Tag: Jimmy Murakami
Sony Resurrects ‘Heavy Metal’ on 4K UHD
One of the landmark titles of '80s indie animation, Heavy Metal (1981) is returning to shelves in its first-ever 4K Ultra HD set as...
Brown Bag Films Turns 25
***This article originally appeared in the November ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 293)***
Long before the big Irish animation boom of the past decade,...
Animation Dingle Sets 2017 Speakers
Animation Dingle and JAM Media are preparing to welcome high-profile international media companies to the Irish coastal town for the fifth edition of the...
Remembering Jimmy Murakami
Every superhero has an origin story.
As animators, however, we're stuck firmly in the human world, but each of us can point to an event...
Irish Animation Icon Murakami Dies
Jimmy Murakami, one of the founding fathers of Irish animation, died Sunday morning after a brief illness, according to a report from the Irish...
R.I.P. British Animator Harold Whitaker
Animator and author Harold Whitaker passed away on Christmas Day in the U.K. The London animation veteran, who worked on acclaimed movies such as...
The Return of a Seasonal Friend
Channel 4 and Lupus Films revive Raymond Briggs’ beloved characters in a new animated special The Snowman and the Snowdog.
It’s been 30 years since...
British Animation Icon John Coates Dies at 85
We are saddened by the news that beloved British animator John Coates, the man behind such revered projects such as The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine...
TV Animation Veteran Jim Duffy Dies from Cancer
We are sad to report the passing of TV animation veteran Jim Duffy this weekend after a long battle with cancer. He passed peacefully...
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