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Remembering the Olympiad of Animation
With the 2012 London Olympics still ringing in our eyes and ears (and with another four-year’s worth of post-event commentary to look forward to), I was reminded about the last time the Summer Games came to L.A., in 1984. The entertainment industry all but shut down for those two-plus weeks, [...]
Rules, Categories Updated for 40th Annual Annie Awards
ASIFA-Hollywood has announced the rule and category changes for the upcoming 40th anniversary edition of the Annie Awards. Changes to the rules and categories this year include: Achievement Awards for Television are now referred to as Television/Broadcast and include not only general television and cable programming, but also internet, mobile, [...]
‘Gumball’ Returns to Cartoon Network on August 14
Cartoon Network’s acclaimed animated media series The Amazing World of Gumball will begins its second season on the air on August 14 at 7 p.m. The mixed-media show which won a BAFTA this year centers on a young boy (a blue cat with a giant head) and his best buddy [...]
‘Fantasia’ in the Key of Ray
Anyone who knows Ray Bradbury knows that he has a lifelong love of animation. The legendary author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles has contributed to numerous animation-related books and was an early supporter of ASIFA-Hollywood. He’s even dabbled in the medium itself, writing the 1962 Oscar-nominated animated short [...]
L.A. Animation Fest Announces Fantastic Lineup
The 3rd Annual Los Angeles Animation Festival will feature the West Coast premiere of Bibo Bergeron’s 3-D feature A Monster in Paris, as well as revivals of The Iron Giant, Team America: World Police, Fantastic Planet, Akira and Shrek. Scheduled to run from March 7-11 at the Regent Showcase theater [...]
Patton Oswalt to Host 39th Annual Annie Awards
Patton Oswalt, the voice of Remy, everyone’s favorite rat chef in Pixar’s Ratatouille, will be the host of this year’s 39th Annual Annie Awards on Saturday, Feb. 4 at UCLA’s Royce hall. “The Annies are where the real weirdos hang, and it’s a visual feast just to have a drink [...]
You’re Goin’ to the Moon, June?
If there is anyone in the animation field who truly needs no introduction, it is June Foray. The First Lady of Animation has accomplished so much in her long and varied career—which is still going strong—that it is difficult to recount it all. She is celebrated worldwide for her cartoon [...]
Annies’ Facebook Contest Offers Super Pixar Prize
Do you think you can guess the winners of the upcoming Annie Awards? The folks at ASIFA-Hollywood, the org behind the annual Annie Awards have launched the perfect contest for toon fanatics, called ‘Pick the Winners’ in an effort to drive awareness of the the award. To enter the contest, [...]
10 Titles Up for Best Feature Annie Award
The nominations for the 39th Annual Annie Awards were unveiled this morning. Thanks to the healthy number of animated features released in 2011, ASIFA members will vote on ten titles in the animated Features race. Folimage’s A Cat in Paris, Perro Verde Films’ Arrugas (Wrinkles), Sony/Aardman’s Arthur Christmas, Disney/Pixar’s Cars [...]
Annie Awards Tickets Are on Sale Now
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood has announced that tickets for the 39th Annual Annie Awards, (Saturday, Feb. 4, at UCLA’s Roye Hall) are now on sale. General admission tickets are $25 and are for the awards ceremony only. VIP tickets are available to ASIFA-Hollywood members at a discounted price [...]
‘Star Trek’ Beams...
Paramount’s Star Trek Into Darkness landed on top of the domestic box office...
Universal Releases New Clip...
Universal has released the first clip from Illumination’s eagerly anticipated...
