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Hub’s ‘Pound Puppies’ Earns Humanitas Prize in Writing
The Hub’s animated series Pound Puppies has received the Humanitas Prize for excellence in writing for children’s television animation. Writer Joe Ansolabehere was honored in the category of Children’s Animation for the episode “I Never Barked for My Father.” The Humanitas Prize was created in 1974 to honor film and television [...]
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, [...]
Brazil’s Animage Festival Seeks Short-Film Submissions
The 4th edition of the Animage International Animation Festival of Pernambuco — set for Sept. 26-30 in Brazil — is open for registration and seeking submissions of animated films no longer than 30 minutes completed since January 2011. Deadline for submissions is July 31, with entry details and forms available [...]
Animation Block Party Spotlight on Mari Jaye Blanchard
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. Mari Jaye Blanchard’s film Craft won the Audience [...]
More Awards: ACE Eddie and Canada’s Genie Noms
The American Cinema Editors have announced three nominees for the best edited animated feature, while Canada’s Genie Awards also announced nominees for visual effects and animated short films. The A.C.E. Eddie nominees for the Best Edited Animated Feature Film are: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Michael Kahn, [...]
BAFTA Toon Noms: ‘Tintin,’ ‘Arthur Christmas,’ ‘Rango’
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has nominated three features for its Best Animated Film Category. Announced Tuesday by actors Daniel Radcliffe and Holliday Grainger with BAFTA chairman Tim Corrie, the nominated films are: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, directed by Steven Spielberg Arthur Christmas, [...]
‘Tintin’ Nabs Top Toon Honor at Golden Globes
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn scored a major notch in its awards belt by taking home the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature at a ceremony Sunday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The film,which uses motion-capture and animation techniques, surely benefitted from the star power [...]
‘Pooh,’ ‘Cars 2′ Return to Big Screen at El Capitan
Disney has scheduled a return engagement in Hollywood for two of its summer releases: Winnie the Pooh and Cars 2. The features will begin playing at the El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard starting this Friday, Nov. 4, and continuing through Nov. 20. Screenings of Pooh will include the short [...]
Animated Feature Oscar Entries Due Nov. 1
It’s officially awards season: The entry forms and supporting materials for a film to be considered in the animated feature film category for the 84th annual Academy Awards is 5 p.m. PT tomorrow, Nov. 1. The deadline for submitting the required accompanying film prints is Nov. 11. This year’s race [...]
Comic-Con: ‘Dapper Men,’ ‘Wilson’ Tie for Key Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Book Industry Awards ended for the first time in a tie, with the Best Graphic Album-New award going to two books: Return of the Dapper Men, by Jim McCann and Janet Lee, and Wilson, by Dan Clowes of Ghost World fame. The awards, presented to recognize the [...]
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