Saturday, July 22, 2017
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Animated Indie ‘Long Way North’ Combines Arctic Exploration and Female Empowerment
Shout! Factory tosses its hat in the Oscar ring with the Annecy Audience Award-winning film about ... Continue Reading →
‘Yul and the Snake’ Takes Cartoon d’Or in Toulouse
The 2016 Cartoon d’Or award has been bestowed on French director Gabriel Harel for his freshman film, Yúl and the Snake. Juried by producer Clément Calvet (Superprod), director ... Continue Reading →
Shout! Sets U.S. Release for ‘Long Way North’
Shout! Factory Films will be bringing Annecy Audience Award-winning animated feature Long Way North to theaters on September 30. The film, which also won the Grand Prize and Governor ... Continue Reading →
Shout! Sets U.S. Release for ‘Long Way North’
Shout! Factory Films will be bringing Annecy Audience Award-winning animated feature Long Way North to theaters on September 30. The film, which also won the Grand Prize and Governor ... Continue Reading →
‘Big Fish & Begonia’ Is China Box-Office Triumph
B&T Studio’s Big Fish & Begonia — an inventive, indie hybrid of Studio Ghibli-inspired 2D and CG animation — has marked a second triumphant week at the local ... Continue Reading →
Annecy Wraps Up a Successful 2016 Event
Organizers of the Annecy festival and market have issued their wrap-up report for the 2016 edition, which on all accounts was another tremendous success for the grande dame of European ... Continue Reading →
Vivement Lundi! Wins UniFrance Export Prize
UniFrance unveiled the winner of its second annual Export Prize during the Annecy festival last week, with the honor going to Brittany-based Vivement Lundi! The award is sponsored by ... Continue Reading →
‘Courgette’ Takes Top Annecy Prize
The illustrious Annecy Festival wrapped up this weekend, and this year proved a triumph for the auteur artistry of local French production with both the audience and Cristal awards ... Continue Reading →
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Actor Anton Yelchin of Star Trek Films Dies in Freak Accident
Actor who played Russian starship navigator Chekov in franchise reboot dies at age 27.
Finding Dory Blows Animation Record ... Continue Reading →
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’Finding Dory’ Sets Animation Film Record with $9.2 Million Thursday Preview
Pixar’s hotly anticipated sequel scores highest Thursday night preview take of all time, and might ... Continue Reading →
