By Ramin Zahed | March 29, 2019 Indie studio GKIDS and Beijing Film Panorama are presenting the Animation Is Film Beijing as part of the upcoming Beijing Intl. Film Festival (BJIFF), April 13-20. This spin-off of the popular L.A. animation festival which runs in October will be the largest slate of non-Chinese feature animation titles to be[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | March 28, 2019 The Rickmobile is heading to Toronto! To celebrate the world’s first ever 24-hour Adult Swim channel launching in Canada, the Rickmobile – a giant Rick-shaped truck / mobile pop-up shop inspired by Adult Swim’s hit animated series Rick and Morty – is hitting the road for its first Canadian visit. On Monday,[…..] […]
CGGE: As part of cultural tourism, Wenzhou Night Tour combines modern multimedia technology with physical tourism. Where is the effect of the cultural tourism industry reflected? Juchengshijie: The current upgradation of the cultural tourism & entertainment platform has accelerated the integration of culture, art, entertainment, technology and tourism industry, putting forward higher requirements for the[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | March 31, 2019 Netflix original animated series The Dragon Prince has been renewed for a third season, it was announced during the break-out fantasy adventure’s panel at WonderCon in Anaheim. Season 3 will deliver nine new episodes; premiere date TBA. The series is the first franchise from “story and play” media studio Wonderstorm. S3 of The[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | March 28, 2019 Following the short films competition announcement a fortnight back, organizers of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival have revealed further Official Selections for the program: 48 Graduation Films, 24 TV titles and 35 Commissioned Films. The festival takes place June 10-15 in France. “The 2019 Graduation Films competition selection is especially inspiring,”[…..] […]
Each year the Annecy Festival presents awards to works from the official selection, as well as special prizes. Annecy Festival Awards Feature Films: Cristal for a Feature Film Jury Distinction Audience Award/Première Contrechamp Award Contrechamp Jury Distinction Short Films: Cristal for a Short Film Jury Award “Jean-Luc Xiberras” Award for First Film Jury Distinction[…..] […]
March 5th, 2019 Festival from 10th to 15th June 2019 Mifa from 11th to 14th June 2019 “In 1999 the Annecy Festival honored Japanese animation, making this cinematography the first to receive such a distinction. At that time the great authors of Japanese animation were just emerging to the European audience and the craze for Anime was gaining popularity with[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | March 26, 2019 In an emotional short rendered in rich pastel-inspired animation, filmmaker Amy Bench delves into the story of a child immigrant’s terrifying journey to a new life in the United States. While stories about DACA kids’ (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) lives after crossing the border have come to the fore[…..] […]
Sophie Koko Gate receives the FXX Elevation Award – which includes a $25,000 all-in development and production deal with FX Networks – for her short film ‘Slug Life.’ By Jennifer Wolfe | Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 11:46am The GLAS Animation Festival has wrapped up its fourth edition, which was held March 21-24 in Berkeley, CA, handing out awards[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | March 27, 2019 The new official domestic trailer for Rovio and Sony’s summer release The Angry Birds Movie 2 might give fans a “What the flock?” moment. Yes, in order to face the icy threat of Zeta’s island, Red, Chuck and Bomber will have to team up with … the pigs! We also meet new characters[…..] […]
