Tag: CalArts
Animated Gender Transition Doc ‘My Parent, Neal’ Debuts Online with New Yorker Studios
The short animated documentary My Parent, Neal premieres online on The New Yorker’s digital channels today, March 15, as part of the magazine’s award-winning...
Annecy Unveils 2023 Poster Designed by Jorge R. Gutierrez
France's esteemed Annecy Festival will this year be spotlighting Mexican animation — and the country's colorful influences are on full display in the newly revealed...
Chris Ledesma, ‘Simpsons’ Music Editor for 33 Seasons, Dies Age 64
The Simpsons' longtime music editor Chris Ledesma has died age 64, confirmed by the Los Angeles Times Tuesday following a post-credit tribute to his memory...
Fishing for Enlightenment in Momo Wang’s ‘Penglai’
Momo Wang, who is best known as the creator of the popular bunny character Tuzki and as an animator/creative director at Illumination Entertainment, is...
LAAF: Student Film ‘Under a Shooting Contrail’ Wins Best of the Fest
In an awards ceremony at Hollywood's Jaxx Theater Sunday night, the Los Angeles Animation Festival (LAAF) gave out its honors to 80 short films and...
ASIFA Animation Educators Forum Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame Inductees
The Animation Educators Forum (AEF), a non-profit association of teachers and scholars whose focus is the art of animated film, announce the inaugural group...
Mike Moon Launches Adult Animation Label Moonlight at Illumination
Netflix, Sony and Disney veteran Mike Moon is launching his own adult animation label at Illumination Entertain. Moon will be the president of the...
Oscar-Winning Disney/Pixar Artist Ralph Eggleston Dies of Pancreatic Cancer
Ralph Eggleston, the writer-director of Oscar- and Annie-winning 2000 Pixar short For the Birds, died Sunday, August 28 of pancreatic cancer. He was 56...
Animation Block Party Sets 2022 Festival Lineup
Animation Block Party’s 19th annual festival has launched with two original summer shorts lineups.
The Opening Night Celebration drops at Union Hall (702 Union Street,...
Disney Icon John Musker Tells Us about His New Class at Chapman University
We all know acclaimed director John Musker as the man who helmed Disney classics such as The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, Treasure Planet and...
Guiding Lights: Five Innovative Animation Classes in 2022
***This article originally appeared in the April '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 319), International Education & Career Guide supplement***
While pandemic restrictions have impacted...
Women in Animation Awards 36 Emerging Creatives with 2022 Scholarships
On Friday, February 11, 2022, as part of the 2022 BRIC Talent and Innovation Summit, via a special video presentation, Women in Animation’s Chair...
Oscar Winner, ILM Co-Founder Robert Blalack Dies Age 73
Robert Blalack, Oscar-winning visual effects artist on Star Wars: A New Hope and co-founder of renowned studio Industrial Light & Magic, died from cancer...
Caitlin VanArsdale on Directing Sony’s New “Mitchells’ Short ‘Dog Cop 7’
The just-launched The Mitchells vs. the Machines DVD/Blu-ray/Digital release includes a charming new parody short titled Dog Cop 7: The Final Chapter, which gives viewers...
Academy Reveals 2021 Student Academy Award Winners & Medals
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted 17 students as winners of the 48th Student Academy Awards competition. The Gold, Silver...
‘Blood of the Family Tree’: Christine Panushka Discusses the Creation of Her Self-Made Feature
***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 313)***
Artist, filmmaker, animator and educator Christine Panushka has completed her first...
How Aphton Corbin Brought Her Life Experiences to the Pixar Short ‘Twenty Something’
Last Friday, Disney+ premiered the latest SparkShorts film Twenty Something, which is penned and directed by Aphton Corbin. This is the ninth project in...
‘Monsters at Work’: Bobs Gannaway Shares a Few Secrets About His New Disney+ Show
Tylor Tuskmon is an eager young monster who has to learn how to become a jokester when he lands a job at Monsters, Inc....
Creativity Out of Chaos: CalArts Producers’ Show Heralds a Promising Animated Future in Uncertain Times
This month, the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) carried on the always highly anticipated tradition of the Character Animation Producers' Show, held as...
News Bytes: Golden Globes Canceled, CTN Virtual Events, ‘Sweet Tooth’ Featurette & More
Golden Globes 2022 Canceled on NBC
The news comes as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association continues to stumble in its diversity journey, and WarnerMedia, Netflix...
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