Tag "European Film Awards"

Czech Pic ‘Alois Nebel’ Wins European Film Award

December 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Tomas Lunak’s Alois Nebel won the Best Animated Feature prize at the European Film Awards last Saturday (December 1). The underdog title won over the other two, better-known nominees Peter Lord’s The Pirates! Band of Misfits (U.K.) and Ignacio Ferreras Arrugas (Wrinkles) (Spain). Lunak’s moody, black-and-white film was the Czech [...]

‘Chico and Rita’ Wins Best Euro Animated Film Prize

December 5, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

As we’re waiting to hear about Annie Award nominations on Monday (Dec. 4), we can update you on some of the recent animation noms and wins that happened over the past few days. Over the weekend, the Spanish feature Chico & Rita, which is directed by Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal [...]

‘A Cat In Paris’ Prowls in Los Angeles

December 1, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

This weekend, filmgoers in Los Angeles will be able to catch the French animated movie A Cat in Paris during its Oscar-qualifying run (Dec 2-7) at the AMC Burbank Town Center 8. The film made its international premiere at the 2011 Berlinale and has been nominated for a European Film [...]

Three 2D Toons Up for Euro Film Awards

September 26, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Three artistic and beautifully drawn 2D animated features will be competing for the Best Animated European Film Awards this December. The nominees are Antoine Delesvaux and Joann Sfar’s adaptation of Sfar’s graphic novel The Rabbi’s Cat, Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli’s A Cat in Paris and the bolero-infused Chico and [...]