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The Top Awards Season Contenders

November 9, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 2 Comments divider image

Is it just us or is the Best Animated Features race shaping up to be one of the more exciting categories of the award season once again? With the possibility of five nomination spots opening up to the top contenders (which is triggered when more than 16 titles qualify in [...]

Breaking News: 21 Animated Films Vie for Oscars

November 2, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced that 21 features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 85th Academy Awards to be held February 24, 2013. The nominees will be announced January 10, 2013. While some have not yet had their [...]

And Now, For Something Completely Different…

November 1, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

A Liar’s Autobiography uses various animation techniques to shed light on the outrageous life and career of the late Monty Python player, Graham Chapman. It sounds like a classic Monty Python sketch—an actor playing himself in an animated autobiographical film 23 years after he dropped dead. But, as fans of [...]

Animated ‘A Liar’s Autobiography’ Trailer Hits the Web

September 4, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

This fall, Monty Python fans are eagerly awaiting the arrival of a very unusual, animated feature about the late Python player Graham Chapman in select theaters. Featuring animation from 14 different animators in 17 different styles, A Liar’s Autobiography is based on the life and times of Chapman and uses [...]

Graham Chapman Pic Sponsors Animation Contest

August 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

In celebration of the new feature film A Liar’s Autobiography – The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman, an international online animation competition titled ‘Animate Chapman’ was launched today. The contest, which is open to students, amateurs and professional animators alike, aims to find creative animators to bring Chapman [...]

‘A Liar’s Autobiography’ to Premiere at Toronto

July 24, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

The animated feature A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman will unspool at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival this September as a Special Presentation. Python member Terry Jones and the film’s directors Bill Jones (Jones’ son), Ben Timlett and Jeff Simpson will be in attendance [...]