended a young Afghan refugee who...
View ArticleAnibar Announces 2021 Program of Artistic Animation
Anibar International Animation Festival announces the program for its 12th edition, taking place July 23-30, as a hybrid event both live in Peja, Kosovo and online. The 2021 fest will present around...
View ArticleSundance, Annecy Winner ‘Flee’ Gets Official Trailer & Poster Reveal
NEON film releasing has unveiled the official trailer and poster art for Flee, the acclaimed animated feature by Danish director Jonas Poher Rasmussen which won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize for...
View ArticleVR at SIGGRAPH: Reliving Moments of Truth
***This article originally appeared in the August ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)*** With the SIGGRAPH confab underway August 9-13, we thought it would be a good time to spotlight some of...
View ArticleAward-Winning AniDoc ‘Flee’ Arrives in Theaters December 3
Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s acclaimed animated retelling of one Afghani refugee’s story will unfurl for a wider audience late this fall, when NEON brings Flee to U.S. theaters on December 3. The Danish...
View ArticleJonas Poher Rasmussen to Helm Adaptation of ‘Dane’ Trilogy
The multi-awarded Danish writer and director Jonas Poher Rasmussen (Flee) is on board a new animated project. The movie, which is currently under the working title of Dane (Dansker) is based on the...
View ArticleAnimation Is Film Festival Announces 2021 Slate
Animation Is Film (AIF) announced today the competition line-up and other special events for its fourth edition, which takes place in-person October 22-24 and returns to its home at the TCL Chinese 6...
View ArticleSting Teams with Director Maya Sanbar for Refugee Tale ‘Footsteps on the Wind’
One of the year’s Academy Award qualifying animated shorts, Maya Sanbar’s Footsteps on the Wind, tells the story of two siblings — Noor and her little brother, Josef — who go on a mysterious journey...
View ArticleManchester Animation Fest Unveils Hybrid Program, New Feature Competition
Manchester Animation Festival (MAF), the U.K.’s largest animation festival, has today revealed its program for 2021. Returning for its seventh year as a hybrid event in 2021, the festival will offer...
View ArticleMagnolia Unleashes the Beasts of ‘Cryptozoo’ on Blu-ray Next Month
From visionary comic-book writer, artist and filmmaker Dash Shaw (My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea), award-winning indie animated feature Cryptozoo arrives on Blu-ray ($29.98) and On Demand...
View ArticleAnimation Is Film: Back in Action
***This article originally appeared in the November ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)*** For months, we’ve all been waiting for animation events and festivals to return to their original live...
View ArticlePeople on the Move: Appointments at DNEG, Outpost, PBS & More
Leading VFX and animation studio DNEG (dneg.com) announced Josh Jaggars as its new Group President, VFX and Stereo. Based out of the Los Angeles studio, Jaggars will lead the global VFX and Stereo...
View ArticleGIRAF Takes Calgary Toon Confab Online in November
Western Canada’s longest-running animation festival, GIRAF is expanding beyond the borders of Alberta for its 2021 edition with a nation-wide online streaming event, presenting 90-plus shorts from...
View ArticleVistas Media Capital Secures Majority Stake in Paperboat Design Studio
Singapore-based media and entertainment-related investments company, Vistas Media Capital, today announced its acquisition of a majority stake in Paperboat Design Studios, an animation and design...
View Article‘Cryptozoo’ Exclusive: Dash Shaw’s Magnificent Manticore
With Cryptozoo set to make its Blu-ray and On Demand debut on Tuesday, November 16, filmmaker Dash Shaw (My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea) unlocked an exhibit to spotlight one creature in the...
View ArticleAward Season Frontrunner ‘Flee’ Launches on The Animation Showcase
Sundance- and Annecy Cristal-winning animated documentary Flee is now accessible to watch worldwide on The Animation Showcase, the industry-only streaming platform, along with most of the animated...
View ArticlePeople on the Move: Bob Higgins to Lead Trustbridge Kids, DNEG Taps Oscar...
Bob Higgins, the longtime kids and family entertainment executive who served as EVP, Content, Kids & Family for Boat Rocker Media, has been appointed to run a new entertainment company under the...
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