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‘Blood of the Family Tree’: Christine Panushka Discusses the Creation of Her Self-Made Feature

***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 313)*** Artist, filmmaker, animator and educator Christine Panushka has completed her first...

‘Bestia’: Hugo Covarrubias Explores the Secret Life of a Government Puppet

***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '21 issue of Animation Magazine (no. 313)*** Chilean theatrical director and animation helmer Hugo Covarrubias was looking for...

Mercury Filmworks Appoints Chief Talent Officer, Recruiting at Ottawa

Mercury Filmworks, Canada's premier animation studio, has appointed its first Chief Talent Officer, David Keneford, to build a high-performance talent management infrastructure that engages...

News Bytes: ufotable’s Tax Demons, Disney LatAm Plucks ‘Dalia’, ‘Silverhawks’ Take Flight & More

'Demon Slayer' Animation Studio and President Indicted for Tax Evasion Hikaru Kondo and his studio ufotable, which saw massive box-office success with the hit anime...

News Bytes: ‘Luca’ VIEW Panel, TV Craft BAFTAs, Voice of Sebastian Dies & More

VIEW Conference Presents 'Luca' Director Enrico Casarosa & Creative Team The Italian confab's next free, exclusive online session will also feature producer Andrea Warren, production...

Festival Favorite ‘Altötting’ by Andreas Hykade Makes Free Online Premiere

German animation filmmaker Andreas Hykade's award-winning animated short Altötting debuts online today, available to watch worldwide free of charge on the Filmbilder & Friends...

Snapchat Debuts Original Horror-Comedy Toon ‘Death Hacks’ from Augenblick

This week, popular social app Snapchat is premiering a new animated series from indie Brooklyn outfit Augenblick Studios: Death Hacks. The 2D horror comedy...

CalArts Exp. Animation AD Pia Borg Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

The Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation approved on April 8 the awarding of Guggenheim Fellowships to a diverse group...

New Trailer: Non-Dialog Indie Feature ‘Away’ Opens Nov. 29

Los Angeles theater-goers will have a unique opportunity to see an original, internationally acclaimed feat of animation when Away opens November 29. Presented by...

GIRAF Brings Phil Tippett, Queer Animation & Eclectic Selections to Calgary

Quickdraw Animation Society has unveiled the program for the 15th GIRAF Festival of Independent Animation, taking place in Calgary, Alberta, Nov. 21-24. Highlights of...

‘Don’t Know What’ and ‘Our Sound’ Win Top Prizes at Ottawa Festival

Kenji Ebisawa's acclaimed feature On Gaku: Our Sound and Thomas Renolder's Don't Know What were the winners of the Grand Prize for Feature Animation...

OIAF: A Snapshot of the Adult Animation Scene

Joel Kuwahara, co-founder and principal at Bento Box, and Ollie Green, VP of production at Adult Swim, discussed the fast-evolving, challenging and interesting world...

A Dog’s Love Fur-Ever: Anca Damian Speaks on ‘Marona’s Fantastic Tale’

***This interview originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 293)*** Romanian director Anca Damian’s poetic new animated feature Marona’s Fantastic Tale...

News Bytes: ‘Farmageddon’ First Full-Length Trailer, ‘She-Ra’ S2 Spot, ‘Trailer Park Boys’ Toon-Up & More

Betty Boop Gets Personal King Features Syndicate teamed up with character personalization company Toxicfox to create a unique line of products which allows fans to...

Rosto, Filmmaker, Artist and Musician, Dies of Cancer

Award-winning Dutch animated filmmaker, graphic novelist and musician Rosto died March 7, according to a Facebook post by producer Nicolas Schmerkin (Autour de Minuit)....

Marge Dean Discusses Ellation’s Pipeline at TAC Panel

One of the highlights of this week’s The Animation Conference (TAC) held in conjunction with the Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival, was an informative panel...

Animated People: Viktoria Traub, Writer/Director ‘Mermaids and Rhinos’

Hungarian animator Viktoria Traub’s new a short Mermaids and Rhinos is one of the many insightful, personal projects being screened at the Ottawa Intl....

Ottawa’s 15th TAC Welcomes Brent Butt, Fred Seibert & Return of the Pitch This!

Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival’s industry-driven sister event TAC (The Animation Conference) celebrates its 15th edition this September 26-28 at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier. Geared...

GKIDS Scores Masaaki Yuasa Triple for 2018 Release

Fans of envelope-pushing anime will be excited to hear that indie distributor GKIDS has snagged North American rights for three feature films from acclaimed...

Plymptoons Announces Free NYC ‘Revengeance’ Screening

Indie animation fans in the New York area have a great opportunity to catch a free screening of Revengeance -- an adult-targeted action toon...
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