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‘The Nut Job’ Announces Key Voice Cast
Katherine Heigl, Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Stephen Lang and Jeff Dunham are among the voice talent lined up for the new animated feature The Nut Job, directed by Peter Lepeniotis. Co-produced by Toronto’s ToonBox Entertainment and Korean house Redrover Co., the film is based on Lepeniotis’ 2005 comedy short Surly [...]
NFB Announces Get Animated! 2012 Schedule & Lineup
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is launching the sixth edition of its free program, Get Animated!, which offers many of the country’s top animated films to communities across Canada in celebration of International Animation Day (October 28). Scheduled for Oct. 26 to November 10, the event will offer [...]
Annecy Appoints Marcel Jean Artistic Director
Fresh off the 2012 edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival & MIFA market, the fest organizers have announced that Canadian producer, director and author Marcel Jean will replace longtime Artistic Director Serge Bromberg, starting with next year’s confab. “I am very happy to join the International Animation Film [...]
Beloved Children’s Book Artist Maurice Sendak Dies at 83
One of the most influential and beloved children’s artists of the 20th century, Maurice Sendak, died on Tuesday at the age of 83 from complications from a recent stroke. Sendak’s visually stunning and at-times disturbing books were especially prized by babyboomers who in turn, bought them for their children. His [...]
NFB Faces 10 Percent Cut in Subsidies
The National Film Board of Canada announced last week that it’s facing a 10 percent cut in its annual Parliamentary appropriations over the next three years. The publicly funded org, which has supported many Oscar-winning animated shorts over the years—including the 2012 award-winning Wild Life by Amanda Forbis and Wendy [...]
Sunday Afternoon with Patrick
Canadian indie Patrick Doyon’s subtle short Dimanche (Sunday) is a testament to the simple pleasures of 2D animation and well-observed reflections of life. If you need a perfect example of a charming animated short, which doesn’t rely on over-the-top CG tools or mind-numbing high concepts to tell a story, you [...]
NFB’s Hothouse Program Adds Digital Focus
For its eighth year, the National Film Board of Canada’s Hothouse program is issuing a call for submissions for emerging animators across Canada, one that will feature an emphasis on digital technologies―and a Genie-winning animator as mentoring director. Hothouse offers new filmmakers, creative programmers and artists intrigued by animation art [...]
NFB Launches Advent Calendar App
The National Film Board of Canada’s cool new Advent Calendar App for the iPad is now available on iTunes for 99 cents! Users can use the digital advent calendar to unlock a cool NFB film each day throughout December. The available films provide a festive family activity for iPad users, [...]
NFB Preps for Get Animated!
The National Film Board of Canada is gearing up for the 5th edition of Get Animated!, a program of animated screenings and activities coming to over 20 cities across Canada from October 22 to November 6 to celebrate International Animation Day (Oct. 28), in partnership with local organizations. Highlights of [...]
NFB Gets Animated! Across Canada
Canada’s National Film Board has announced the fourth edition of its Get Animated! Program, which offers free screenings and activities across the country from Oct. 26 to Nov. 7. The series — created to be Canada’s contribution to International Animation Day, set this year for Oct. 28 — will present [...]
Jon Vitti to Pen ‘Angry...
Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and...
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+ Canadian indie Guru Studio and publishing partner Immedium have released a...
