Animated feature co-written and directed by Salvador Simó and produced by Manuel Cristobal arrives in North American theaters later this year. By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, February 25, 2019 at 3:20pm NEW YORK — GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, has released a new trailer for Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the[…..] […]
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91st Oscars: ‘Into the Spider-Verse,’ ‘Bao’ Win Academy Awards
‘First Man’ wins Oscar for Best Visual Effects; ‘Black Panther’ wins three awards including Costume Design, Production Design & Original Score. By Jennifer Wolfe | Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 8:19pm LOS ANGELES – Statuettes were handed out at the 91st Academy Awards Sunday night, with the Oscar for Best Animated Feature going to Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey,[…..] […]
FMX ‘19: Lucasfilm’s Doug Chiang, ‘LEGO Movie 2’ & ‘The Meg’ Join Lineup
By Mercedes Milligan | February 22, 2019 The 2019 FMX Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media — taking place April 30 to May 3 in Stuttgart, Germany — has confirmed new additions to this year’s program. Doug Chiang, the Academy Award-winning Vice President and Executive Creative Director of Lucasfilm, has joined the Concept Art track. Chiang has made[…..] […]
Splash, Dream Factory & Lionsgate Roll Out Two ‘Norm of the North’ Flicks
By Mercedes Milligan | February 8, 2019 On the heels of the original 2016 theatrical film Norm of the North, a Dove Family-approved movie which was released in more than 70 countries, a CG sequel double feature starring the beloved polar bear and his friends is on the way in 2019. Splash Entertainment, together with Dream Factory and[…..] […]
‘Dilili in Paris,’ ‘Wicked Girl’ Win Top Animation Césars
By Ramin Zahed | February 22, 2019 Michel Ocelot’s acclaimed movie Dilili in Paris won the César (French Oscar) for Best Animated Feature tonight. The other two nominees were Alexandre Astier and Louis Clichy’s Asterix and the Magic Potion and Juan Antin’s Pachamama. The César for Best Animated Short went to Ayce Kartal’s powerful Wicked Girl, which centers on an eight-year-old Turkish who is[…..] […]
Oscars 2019: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘Green Book’ lead the way with multiple awards
“Green Book” won best picture while Rami Malek took home best actor. By Michael Rothman | Feb 25, 2019 The 2019 Academy Awards were one for the books, with stars like Lady Gaga, Rami Malek and Spike Lee taking home an Oscar. Regina King won the Oscar for actress in a supporting role for “If Beale Street Could Talk” and Mahershala Ali[…..] […]
‘Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past’ Hits $100M Box Office Milestone
By Mercedes Milligan | February 22, 2019 Leading Chinese feature CG studio Fantawild has found further success with its sixth theatrical outing, Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past. Having premiered on February 5, the first day of Chinese New Year, the franchise flick has continued to draw audiences and has surpassed 675 million CNY (over $100 million USD)[…..] […]
Scoring 9.7 on bilibili, the Domestic Animation “The Great Warrior Wall” has Great Potential
The hardest part of making a high-quality film is persistence, and there is no end to the animation, because it can always get better. The lively Spring Festival has come to an end. In the wars when you came to me without a smoke, “Wandering Earth” won a total of nearly 4 billion box office.[…..] […]
The Man Behind ‘I Am A Man,’ a VR Experience That Chronicles the Fight for Civil Rights
by SIGGRAPH Conferences | Feb. 19, 2019 At SIGGRAPH 2018, Derek Ham shared his VR project “I Am A Man” in the Immersive Pavilion’s Vrcade. This captivating experience immerses users in the middle of the historic events of the African-American Civil Rights Movement, including those leading up to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As we close out February,[…..] […]
Sundance, SIGGRAPH, and What’s Next for VR Filmmaking
by Maxwell Planck | Feb 13th, 2019 We are still in a high-fashion stage of VR where the experimentation and far-out art being presented at festivals like Sundance have yet to inspire the “ready to wear” market we are all waiting for. Since 2013, Sundance has been the first annual “runway” that sets the tone for[…..] […]