At the end of 2018, the imported blockbusters “Aquaman” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” continued to maintain their heat. In 2019, the new domestic films “Call Calling”, “The Last Night of the Earth” and “Yunnan Worm Valley” also swept the domestic box office market. The total box office of the DC superhero movie “Neptune” released[…..] […]
CGGE: Can you briefly introduce it to our readers, why did you think about establishing this science and fantasy fund? Which industries are the originators of the fund mainly from? What are the channels through which the fund is raised? Which companies/individuals can benefit from this fund? SGF: Let’s start with the initiator. Our promoters[…..] […]
Sony Pictures Classics to distribute Milorad Krstić’s stylish animated heist thriller with an Oscar-qualifying run in 2019. By Jennifer Wolfe | Friday, December 28, 2018 at 4:08pm Sony Pictures Classics has released a new trailer and poster for the Hungarian animated heist thriller Ruben Brandt, Collector. The 2D animated feature is set to be released[…..] […]
Annie Award-nominated and Oscar-shortlisted short film produced as part of Pixar’s co-op program now available to watch online through January 7 as a Short of the Week. By Jennifer Wolfe | Thursday, December 27, 2018 at 10:52am The story of a young boy shuffling between the homes of his recently divorced parents over the course[…..] […]
By Ramin Zahed | December 28, 2018 Beloved Danish animator, comic artist and musician Børge Ring has passed away at age 97. Best known for directing the Oscar-winning short Anna and Bella (1984) and the Oscar-nominated Oh My Darling (1978), Ring also worked on an impressive list of animated features, such as Heavy Metal, The[…..] […]
As we get ready to ring in the new year, it’s good to know that 2018 is going down as the largest grossing year at the domestic box office, with an estimated total $11.5 billion in tickets sales. The previous record was 2016’s $11.37 billion total. Of course, most of the revenue was generated by[…..] […]
By Animation Magazine | December 25, 2018 This year, we said goodbye to many talented men and women who made the world a better place by working on some of our favorite shorts, TV shows and movies throughout the years. We honor their memory on these pages and thank them for leaving us with so[…..] […]
In the first part of AWN’s two-part interview, the director of Paramount’s new ‘Transformers’ sci-fi action adventure shares how love, empathy and connecting with others lies at the heart of his new film. By Johannes Wolters | Thursday, December 27, 2018 at 1:38pm On one hand, LAIKA CEO Travis Knight’s helming of Bumblebee, Paramount’s latest[…..] […]
Oscar-shortlisted short film produced by Cartoon Saloon uses hand-drawn digital animation to poignantly explore the internal landscape of a woman with memory loss. By Jennifer Wolfe | Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 12:00pm From Cartoon Saloon, the Kilkenny, Ireland-based studio behind Oscar-nominated animated features Song of the Sea and The Breadwinner, Late Afternoon is a poignant short film exploring memory loss. The[…..] […]
By Animation Magazine | December 26, 2018 A new year means lots of brand new animated TV shows, movies and events are awaiting us to experience them one by one. Some of them have more buzz than others, and a few will probably disappoint us — but that doesn’t mean we can’t be all bright-eyed and optimistic[…..] […]
