Annecy Announces Animated Feature Lineup

April 23, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Nine animated features from around the world will be competing for the prestigious Cristal Award at the Annecy Animation Festival this June. The features, as reported by Variety today are (in alphabetical order):     2096: A Story of Love and Fury Directed by: Luiz Bolognese (Buriti Films, Gullane, Brazil) [...]

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Argentina’s Expotoons Festival Announces Winners

October 26, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Expotoons, the annual Argentine animation festival has announced its list of 2012 winners in feature films, shorts, commercials, TV series and graduation short categories. Here are some of the top prize winners in the key categories: Features: First Place: The Apostle, directed by Fernando Cortizo (Artefacto Producciones) Second Place: The [...]

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Buenos Aires Fest Launches Toon Event

July 20, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

The Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Film has announced a new spin-off event called Animated BAFICI – Winter Collection. The three day toon festival will kick off July 26, with the Argentine premiere of Seth MacFarlane’s Ted closing out the celebration. (www.bafici.gov.ar) BAFICI programmers Juan Manuel Dominguez and Fran [...]

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