Italy’s View Conference...
Italy’s popular computer graphics conference View has announced its 2013...
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Disney Publicist Denise Greenawalt Dies at 52
We were saddened by the recent death of longtime Disney publicity exec Denise Greenawalt who passed away in her sleep following a long illness May 22 at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena. She was 52. During her 16-year tenure with Disney, Greenawalt played a key role in developing and implementing publicity [...]
Bruno Bozzetto to Receive ASIFA Prize
The upcoming Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Market (June 10-15, 2013) will see Italian cartoon legend Bruno Bozzetto honored with the coveted ASIFA Prize for outstanding achievement in the art of animation. The 75-year-old animator, who produced his first short in 1958, will be awarded the Prize during a special [...]
‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Takes the Top Prize at the Annies
Disney’s underdog hero Wreck-It Ralph had a sweet night at the Annie Awards on Saturday (February 2) as it took home the prize for Best Animated Feature. The film’s helmer Richard Moore also won for Best Director. The acclaimed movie, which has made over $368.4 million globally, was also honored [...]
In Memoriam: 2012
As we approach the final moments of 2012, we’d like to take this opportunity to remember and honor all the talented men and women of the animation and vfx community who passed away during this year. Animation Guild, ASIFA and Women in Animaton will host the annual afternoon of remembrance [...]
40th Annie Nominations Reveal Cluttered Field
The 40th Annie Award nominations were announced this morning (Dec. 3) and it looks like ASIFA voters decided to spread the wealth among many of this year’s animated features and TV shows. In the crowded Best Animated Feature category, eight pictures—Pixar’s Brave, Disney’s Frankenweenie and Wreck-It Ralph, Sony Animaton’s Hotel [...]
Remembering Lucille Bliss
I have written about Lucille Bliss before on this blog. But upon hearing the sad news that this talented little lady passed away a couple weeks ago, I was drawn back to the interview I did with her in 2003, to find more stories about her fascinating career. If there [...]
Annie Awards Submissions Process Goes Online
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood announced its Call for Entries for the 40th Annual Annie Awards this week. Featuring a new, more direct and entirely online platform this year, step-by-step instructions are located at submissions.annieawards.org. While submissions in all categories can be registered today, art and film/video uploads will [...]
Annies Submission Period Begins Sept. 3rd
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announces its call for entries’ for the 40th Annual Annie Awards. Submissions will be accepted beginning September 3. The 40th Annual Annie Awards ceremony is set for Saturday, February 2, 2013, at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles. The 2012 Annie Awards will be [...]
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, [...]
Animation Block Party Spotlight: Doug Crane
Animation Block Party (www.animationblock.com) is the premier animation festival of the East Coast. In this interview series, the founder of ABP, Casey Safron will be introducing Animation Magazine readers to some of the award-winning animators who have screened at past ABP festivals. Animation Block Party has been fortunate enough to [...]
Amazon’s LoveFilm and...
LoveFilm and Disney have signed a new pact which allows the Amazon subscriber...
CN All About ‘Adventure...
Cartoon Network Enterprises is riding the runaway Adventure Time train...
