By Mercedes Milligan | April 28, 2019 Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame achieved a record-shattering weekend, with an estimated global debut of $1.209 billion, becoming the first film in history to surpass $1 billion in its opening weekend. It reached the billion-dollar threshold in just five days, more than twice as fast as its predecessor Avengers: Infinity War, which held the[…..] […]
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Universal Kids Casts ‘Where’s Waldo?’ From DreamWorks Animation
By Mercedes Milligan | April 26, 2019 Universal Kids network has revealed the series voices cast and season one guest stars for new original series Where’s Waldo?, inspired by the popular book-based brand. The show, produced by DreamWorks Animation Television, will make its TV debut in July. An exclusive Where’s Waldo? tease will air Saturday, April 27 during the American[…..] […]
New Oscar Rules for Animated Feature Voting and Shorts Qualification
Academy Board of Governors announces new rules impacting animated features and shorts as well as a name change for the foreign language film category. By AWN Staff Editor | Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 11:17am LOS ANGELES — The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved Oscars rules for the 92nd Academy Awards. Notable changes and updates are as[…..] […]
Call for Entries: 2019 Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival
8th annual three-day juried festival in Baltimore, Maryland will feature the world’s most cutting-edge, quirky, and boundary-pushing animation. By AWN Staff Editor | Friday, April 26, 2019 at 4:30pm Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival, now in its 8th year, is expanding to a weekend-long event. The festival takes place October 18-20, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland and will focus primarily[…..] […]
12 Movies to Catch in Cannes
By Animation Magazine | April 26, 2019 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 at some of the indie and international animated features that are wrapping up their final funding stages and getting ready for their big-screen close-ups. Here are[…..] […]
Ottawa International Animation Festival Returning September 25 – 29, 2019
OIAF brings together regional, national and international animation communities, providing a forum to share and exchange expertise. By AWN Staff Editor | Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 12:31pm Every September, the Ottawa International Animation Festival presents the world’s most cutting-edge, quirky and important animation — and transforms Ottawa into the centre of the animation universe. From September 25-29[…..] […]
‘Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout!’ Kicks Off May 5th
Back-to-back episodes on Disney XD and DisneyNOW cross time and dimensions using different animation techniques to visually support the storytelling. By AWN Staff Editor | Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 1:08pm In a multipart story arc airing back-to-back on Disney XD and DisneyNOW, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout! kicks off Sunday, May 5 (9:30–10:30 p.m. EDT/PDT). The[…..] […]
Project Nimbus: Complete Edition for Nintendo Switch™
Platform: Nintendo Switch Genre: Action, Mecha Developer: GameTomo and GameCrafterTeam Publisher: GameTomo Release Date: May 16, 2019 (Switch) Price: $19.99 Supported languages: English, Japanese Website: https://www.gametomo.co.jp/nimbus-switch-en OVERVIEW With its intense high-speed dogfights in mech-based ‘Battle Frames’, Project Nimbus: Complete Edition, is the definitive Mecha battle game for Nintendo Switch™! DESCRIPTION Inspired by the Gundam, Macross and Ace[…..] […]
Annecy: ‘I Lost My Body,’ ‘Swallows of Kabul’ Join Feature Competition
By Mercedes Milligan | April 24, 2019 Organizers of the 2019 Annecy Festival (June 10-15) have confirmed that two eagerly awaited works are joining the official feature film competition. Recently confirmed for the Festival de Cannes (May 14-25), I Lost My Body and The Swallows of Kabul will enliven the line-up, Artistic Director Marcel Jean announced. I Lost My Body, by Jérémy[…..] […]
WATCH: Sony Drops New ‘Men in Black: International’ Trailer
Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson take London by storm, with style, in the latest ‘MIB’ franchise effort, hitting theatres June 14th. By Dan Sarto | Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 10:42am With all the bravado, panache and fashion sense associated with the Men in Black franchise, Tessa Thompson, as Agent M, and Chris Hemsworth, as Agent H, take the fight[…..] […]