Tag: Satoshi Kon
Acclaimed Films ‘Millennium Actress,’ ‘Liz and the Blue Bird,’ ‘Penguin Highway’ & More Coming to Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll continues its curation of cinema to its growing catalog this December with a fresh slate of newer and classic films, just in...
Stunning Animated Fantasy ‘The Deer King’ Sets October Home Release
The much-anticipated new animated film The Deer King is coming to Blu-ray + DVD on October 18 and to all major digital platforms on...
Exclusive: Director Masashi Ando on ‘The Deer King’ and the Lasting Appeal of 2D Animation
The lushly animated fantasy The Deer King marks the feature directorial debut of Masashi Ando (co-director with Masayuki Miyaji), one of the most respected...
Satoshi Kon’s ‘Millennium Actress’ Gets Steelbook Treatment
The captivating anime feature Millennium Actress will be released as a gorgeous new Blu-ray Steelbook from Eleven Arts and Shout! Factory on March 22,...
‘Superworm’: Meet Magic Light’s Incredible Invertebrate! (New Trailer)
Superworm
***This article originally appeared in the January '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 316)***
It wouldn’t be a proper holiday season without another charming animated...
Reza Riahi Discusses the Classic Persian Influences of ‘Navozande, the Musician’
***This article originally appeared in the January '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 316)***
Years ago, when animation director Reza Riahi was studying art and...
Peak Performance: Patrick Imbert Scales New Heights with ‘The Summit of the Gods’
***This article originally appeared in the December '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 315)***
Treacherous and historic alpinism has fascinated both documentary filmmakers and fiction...
‘Satoshi Kon, The Illusionist’: Anime Auteur in the Spotlight
***This article originally appeared in the Sept.-Oct. '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 313)***
"Animation doesn't have to look real, it has to feel real."...
VR at SIGGRAPH: Reliving Moments of Truth
***This article originally appeared in the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)***
With the SIGGRAPH confab underway August 9-13, we thought it would...
Fantasia Film Fest Reveals Final Animation Slate for 25th Edition
The Fantasia International Film Festival, North America's premier genre film festival, has unveiled the final titles for this year's Axis animation program, as well...
Shout! Brings ‘Perfect Blue,’ ‘Porco Rosso’ & ‘Poppy Hill’ to SteelBook in September
Shout! Factory is giving more fan-favorite anime features the SteelBook treatment at summer's end. In partnership with GKIDS, the upcoming enhanced releases include Perfect...
Anime Legend Doc ‘Satoshi Kon, the Illusionist’ Making World Premiere at Cannes
Multigenre filmmaker Pascal-Alex Vincent's passionate tribute to one of the great maestros of animation, Satoshi Kon, the Illusionist, will officially make its world premiere...
Criterion Channel Programs 31 Art-House Animation Films for July
The Criterion Channel is planning a sizzling summer programming event for animation aficionados, with 31 boundary-pushing films from the 1950s up to the present...
Fantasia Film Fest Announces Film Picks for Animation Section
The Fantasia International Film Festival, North America's premier genre film festival located in Montreal, Quebec, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year with a virtual...
Production I.G Fantasy ‘The Deer King’ Heads to NorAm with GKIDS
GKIDS has acquired the North American distribution rights for the latest feature animated by acclaimed studio Production I.G, The Deer King (Shika no Ou)....
How Digital Domain Revealed Valkyrie’s Origins in Anime-Inspired ‘Apex Legends’ Short ‘Northstar’
Last month, fans of the free-to-play battle royale Apex Legends were treated to an animated extension of the game's richly constructed world in Stories...
Annecy Raises the Curtain on Feature Program for 1st Hybrid Edition
After more than a year with no in-person animation gatherings, mad dashes through airports to catch a connection or joyful reunions with friends and...
Trailer: New Satoshi Kon Doc ‘The Dream Machine’
Acclaimed and influential manga and anime creative legend Satoshi Kon will finally be celebrated in a dedicated documentary, helmed by multi-genre French filmmaker Pascal-Alex...
Costa Rican Animator Manuel Lopez Discusses His Poignant Short ‘Memories for Sale’
Costa Rican animator Manuel Lopez’s beautiful short Memories for Sale is a lovingly crafted, CGI 2D short about a young man who decides to...
‘Tokyo Godfathers’ Makes Blu-ray Debut June 2
Heartbreaking, hilarious and highly original, Tokyo Godfathers is a humanist masterpiece from the legendary director Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Perfect Blue). Co-written by Keiko Nobumoto...
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