Tag "Serge Bromberg"

Disney’s Lost Oswald Short Surfaces at Telluride

September 5, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS) debuted a newly restored digital print of the once-thought-lost 1928 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit animated short Hungry Hobos at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2, according to Dave Bossert, producer/creative director and head of special projects for WDAS. The film, which was found in [...]

Annecy Appoints Marcel Jean Artistic Director

June 12, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 1 Comment divider image

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 [...]

‘Tram’ and ‘Crulic’ Win Annecy’s Top Prizes

June 10, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The winners of the 36th edition of the Annecy International Animation Festival were announced this weekend (June 9). French short Tram by Michaela Pavlátová took home the Annecy Cristal for best short film, while the Romanian movie Crulic – The Path to Beyond, by Anca Damian, was the winner in the [...]

Annecy Announces 2012 Festival Lineup

March 20, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

The popular and very influential Annecy Festival has announced a diverse and colorful selection for its 2012 lineup (June 4-9). This year, the selection includes 49 shorts, 55 graduation films, 60 TV and commissioned films (21 TV series, 2 TV specials and 37 commissioned films). The feature film selection will [...]

Plympton Rebuilds Winsor McCay’s ‘Flying House’

December 19, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Indie animator Bill Plympton’s new treatment of Winsor McCay’s 1921 short The Flying House is ready to hit the festival circuit in the new year. The short, which won the Best Animated Film Award at the Williamsburg Independent Film Festival last month, was also one of the featured projects in [...]

Academy to Screen Méliès’s ‘Trip to the Moon’

August 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present the original hand-colored version of Georges Méliès’s landmark 1902 film A Trip to the Moon on Tuesday, September 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. An original color print of the film was recently [...]