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Norway to Host Children’s Film Festival in May

April 18, 2013 by Peter Schavemaker No Comments divider image

Plans are underway to launch the first edition of the Tromsø Children’s Film Festival from May 29 to June 2nd in the northern Norwegian town. The event follows the International Children’s Film Festival in Kristiansand which will be held April 23-27. The program of the Tromsø Children’s Film Festival will include the [...]

Cartoon Movie Showcases Robust Euro Slate

March 12, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Last week, 56 animated projects from 20 European countries were the subject of panels, screenings and financing talks at the 15th edition of Cartoon Movie, the co-production forum takes place each year in Lyon, France. More than 700 animation professionals from the record number of 40 countries had the opportunity [...]

Scenes from the New European Renaissance

February 12, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Innovation and creativity in the feature space is alive and well at the 15th edition of Cartoon Movie in France. A Spanish 3D blockbuster about an Indiana Jones-type adventurer (Tad, the Lost Explorer), a hand-crafted animated project about the friendship between a mouse and a bear (Ernest & Celestine), and [...]

Cartoon Movie to Spotlight 55 Animated Pics

January 11, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The annual Cartoon Movie event has lined up a rich slate of programs for this year’s edition, which will be held in Lyon, France, March 6-8. The 2013 schedule includes premiere screenings of such highly anticipated projects as: Ernest & Celestine. Directed by Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar and Stephane [...]

McManus to Run Canada’s NFB Animation Studio

July 6, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The National Film Board of Canada has named Roddy McManus as the new executive producer of its Oscar-winning English-language animation studio. McManus succeeds veteran animation producer David Verrall as head of the Montreal-based animation studio starting Aug. 8. McManus has been producing animation for the Canadian and international markets, in [...]