Tag "Max Lang"

250 Buyers to Attend Cartoon Forum in Poland

August 24, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

If you have an animated project in the works, it might be a good idea to check out this year’s edition of Cartoon Forum, which takes place in Sopot, Poland, September 13-16. According to event organizer, 250 buyers and 700 participants will be attending the program, which allows animation producers [...]

DVD Rush: ‘Idiots & Angels,’ ‘The Gruffalo’

August 15, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The dog days of summer may be ruling on TV, but there are plenty of new, exciting toons debuting on DVD and Blu-ray this week. First up, Bill Plympton’s wonderful movie Idiots & Angels (Passion River, $19.99), which was completed in 2008, but had its limited release in 2010 and [...]

Interest High in Cartoon Forum; Cartoon d’Or Nominees Set

July 8, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Cartoon Forum isn’t happening until Sept. 13 to 16 in Sopot, Poland, but the event is already generating some heat. So far, more than 600 participants have already registered for the event, including 230 buyers. The show will let European animation professionals preview 66 animated series in progress for TV [...]

The Mouse That Roared

March 14, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan 1 Comment divider image

The German co-directors of the acclaimed special The Gruffalo discuss how they adapted the popular children’s book for the small screen. A fearsome monster is outwitted by a clever little mouse in The Gruffalo, one of the five animated shorts nominated for the Oscar this year. The charming CG-animated special, [...]

Animated People: Jakob Schuh and Max Lang, co-directors of ‘The Gruffalo’

January 13, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image

This month, we catch up with the talanted team of Jakob Schuh and Max Lang who co-directed the acclaimed Studio Soi/BBC animated special The Gruffalo, which as received numerous awards and has been one of the 10 short-listed titles in the Oscar race (in the Best Animated Short category). You [...]