Tag "Wes Anderson"

The Winning Scores

December 14, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The composers of some of the best animated soundtracks of the year discuss their craft and inspirations. Over the past year, there have been plenty of behind-the-scenes features about the visual aspects of recent animated features in theaters. While many of these movies have been absolutely stunning to look at, [...]

Focus Announces ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ Fan Art Contest

November 7, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Focus Features is hoping fans of Wes Anderson’s charming and quirky summer hit Moonrise Kingdom will come up with some good fan art for the studio’s Oscar season ads! Building off of the surprising outpouring of fan art for the movie, the distributor has launched a new contest, inviting fans [...]

Komixx’s ‘Toby’s Travelling Circus’ Is Set for Cannes

August 13, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Komixx Entertainment will take its new children’s stop-motion animated series, Toby’s Travelling Circus (52×10’) to this year’s MIPJr and MIPCOM. The show follows the exciting and adentures of Toby—a carefree seven year-old who is the World’s youngest Ringmaster —brought to life by a word-class UK production team. The show has [...]

Anderson Offers ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ Tie-in Toon

June 7, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

It’s no secret that indie auteur director Wes Anderson has a huge affinity for animation. After all, he was the man behind the charming 2010 Oscar-nominated stop-motion pic The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Now that his early summer release Moonrise Kingdom has received excellent reviews and solid box office numbers, Anderson [...]

The Sublime Madness of J.G. Quintel

April 17, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

The last time we chatted with J.G. Quintel, he was getting ready to launch his wonderful animated show Regular Show on Cartoon Network. Although the series has only been on the air since September of 2010, it has found a huge cult following nationwide. Cartoon Network has released the series’ [...]

Anderson, Laika Team Up for Sony Phone Ad

March 22, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Wes Anderson, the director of whimsical, stylish films such as Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Life Aquatic recently joined forces with the talented team at Portland-based Laika/house to direct a series of stop-motion ads for Sony. Titled “Made of Imagination,” these eye-catching spots for the Sony Xperia smartphone, use animation [...]