Stories By Ramin Zahed
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Animated People
Camrus Johnson Pens an Emotional Message with ‘Grab My Hand’
January 19, 2021After a successful run on the animation festival circuit last year, Camrus Johnson and Pedro Piccinini’s...
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North America
Pixar Veteran Quaroni Joins Adobe as Senior Director of Engineering
January 18, 2021Guido Quaroni has joined Adobe’s 3D & Immersive team as senior director of engineering, following 20 years...
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Features
China’s First Virtual Idol Fantasy Film Debuts on Bilibili
January 18, 2021China’s animation, gaming and comics video-sharing site Bilibili and Shanghai Media Tech have joined forces to...
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Features
A Languid Walk Along Memory Lane: Yonfan Visits ‘No. 7 Cherry Lane’
January 18, 2021***This article originally appeared in the February ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 307)*** Hong Kong-based...
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North America
Beloved Disney Animator Dale Baer Dies Age 70
January 17, 2021We’re sad to report the passing of beloved animator Dale Baer at age 70 from complications...
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Animated People
Diane Weis & Piotr Kabat Discuss Their Powerful Short ‘Minor Accident of War’
January 15, 2021In the winter of 1945, WWII navigator Edward Field was on his third mission when flak...
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Shorts
Animal Instincts: Quentin Camus Talks ‘Wild Love’
January 13, 2021A romantic hike takes a deadly turn and pits a hapless couple against an army of...
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Features
‘Josep’: Portrait of an Artist in Exile
January 11, 2021***This article originally appeared in the February ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 307)*** French cartoonist...
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North America
‘Bob’s Burgers’ Character Designer Dave Creek Dies After Skydiving Accident
January 8, 2021We were saddened by the death of animation veteran Dave Creek at age 42, on Thursday...
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Animated People
‘If Anything Happens I Love You’: How Will McCormack and Michael Govier Drew Art out of Tragedy
January 8, 2021Writer directors Will McCormack and Michael Govier’s simply illustrated 2D animated short If Anything Happens I...
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Animated People
Director Ross Venokur Chats About the Fractured Fairy Tale World of ‘Charming’
January 6, 2021Three familiar fairy tale princesses find themselves engaged to the same prince in the CG-animated feature...
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Shorts
Swimming with Grace: Max Lang & Daniel Snaddon Discuss ‘The Snail and the Whale’
January 6, 2021***This article originally appeared in the February ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 307)*** Max Lang...
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Animated People
Arnon Manor & Timothy Ware-Hill on Their Timely, Powerful Short ‘Cops and Robbers’
January 5, 2021Netflix recently premiered the acclaimed short Cops and Robbers, directed by Arnon Manor and Timothy Ware-Hill....
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Streaming
Close Encounters of the Retro Kind: Craig McCracken Discusses His New Show ‘Kid Cosmic’
January 5, 2021***This interview originally appeared in the February ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 307)*** The name...
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Features
Animation to Help Restore Original Version of ‘Magnificent Ambersons’
January 4, 2021Die-hard fans of Orson Welles’ beloved 1942 classic The Magnificent Ambersons have long hoped to see...
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Technology
Endorsed by Cartoon Saloon, Moho 2D Software Returns to Original Creator
January 3, 2021Smith Micro Software announced the sale of its product line of Moho 2D animation software to...
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Features
Vision Quest: Mariusz Wilczyński’s ‘Kill It and Leave This Town’
December 29, 2020***This article originally appeared in the February ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 307)*** More than...
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North America
Director, Storyboard Artist, Writer and Animator Tuck Tucker Dies at 59
December 24, 2020We are sad to report the passing of veteran animator, writer, storyboard artist, director and songwriter...
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Top Stories
Crafting Elves, Reindeer & Yule Cats for ‘The Christmas Chronicles 2’
December 24, 2020When the first Christmas Chronicles movie premiered on Netflix two years ago, it was praised for...
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Shorts
A Cottontail’s Tale: Madeline Sharafian’s ‘Burrow’ Digs into Disney+
December 21, 2020***This article originally appeared in the December ’20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 305)*** From the...
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