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 Pixar Animation Studios has revealed today four members of the voice cast for its upcoming original feature film Onward: Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy), Tom Holland (Spiderman: Homecoming), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) and Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water). Directed by Dan Scanlon and produced by Kori Rae,[…..] […]
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[…..] […]
Editor: Iris; Translator: Turing The cinema version of the animation “Boonie Bears” was first launched in 2014. By 2018, there had been seven works, with two micro movies counted in. “Bear infested New Year” and “Boonie Bears: Robo-Rumble” are two of the micro movies. Films released so far include “Boonie Bears: To the Rescue!”, “Boonie Bears：Mystical[…..] […]
Once nominated for the 90th Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film and winning the Annie Awards, the movie The Breadwinner will be officially released on January 11, 2019. The film was supervised by Angelina Jolie, produced by Cartoon Saloon and directed by Nora Twomey. Adapted from the global best-selling novel by the Canadian writer Deborah[…..] […]
Not long ago, My Neighbor Totoro attracted the attention of domestic fans with a grand premiere ceremony. Now the film exposed the “Spirits of the Forest” poster. In the depths of the leafy jungle, Totoro and his two miniature colleagues reunite, standing on the branch of a tree in the postures of “keeper of the[…..] […]
Sony Pictures Animation head of character animation Josh Beveridge helps bring comic books to the big screen with a hand-crafted illustrative visual style that breaks all the rules of traditional CG. By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 3:12pm What if you were given carte blanche to make an animated movie not just[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | December 11, 2018 Award-winning director and animator Ewan Jones Morris has joined London-based Friends Electric’s growing talent roster. The creative whiz has directed music videos including Leftfield’s “Head and Shoulders,” John Grant’s “He’s Got His Mother’s Hips,” DJ Shadow’s “Scale It Back” and Lemaitre’s “Closer.” His work has been regularly featured[…..] […]
