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‘Arrugas’ Gets Los Angeles Screening

December 6, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

While Ignacio Ferreras’ acclaimed animation effort Arrugas (Wrinkles) has yet to find a U.S. distributor, lucky SoCal audiences can catch the 2D adaptation of Paco Roca’s graphic novel during a special screening run at the Laemmle Fallbrook 7, starting this Friday, December 9 through December 15. Produced by Spain’s Perro [...]

Academy Puts Production Art Database Online

June 28, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has made available online a tremendous resource for animation and filmmaking aficionados with its new Production Art Database. The database contains records for more than 5,300 items from the library’s collection, including motion picture costume and production design drawings, animation art, storyboards [...]

13 Animators, 12 VFX Artists Invited to Join AMPAS

June 17, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments divider image

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 13 animators, 12 visual effects artists and a total of 178 filmmakers and film industry executives to join its ranks. Animators on the invite list includes such high-profile names as Sylvain Chomet, Tomm Moore, Teddy Newton and Bob Peterson. Visual [...]