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‘Rabbi’s Cat,’ ‘Pixels’ Win Top Honors at Annecy

June 13, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Joann Sfar and Antoine Delevaux’s 2D animated feature The Rabbi’s Cat (Le Chat du Rabbin) won the Cristal Award for Best Feature at the Annecy Festival. Based on the popular graphic novel by Sfar, the movie follows the adventures of a cat in 1930s Algeria who learns to speak after swallowing [...]

3rd Diversity in Animation Fest to Unspool 22 Films in Rio

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

If the animated feature Rio got animation fans thinking about a trip to Brazil, then the lineup for the third annual Diversity in Animation festival may be the perfect reason to go. The festival features a line up full of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and transgender animated films and will [...]

UCLA Festival to Present Crystal Anvil Award to June Foray

by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Legendary animation voice actress June Foray will be honored with the Outstanding Contribution in Animation Award, also known as The Crystal Anvil Award, at the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television’s Festival of New Creative Work. Foray will be presented the award at the festival’s Animation Prom, set for June 4 [...]

17 Projects Set for Animation Production Day in Germany

April 18, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Seventeen projects from eight countries have been selected for the Animation Production Day, a business platform event for the animation industry hosted by the 18th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film and FMX 2011. The two-day event is scheduled for May 3-4 and will bring together 100 representatives of the German [...]

REDCAT Fest Brings World of Kids Films to downtown L.A.

March 24, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

The REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival kicks off four consecutive weekends of short films from around the world March 26 at the REDCAT Theater at Disney Hall in downtown Los Angeles. Presented by CalArts in partnership with the Northwest Film Form, the festival will show more than 100 animated and [...]