Tag: Academy Award
John Knoll Upped to ILM’s Chief Creative Officer
Oscar-winning vfx veteran John Knoll has been promoted to Chief Creative Officer at Industrial Light & Magic. Knoll, who joined ILM In 1986, has...
Channel 4 Offers More Info on ‘Snowman’ Sequel
Channel 4 in the U.K. has revealed a few more details on the upcoming sequel to its classic animated special The Snowman, which is...
Gran Canaria’s Grand Animation Event
Damian Perea, director of the ANIMAYO International Festivals, does not entertain the idea that something may be too difficult to accomplish: He dwells in...
‘Star Wars’ Designer McQuarrie Passes Away
Ralph McQuarrie, the Oscar-winning concept artist behind such iconic Star Wars characters as Chewbacca, R2-D2, C-3P0, Darth Vader and Boba Fett passed away Saturday,...
Ghibli’s ‘Poppy Hill’ Wins Japan’s Academy Award
Studio Ghibli’s hit From Up on Poppy Hill won Japan’s prestigious Academy Award for Best Animated Feature last Friday. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki’s son,...
David Stainton Leaves Paramount Animation
David Stainton has resigned from his post as president of Paramount Animation, for personal reasons. Paramount hired Stainton, head of Disney Animation from 2003...
The Scoop on Cinequest Fest ’12
The organizers of the 22nd edition of the Cinequest Film Festival—an Academy Award qualifying festival for animated shorts—have given a first look at what...
McManus to Run Canada’s NFB Animation Studio
The National Film Board of Canada has named Roddy McManus as the new executive producer of its Oscar-winning English-language animation studio.
McManus succeeds veteran animation...
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