‘Wrinkles,’ ‘Short Man’ Highlight Laguna Fest

October 17, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

Laguna Fest, an animation and multimedia festival running this October 24-28 in Torreón, Mexico, will bring acclaimed animated features from around the world to the country for the first time, including Wrinkles and Fat, Bald, Short Man. Wrinkles (Arrugas), directed by Ignacio Ferreras based on the graphic novel by Paco [...]

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Turner Greenlights ‘Gumball’ Season 3

October 5, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

Turner Broadcasting has commissioned a third season of critically acclaimed cartoon The Amazing World of Gumball, the debut series from its London-based Cartoon Network Studios Europe. The ground-breaking series created by Ben Bocquelet, directed by Mic Graves and exec produced by Daniel Lennard blends 2D, 3D and live-action scenery to [...]

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‘Junkyard,’ ‘Wrinkles’ Are Ottawa’s Top Prize Winners

September 23, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Dutch animator Hisko Hulsing’s powerful short Junkyard took home the Grand Prize for Best Independent Short Animation at the Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival on Sunday (Sept. 23). The painterly project tells the story of a man who recalls a friendship from his youth in the moments after who is robbed [...]

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