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News Bytes: Honoring Ralph Bakshi, Exec Moves, EFM Sales & More

In further "yep, there's still a pandemic" news, Anime Expo and E3 are joining Comic-Con in its decision to forego a physical event this...

How the Amazing John Morena Made 52 Shorts in 52 Weeks!

Most people would be pretty pleased with themselves if they managed to finish one animated short every few years. Not John Morena! This talented...

News Bytes: BoxLunch ‘Fantasia’ Collection, Mike Diva Spawns ‘PreBirth’ for Adult Swim, ILM Launches TV Division & More

Gunpowder & Sky’s DUSTx Onboards New Executive Team as It Expands Distribution to Twitch Joining the key team are general manager Eric Bromberg and head...

300-Plus Films Slated for Animafest Zagreb 2017

The 27th World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb will return to the Croatian capital from June 5-10 -- following myriad introductory events...

Daily News Bytes

YouTube Millionaires: Channel Frederator Appeals “To All Fans of Animation" VP of Programming and Audience Development Matt Gielen discusses the online network’s broad appeal. Andrew Novick...

Bakshi Talks ‘Last Days of Coney Island’

This story originally appeared in the December 2015 issue of Animation Magazine. Ralph Bakshi has long been one of the true rebels of animation, having...

A Master Back at Work

Ralph Bakshi returns to animation with Last Days of Coney Island, a mini-movie he animated almost completely by himself and released online. Ralph Bakshi has...

‘Fritz’ Animator, Director Taylor Dies

Animator Robert Taylor – best known as the animator on Ralph Bakshi's original Fritz the Cat feature and director and animator of its sequel...

Bicoastal Bakshi

Back in the early 1970s, when feature animation was believed to be in its final days, a new feature operation with dreams of challenging...

Bakshi, Kaplan to Present at SVA Dustys

Filmmaker Ralph Bakshi and acclaimed producer Yvette Kaplan are among the animation and movie making professionals set to present awards at the 25th annual...

BAM Plans Bakshi Retrospective in May

Animator Ralph Bakshi will be honored with a retrospective at the Brooklyn Academy of Music from May 9-20. Bakshi's films included such cult-hit classics as...

American Cinematheque Plans Adult Animation Series

The American Cinematheque is planning an "Animation for Adults" series, beginning this Thursday (Jan. 9) and running through Jan. 25 at the Egyptian Theater...

Plympton Goes Noir

The New York indie darling puts the finishing touches on Cheatin', his quirky homage to hard-boiled Hollywood thrillers. If any contemporary animator could be said...

Animation’s Legendary (Semi-) Lost Film

Genuinely lost films in feature animation are so rare as to qualify as unique, but there is at least one: Hanna-Barbera's Rock Odyssey. Intended...

Matthew Modine On Board Bakshi’s ‘Coney Island’

Over the weekend, we got word that actor Matthew Modine has signed up to voice the lead character in Ralph Bakshi’s upcoming short The...

Bakshi Pokes Fun at Politics in ‘Trickle Dickle Down’ Short

Legendary animator Ralph Bakshi has released a new, political short film called Trickle Dickle Down on YouTube. Baskhi, who is best known for directing such adult-oriented...

Ralph Bakshi and the Canadian Caper, Part 1

For most people, working in animation is a job. If you’re anywhere around Ralph Bakshi, however, it’s probably an adventure. Bakshi, of course, is the producer/director...
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