By Mercedes Milligan | December 17, 2018 Nickelodeon will be ringing in 2019 with a celebration of top programming and an extra special “New Year’s Eve Loud House Party” — an interactive marathon of fan-favorite 2018 episodes of The Loud House. The party kicks off Monday, December 31 from 5-9 p.m. ET/PT and features AR[…..] […]
‘Changyou’s Journey,’ ‘Hybrids’ and ‘Ugly’ among the group of 40 short films awarded by festival audiences across a number of technical and thematic categories. By AWN Staff Editor | Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 8:46am The 2nd Annual Palm Springs Intl. Animation Festival & Expo has announced its extensive list of Audience Choice Award winners,[…..] […]
TAAFI is seeking both shorts and feature length films from across the globe for its 2019 edition, running February 15-17. By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, December 17, 2018 at 2:08pm TORONTO — The Toronto Animation Arts Festival International has announced its call for submissions for the upcoming animation film festival, TAAFI 2019, running February 15-17,[…..] […]
With 10 films each remaining in the running in the Visual Effects and Animated Short Film categories, voting for Oscar nominations closes January 14. By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, December 17, 2018 at 3:24pm LOS ANGELES — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in consideration for the 91st Oscars in[…..] […]
By Ramin Zahed | December 16, 2018 As expected, Sony’s much-anticipated and glowingly reviews Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse landed at the top of the U.S. box office this weekend, bringing in an estimated $35.4 million for what is seen as the largest three-day animated opening of all time in December. Universal/Illumination’s Sing previously held this[…..] […]
Global VFX studio celebrates 25 years with the opening of its ninth location. By Jennifer Wolfe | Friday, December 14, 2018 at 11:06am LOS ANGELES — Global VFX house Digital Domain, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, has announced the addition of Montréal, Québec as the newest DD location. The Montréal studio joins eight existing[…..] […]
By Ramin Zahed | December 14, 2018 The 2019 edition of Anima, the popular animation festival held in Brussels will take place March 1st to 10th. This 38th edition of the festival will showcase 153 shorts from 34 countries were selected, of which 127 will be judged by two juries of industry professionals and the[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | December 12, 2018 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that nine achievements represented by 27 individual award recipients will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. In addition, cinematographer Curtis Clark will receive[…..] […]
Re-teaming as co-directors, Johnston and Moore push every boundary they can in ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet,’ the long-awaited sequel to Disney’s 2012 hit animated comedy adventure. By Dan Sarto | Monday, November 19, 2018 at 4:20pm With the wildly successful Wreck-it Ralph and Zootopia under his belt, and with the writer, Phil Johnston, and producer,[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | October 26, 2018 After welcoming a whopping 11,700 participants in 2018, the next edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Market has opened submissions for the official film competition selection and the MIFA Pitches. Organizers have also revealed some key competition and program changes, and a new element in[…..] […]
