Entries now being accepted for 16th annual edition, set to run September 20-22, 2019. By AWN Staff Editor | Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 6:04pm Organizers of New York’s Animation Block Party 2019 have announced that they are now accepting submissions for this year’s 16th annual edition, which will run September 20-22. This summer’s fest will feature the[…..] […]
WIA Vice President Jinko Gotoh announces and honors recipients at the 2019 BRIC Talent and Innovation Summit. By Jennifer Wolfe | Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 12:00pm LOS ANGELES — This past Saturday, at the 2019 BRIC Talent and Innovation Summit, Women in Animation vice president Jinko Gotoh announced the recipients of this year’s WIA Scholarship — April Apodaca, Mariyah Rahman[…..] […]
Oscar-nominated director Domee Shi details her journey taking an aging Chinese mother suffering from empty-nest syndrome from early sketches to the screen. By Jennifer Wolfe | Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 5:40pm Disney•Pixar has released a new featurette for Bao, the Oscar-nominated CG-animated short film directed by Domee Shi and produced by Becky Neiman. Released last year in[…..] […]
Today, Disney released the new teaser trailer of Frozen 2. Fans of Disney’s Oscar-winning fairytale adventure are invited to explore uncharted lands beyond Arendelle and watch a very cool, collected and determined Queen Elsa test the limits of her powers in the new teaser trailer for Frozen 2. Trailer of Frozen 2: Arriving in theaters November 22,[…..] […]
The year’s best work in children’s television and digital media was recognized by the global kids entertainment industry at the annual Kidscreen Summit in Miami. By AWN Staff Editor | Wednesday, February 13, 2019 MIAMI — At last night’s high-profile presentation event at Kidscreen Summit 2019, hosted by renowned actor/comedian Craig Lauzon and exclusively sponsored by the Canada[…..] […]
The director of Chris Miller and Phil Lord’s long-awaited ‘LEGO Movie’ sequel didn’t dial back a thing, encouraging crazy ideas from anyone and everyone when it came the film’s gags, cameos and brand-new characters. By Dan Sarto | Monday, February 11, 2019 It’s been five years since we last saw Emmett, Lucy, LEGO Batman and their cheerful,[…..] […]
Paris, February 12th, 2019: India-based-IP-development company Aadarsh Pvt. Ltd has inked a deal with leading animated entertainment company Cyber Group Studios to coproduce, distribute and licence, Purple Turtle, a brand new upcoming animated series inspired by the world-famous educational book of the same name and based on the leading preschool IP which has travelled across[…..] […]
Various problems appeared in the Spring Festival in 2019, including the withdrawing of movies due to “technical problems”, the unusually high price of film tickets, and thefts of film copyrights. Viewing from the box office, the score of 5.844 billion (the Spring Festival is from New Year’s Eve to the sixth day, the same below) is[…..] […]
Festival from 10th to 15th June 2019 Mifa from 11th to 14th June 2019 REMINDER – VR WORKS: There is still time to submit your works VR Works: new competitive category. Try your luck! To submit a work in the virtual reality category choose the registration form that corresponds to your film’s category and tick the “virtual reality” box at[…..] […]
Submissions Open for Summer Event in Los Angeles CHICAGO—Under the leadership of Conference Chair Mikki Rose, Senior Fur Technical Director at Blue Sky Studios, SIGGRAPH 2019 seeks submissions that cater to a central concept: Thrive. In its 46th year, the conference is set for 28 July–1 August 2019 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles,[…..] […]
