Tag: Ilion Animation Studios
New ‘Dragonkeeper’ Trailer Takes Flight ahead of U.K. Release
Vertigo Releasing has unveiled a new trailer for the Spanish-Chinese animated feature Dragonkeeper, which it is presenting on 400-plus screens across the U.K. &...
Close Encounters: ‘Blush’ Director Joe Mateo Shares His Real-Life Inspiration
Filmmaker Joe Mateo’s beautifully crafted and emotionally powerful new short Blush is set to premiere at Annecy as part of the festival’s closing night...
Director Peggy Holmes Takes Over Skydance Debut Toon ‘Luck’
Skydance Animation has brought in Disney direct-to-video veteran Peggy Holmes to helm its first feature film project, Luck. The co-director of Disneytoon’s Secret of...
‘Dragonkeeper’ Signs ‘Bunuel’ Director, Bill Nighy, Bill Bailey and Naomi Yang to Star
Ahead of the Toronto Int’l Film Festival, U.K.-based international sales rep SC Films has announced that animated Spain-China co-pro Dragonkeeper has found its voice...
12 Movies to Catch in Cannes
With the Cannes Film Festival and Market happening this month (May 23-25), we thought it would be a good time to take a look...
‘Wonder Park’: Paramount’s Colorful Animated Ride
***This article was written for the April ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 289)***
Paramount and Ilion’s new movie Wonder Park tells an emotional family...
FMX ‘19: Lucasfilm’s Doug Chiang, ‘LEGO Movie 2’ & ‘The Meg’ Join Lineup
The 2019 FMX Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media -- taking place April 30 to May 3 in Stuttgart, Germany -- has...
Holly Edwards Promoted to President at Skydance Animation
Deadline.com is reporting that Holly Edwards has been promoted to position of president at Skydance Animation. She will be reporting to John Lasseter, Head...
Paramount Animation’s Soria: We Won’t Work with Lasseter’s Skydance
Mireille Soria, President of Paramount Animation since 2017, has told her team that they will not continue to work with Skydance Animation in light...
Skydance Names Ousted Disney-Pixar Chief John Lasseter Head of Animation
John Lasseter has been named Head of Skydance Animation, per an announcement Wednesday by Skydance Media CEO David Ellison. Lasseter, who will report directly...
SC Films Boosts TIFF Slate with Spain-China Co-Pro ‘Dragonkeeper’
London-based sales co. SC Films International has snapped up international rights to Dragonkeeper, an upcoming animated family feature from Spain & China, based on...
Skydance Reels in Development Rights to ‘Fourteenth Goldfish’
Skydance Media is adding to its animated feature development slate, having snagged the rights to bestselling children’s book The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L....
Skydance Makes Key Executive Appointments in Animation Division
Skydance Media has named Ian Sheppard as Senior Vice President Development for Animation and Lawrence Jonas as Executive in Charge of Animated Television, effective...
Spain’s Animayo Declared an Oscar Qualifying Festival
The new year is off to a strong start for Animayo, with the news that the Gran Canaria event is the first dedicated animation...
Mireille Soria Named President of Paramount Animation
Roughly eight months after stepping away from DreamWorks Animation, industry vet Mireille Soria is taking on a new role in the feature toon business...
Skydance Forms Animation Division in Ilion Partnership
US film and TV producer Skydance Media has announced the launch of an animation division and multi-year partnership with Madrid-based Ilion Animation Studios (Mortadelo...
World Animation & VFX Summit Reveals Master Classes
Animation Magazine is pleased to announce that this year’s World Animation and VFX Summit will feature three Master Classes lead by top industry experts,...
Meeting of the Masters
The best and brightest are preparing to descend on Marina del Rey for the fourth annual World Animation and Visual Effects Summit, set for...
World Animation & VFX Summit Adds Three Master Classes
Animation Magazine's World Animation and VFX Summit has announced three Master Classes for the Masters to take place on the last day of the...
World Animation & VFX Summit Sets First Round of Industry Panelists
Animation Magazine's World Animation and VFX Summit has unveiled the initial list of industry panelists and guests for this year's event.
The World Animation &...
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