Saturday, October 1, 2016
‘Chico and Rita’ Wins Best Euro Animated Film Prize
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.
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The 2012 Features Race
With the potential to nab five nomination spots instead of just three this year, the toon industry is sure to see a wider variety of films vying for the Best Animated Feature award ... Continue Reading →
Animation Magazine’s Oscar Watch [Part 1 of 4]
Early award season watchers seem to be unable (or unwilling) to pick frontrunners in the animation race this year. But most of them have high hopes for a certain Belgian boy reporter ... Continue Reading →
18 Films Submitted in Animated Feature Oscar Race
Eighteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 84th Academy Awards.
The 18 submitted features are:
The Adventures of Tintin
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Italy’s VIEW Confab Offers ‘Tintin’ Sneak Peek
Turin’s VIEW Conference, the Italian digital and computer animation event (Oct. 25-28) has added a special program devoted to the art and technology of Steven Spielberg’s highly ... Continue Reading →
Italy’s View Conference Unveils Stellar Program
Turin’s leading digital technology confab View Conference (and sister festival ViewFest) have announced the impressive plans for this year’s edition, which takes place Oct. 25-28.
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Roaming Deeper into ‘The Lion King’
Disney’s beloved classic gets a stereoscopic 3-D makeover and theatrical release in advance of its October Blu-ray release.
Although movie audiences have grown accustomed to seeing ... Continue Reading →
Harry Potter Dethroned by Smurfs Overseas
It looks like Peyo’s little blue guys have dethroned Harry Potter from the top of the global box office chart this weekend. Sony’s live-action/CG hybrid movie delivered over $60 ... Continue Reading →
SIGGRAPH Recruiters Hum ‘O, Canada’
A look at which studios are looking to hire at the big CG confab.
SIGGRAPH may be the preeminent annual meeting of international computer graphics cognoscenti, but they typically need ... Continue Reading →
New ‘Rio’ and ‘Angry Birds’ Toys Hit the Market
The Rio and Angry Birds partnership continues this week as Fox Consumer Products and Rovio debut their new merchandise based on the Angry Birds Rio app, which has now been downloaded ... Continue Reading →
