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Long Weekend News: ‘Tad,’ ‘Simpsons,’ ‘Planet Earth’

February 18, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

It was another big weekend of awards for animated titles. Fox-TV’s long-running animated series The Simpsons received a Writers Guild honor for the episode “Ned and Edna’s Blend Agenda” written by Jeff Westbrook. The episode was competing against three other episodes of the show and the “Forget-Me-Not” episode of Family [...]

‘Wrinkles,’ ‘Short Man’ Highlight Laguna Fest

October 17, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Laguna Fest, an animation and multimedia festival running this October 24-28 in Torreón, Mexico, will bring acclaimed animated features from around the world to the country for the first time, including Wrinkles and Fat, Bald, Short Man. Wrinkles (Arrugas), directed by Ignacio Ferreras based on the graphic novel by Paco [...]

‘Wrinkles’ Takes Home Two Spanish Goya Awards

February 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Ignacio Ferreras’ acclaimed movie Arrugas (Wrinkles) received the Best Animated Feature and Best Adapted Screenplay honors at the 26th Spanish Academy Goya Awards this past Sunday. Based on the graphic novel by Paco Roca, the charming 2D film was produced by Spain’s Perro Verde Films and Cromosoma (using Toon Boom [...]