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Annecy Announces Animated Feature Lineup
Nine animated features from around the world will be competing for the prestigious Cristal Award at the Annecy Animation Festival this June. The features, as reported by Variety today are (in alphabetical order): 2096: A Story of Love and Fury Directed by: Luiz Bolognese (Buriti Films, Gullane, Brazil) [...]
Mysterious Mickey Mouse Short to Screen at Annecy
An enigmatic Disney short titled Mickey Mouse in ‘Get a Horse’ will have its world premiere at the Annecy Animation Festival on June 11. This never-before-seen, black-and-white, hand-drawn short features Walt Disney as the voice of the iconic mouse. The plot finds Mickey, his cheerful gal pal Minnie Mouse and [...]
Raleigh Studios to Host Production Pipeline Expo
The venue for the first annual Production Pipeline Expo has been changed from The Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport to Raleigh Studios (5300 Melrose Ave, Stages 10 and 14, Hollywood, CA 90038). The two-day event takes place May 3-4. The announcement was made today by event founder Anthony [...]
Stuttgart Announces Animated Com Award Nominees
The Animated Com Award nominees have been announced for the 20th edition of the upcoming Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (April 23-28). Every year, the Animated Com awards honors the best of applied animation in the fields of advertising, spatial communication and technology The jury has chosen ten top animated [...]
‘Dragon 2,’ ‘Monsters Univ.’ Shine at CinemaCon
Animated features took center stage at the CinemaCon confab in Las Vegas today. The industry event, which targets exhibitors, producers, distributors, equipment and concession industry professionals, was held this week (April 15-18) at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. On Wednesday, Disney offered a sneak preview of Pixar’s highly anticipated summer [...]
One Minute Fest’s CanAnimation Challenge Open
Brazil’s One Minute Festival–now the largest video fest in Latin America–has kicked off an innovative challenge for short film makers. Now open for submissions until July 30, 2013, this year’s Festival theme is CanAnimation. Sponsored by international rolled products manufacturer and aluminum recycler Novelis, the aim is to combine cans [...]
Norway to Host Children’s Film Festival in May
Plans are underway to launch the first edition of the Tromsø Children’s Film Festival from May 29 to June 2nd in the northern Norwegian town. The event follows the International Children’s Film Festival in Kristiansand which will be held April 23-27. The program of the Tromsø Children’s Film Festival will include the [...]
‘Yellow Sticky Notes’ to Premiere at Hot Docs
Vancouver-based Jeff Chiba Stearns’ new animated project Yellow Sticky Notes | Canadian Anijam, will have it’s Canadian Premiere at the 20th Annual Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival at the end of April. The film is a follow up to his 2007 animated hit Yellow Sticky Notes. To create the [...]
Production Pipeline Expo to Launch in May
The first round of speakers and panels have been announced for next month’s Production Pipeline Expo, which takes place May 3-4 at the Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. What originally began as the Career Fair & Technology Expos of 2011 and 2012 has evolved into a brand new, two-day event, which is designed [...]
Top Animated Pics to Screen at L.A. Children’s Fest.
GKIDS’ New York Intl. Children’s Film Festival will pay a visit to the American Cinematheque’s Aero Theatre in Los Angeles, April 26-May 5. Sponsored by Family Drysdale, the two-week festival will offer L.A. audiences a unique opportunity to catch some of the best recent animated features from all over the [...]
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Universal has released the first clip from Illumination’s eagerly anticipated...
