Tag: TIFF
‘The Wild Robot’ TIFF Premiere Sparks Glowing Critical Reception in Early Reviews
"Animated movies just don't get better than this. Actually, movies just don't get better than this."
— Peter Hammond, Deadline film critic
Making its debut as a Gala...
New ‘Piece by Piece’ Poster Celebrates Pharrell’s Colorful Life
Focus Features today unveiled a new theatrical poster for Piece by Piece, the LEGO animation biopic about the life and career of music superstar Pharrell Williams....
Chris Sanders’ ‘The Wild Robot’ Sets World Premiere at TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival today announced six highly-anticipated films set to premiere in its Gala and Special Presentation programs. These select half-dozen will all...
Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up ‘The Peasants’, Polish Oscar Entry from ‘Loving Vincent’ Creators
Sony Pictures Classics announced today it has acquired all rights in North America, Latin America, the Middle East and Australia/New Zealand to Oscar nominee...
Tokyo Int’l Film Festival Launches Expanded Animated Feature Section for 2023
Organizers of the 2023 Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) have announced an unprecedented variety of special programs and screenings for its upcoming 36th edition,...
‘Electra’ Wins Oscar-Qualifying TIFF Short Film Prize
Czech director Daria Kashcheeva could make her second run at the Best Animated Short Film Academy Awards race in under five years, as her latest work...
Miyazaki Has More Movie Plans after ‘Heron,’ Says Ghibli Exec
Despite widely being reported as Hayao Miyazaki's final feature film before retirement (where have we heard that before?), the enthusiastically received international premiere of...
TIFF Short Cuts Program Features Animated Gems from Canada & Abroad
Today, the Toronto International Film Festival announced this year’s Short Cuts lineup, supported by Ontario Arts Council, showcasing 42 live action narrative, documentary and animated...
NFB Animated Short ‘Aphasia’ Sets World Premiere at TIFF
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) selection at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), taking place September 7 to 17, will feature...
Critics Hail Selick’s Return in the Darkly Comic ‘Wendell & Wild’
Having just made its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, Wendell & Wild is ready to cast a deviously delightful...
‘Mad God’ Director Phil Tippett, EP Colin Geddes Join Forces for New Canadian Prodco
Oscar- and Emmy-winning stop-motion animator and special effects icon Phil Tippett, who this year unleashed his feature directorial debut Mad God on moviegoers, is...
‘The Flying Sailor,’ ‘Ice Merchants’ Among TIFF’s Animated Short Cuts
TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) has announced this year’s Short Cuts lineup, presented by TikTok, which showcases 39 live-action narrative, documentary and animated shorts...
‘Wendell & Wild’ World Premiere Reps Animation in TIFF Special Presentations
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced the selections in the Gala and Special Presentations programs for the 47th edition, taking place September...
Animated Gems Head to Berlin for Reformatted Live Festival
Organizers of the Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale (www.berlinale.de/en), have announced a new concept and format adjustment for 2022. In a divergence from the...
Vistas Media Capital Secures Majority Stake in Paperboat Design Studio
Singapore-based media and entertainment-related investments company, Vistas Media Capital, today announced its acquisition of a majority stake in Paperboat Design Studios, an animation and...
GIRAF Takes Calgary Toon Confab Online in November
Western Canada's longest-running animation festival, GIRAF is expanding beyond the borders of Alberta for its 2021 edition with a nation-wide online streaming event, presenting...
Sting Teams with Director Maya Sanbar for Refugee Tale ‘Footsteps on the Wind’
One of the year's Academy Award qualifying animated shorts, Maya Sanbar's Footsteps on the Wind, tells the story of two siblings — Noor and...
OIAF Complements Virtual 45th Edition with In-Person Screenings
The virtual Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) 2021, marking its 45th anniversary edition this month, goes in-person for special screenings from September 22-26 at...
Dr. Phil, Meghan Trainor, Jay Leno, Sterling K. Brown & Tom Green Star in ‘Bug Therapy’
88 Pictures and Citronella Stories have announced a new animated comedy, Bug Therapy, featuring an all-star cast that includes Dr. Phil McGraw, Meghan Trainor,...
Event Updates: Annies Call for Entries, MAF Goes Hybrid, SIGGRAPH Asia & More
13th Annual Bay Area Int'l Children's Film Festival: That's a Wrap
BAICFF presented a fab film program in partnership with Dublin's Festival of Curiosity, as...
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