Mercedes Milligan | September 10, 2018 The UK’s first nationwide, 48-hour animation challenge AniJam UK has opened up the polls for the public to choose their favorite creations. More than 100 animators took part in the competition creating pieces based on the theme “Together,” and now the shortlisted teams are battling it out for cool[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | September 10, 2018 GKIDS and Fathom Events continue their collaboration bringing treasures of Japanese animated cinema to fans in the US with Studio Ghibli Fest 2018. The next gem to hit theaters across the country is Oscar-winning director Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved, touching and magical My Neighbor Totoro — celebrating its 30th[…..] […]
The inaugural recipient of the GLAS Animation Festival’s FXX Elevation Award, Niki Lindroth von Bahr’s multi-award winning short film is a stop-motion animated musical with apocalyptic undertones. By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, September 10, 2018 at 4:07pm Good news everyone! Niki Lindroth von Bahr’s excellent 2017 stop-motion animated short, The Burden (Min börda), is[…..] […]
Hit animated family series set for September 9-10 debuts on broadcaster’s UniMás and Galavisión channels. By AWN Staff Editor | Friday, September 7, 2018 at 4:06pm MIAMI, FL – International licensing company Animaccord has announced that their hit animated family series, Masha and the Bear, will debut September 9-10 in the U.S. on UniMás and Galavisión as part of[…..] […]
Still Still The animated film directed by the well-known director Li Jinbao – “The Story of Yu-Looking for Power” – will be screened on September 15 while the preview screenings starts on September 8 nationwide. On September 8th, “The Story of Yu-Looking for Power” starts preview screenings at cinemas nationwide. On golden screening time like[…..] […]
Cate Blanchett The goddess Cate Blanchett played Death Hela in “Thor: Ragnarök”, officially joined the MCU and became the first major female villain in Marvel movie universe. On the 7th, foreign media “Screen Rant” reported that she took pleasure in returning to Marvel as “Hela”, and might cooperate with Thanos played by Josh Brolin! The[…..] […]
Virtual reality short produced by GSS partner Chromosphere and helmed by Oscar-winning director John Kars to celebrate its North American premiere at the LA Film Festival’s immersive showcase, ‘The Portal.’ By Jennifer Wolfe | Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 1:31pm Google Spotlight Stories has unveiled a new trailer for Age of Sail, the VR short[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | September 7, 2018 MIPJunior has announced that Margie Cohn, President of DreamWorks Animation Television, will keynote this year’s edition of the world-leading kids’ entertainment industry event. The confab is taking place in Cannes, France on October 13-14 ahead of MIPCOM (Oct. 15-18). The keynote address will be held at the JW[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | Published on September 7, 2018 The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will present on Friday, September 21 “Women in Indie Animation” — part of its continued monthly residency at cinephile-devoted theater Metrograph in Manhattan. The 7 p.m. screening will showcase 90 minutes of work from groundbreaking artists Signe Baumane, Emily[…..] […]
By Mercedes Milligan | September 6, 2018 French production house Superprod Animation and newcomer Atmosphere Media (Berlin/Zurich/New York) have inked a co-production agreement for six animated TV series aimed at kids over the next three years. Atmosphere will co-produce internally with Digital Graphics, the Belgian animation/VFX studio it took co-ownership of earlier this year. Production[…..] […]
