Tag: Annecy
Annecy Announces Professional Conference Lineup
The upcoming Annecy Festival of Animation has announced this year's lineup of professional animation panels. The pro conferences have been organized by Christian Jacquemart...
L.A. Film Fest to Sneak ‘Man of Steel,’ ‘Monsters U’
Warner Bros. much-anticipated Man of Steel and Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University have been added to the lineup at the upcoming L.A. Film Festival in June....
176 Films to Vie at Annecy 2013
After slogging through 2,461 submitted films, artistic director Marcel Jean and his team have selected 176 films to compete for the coveted Cristal prize...
Aardman’s ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Returns to CBBC
Aardman Animation’s preschool star, Shaun the Sheep will come back to the U.K. small screen this month with 20 brand-spanking new episodes. The hero...
Bruno Bozzetto Serves Up New Animated Short
Oscar-nominated Italian animator Bruno Bozzetto (Allegro non Troppo, Grasshoppers) is back in a big way this year with a new animated short titled Rapsodeus...
Annecy Director Reveals 2013 Guidelines
Marcel Jean, the new Artistic Director of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (taking place June 10 to 15 in France this year) has...
GKIDS’ ‘The Rabbi’s Cat’ Rolls Out in the U.S.
Prolific French comic-book artist and film director Joann Sfar discusses the real-life inspirations behind The Rabbi’s Cat and his love for American classics.
Joann Sfar,...
Annecy, Dailymotion Launch Web Contest
Dailymotion and the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2013 have joined forces to launch the + de courts! – Feet in the Lake, Head...
‘Vinni Puh’ Creator Fyodor Khitruk Dies
The Russian Animated Film Association announced on its website that Fyodor Khitruk, creator of the acclaimed and still beloved Vinni Puh (based on A.A....
Introducing a New Dutch Master
How Junkyard’s director Hisko Hulsing created one of the most powerful and acclaimed animated shorts of the year.
While it’s customary for big studios to...
Mifa Creative Focus Call for Projects
Toiling away on a toon project? The organizers of the Annecy International Animated Film Market (MIFA) invite you to submit it for the Creative...
‘Oh Willy…’ and ‘Edmond’ Nab More Prizes
There seems to be no shortage of festival prizes for animated shorts this month. Just a few days ago, at the 48th Chicago International...
‘Second Hand’ Wins Best Short Award at VIEW
The VIEW Conference, which is held this week in Turin, Italy, announced the winners of its awards and Social Contest 2012. The entries had...
Applied Art to Release ‘Delhi Safari’ in Dec.
Indian-produced CG-animated feature Delhi Safari will receive a U.S. release beginning on December 7, via Applied Art Productions. Produced by Krayon Pictures, the 3-D...
Acclaimed Czech Animator Bretislav Pojar Dies at 89
The great Czech animator and puppeteer Břetislav Pojar died on Friday at the age of 89. In a career stretching back to the late...
Otomo’s ‘Short Peace’ to Screen at Hiroshima Fest
Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo will present parts of his new Short Peace anthology project at the upcoming Hiroshima Intl. Animation Festival. Produced by the...
‘Day of the Crows’ to Fly at San Sebastian Fest
The 2D animated feature Day of the Crows (Le Jour des Corneilles) will screen at the 2012 edition of the Spanish San Sebastian Film Festival...
A Cutting-Edge Valentine to a Gone-by Era
The new Disney short Paperman offers a visually striking marriage between CG and traditional animation.
One of the greatest things about the animation business is...
‘Gumball’ Returns to Cartoon Network on August 14
Cartoon Network’s acclaimed animated media series The Amazing World of Gumball will begins its second season on the air on August 14 at 7...
Tartakovsky Signs Overall Deal with Sony Animation
Acclaimed animation veteran Genndy Tartakovsky has inked an overall deal with Sony Pictures Animation. The overall agreement goes beyond his current role as director...
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