Tag "Austin Film Festival"

‘Oh Willy…’ and ‘Edmond’ Nab More Prizes

October 23, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

There seems to be no shortage of festival prizes for animated shorts this month. Just a few days ago, at the 48th Chicago International Film Festival Oh Willy… (Belgium), directed by Emma De Swaef and Marc James Roels, won the top prize for Best Animated Short. The striking stop-motion film [...]

‘Buffy’ Writer to Work on New Pixar Project

October 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

Buffy the Vampire Slayer writer Marti Noxon has joined Pixar to work on an unspecified project. Pixar’s senior development exec Mary Coleman made the announcement at this week’s Austin Film Festival. Noxon, who has an impressive list of TV credits, including Angel, Brothers and Sisters, Grey’s Anatomy, Mad Men and [...]

Animation Block Party Spotlight

May 13, 2012 by Casey Safron No Comments divider image

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. Michael Langan’s new film Choros recently premiered [...]

Pixar News: Untitled 2013 Release; Austin Fetes Lasseter

June 20, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments divider image

Disney has scheduled an untitled 3D movie from Pixar for release in theaters Nov. 27, 2013. According to a report on Deadline.com, the release will be an original feature and not a sequel. No other details on the film have been confirmed, though speculation runs high that the film will [...]