Stories By Ramin Zahed
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Festivals and Events
Pearl Studio Donates $100,000 in scholarships to UCLA in Memory of Audrey Wells
January 23, 2019Pearl Studio has gifted $100,000 in scholarships to UCLA School of Theater, Film and TV in...
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North America
LightWave 3D Introduces New Unreal Integration Tools
January 22, 2019NewTek has announced the release of the new edition of its popular LightWave 3D graphics and...
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Streaming
Netflix’s CG-Animated Series ‘The Liberator’ Casts Bradley James
January 22, 2019The Liberator, Netflix’s upcoming hybrid CG-live-action series about WW II has cast Bradley James (Merlin, Damien,...
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Festivals and Events
Animation Oscar Nominees React to Good News
January 22, 2019Here are some of the reactions of today’s Oscar nominees the Animation and VFX-related categories: Bob...
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People
Claire Finn Tapped to Lead Canada’s Lighthouse Studios
January 22, 2019Lighthouse Studios, the joint venture formed in February 2017 by Canada’s Mercury Filmworks and Kilkenny-based animation...
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North America
Watch: ‘True and The Rainbow Kingdom’ Valentine’s Special
January 22, 2019Guru Studio’s popular Netflix series True and the Rainbow Kingdom is returning on February 1st with a brand...
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North America
Showtime Elects Second Season of ‘Our Cartoon President’
January 22, 2019A second season of Showtime’s animated satire Our Cartoon President has been ordered by the cabler....
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Festivals and Events
Nominations Announced for the 91st Academy Awards
January 22, 2019This morning, the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards were announced at 5:30 by Tracee Ellis...
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North America
10 Questions for Michaela Olsen, Writer/Director of ‘Under Covers’
January 18, 2019Brooklyn-based animator Michaela Olson’s stunning stop-motion animated short Under Covers was one of the biggest discoveries...
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Mexico & Central America
‘Tainá and the Amazon’s Guardians’ Is a Big Hit in Brazil
January 9, 2019The new Brazilian animated series Tainá and the Amazon’s Guardians has been getting impressive audience numbers...
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Asia
‘Banzi’s Secret Diary’ Wins Korea Content Award Prize
January 8, 2019Animax Korea’s original animated series Banzi’s Secret Diary has won the Top Content Award for Animation...
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North America
Watch: Exclusive Clip from New Season of ‘Rocky and Bullwinkle’
January 8, 2019The second 13-episode season of DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed series The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle premieres...
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North America
‘Tigtone’: Mo-Cap Meets Medieval Madness
January 4, 2019***This article originally appeared in the February ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 287)*** Back in...
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Features
DreamWorks’ ‘Dragon 3’ Receives High-Flying Early Raves
January 3, 2019DreamWorks Animation’s third and final chapter of the epic fantasy series, How to Train Your Dragon:...
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Features
‘Tall Tales’: Adventures in Bugsville
January 2, 2019***This story originally appeared in the February ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 287)*** Two years...
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Features
Famed Disney Animator Don Lusk Dies at 105
December 31, 2018The animation community was saddened by the death of longtime Disney and Hanna Barbera animator and...
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Asia
‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly’ Sets New Franchise Record in Japan
December 31, 2018The latest Dragon Ball movie has broken a new box office record for the franchise. The...
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Features
Animated/VFX Pics Made 2018 a Record Year at the Box Office
December 28, 2018As we get ready to ring in the new year, it’s good to know that 2018...
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Europe
Danish Animator Børge Ring Dies at 97
December 28, 2018Beloved Danish animator, comic artist and musician Børge Ring has passed away at age 97. Best...
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Animated People
Interview: Andrew Goldsmith and Bradley Slabe, Directors of Oscar Short-listed ‘Lost & Found’
December 28, 2018It’s always thrilling when a beautifully crafted project from indie animators makes it to the Academy...
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CALL FOR ENTRIES: VIEW Conference 2019 Entries are now open for the next edition, taking place ...
Among the many intriguing projects charting a course to the Tribeca Film Festival this month ...
Canada’s Youth Media Alliance (YMA) has announced the nominees for English-language Awards of Excellence for ...
